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LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN QUẢNG TRỊ KHU VỰC DUYÊN HẢI VÀ ĐỒNG BẰNG BẮC BỘ
LẦN THỨ XII, NĂM 2019
Part 1. You will hear a conversation between a travel agent and a customer. For
questions 1-5, complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes. (10 pts)
CUSTOMER’S DETAILS
Mobile:(2.) 0402________________________
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2: You will hear a radio interview with a woman called Sarah who was rescued
from a sinking yacht. For questions 6-10, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
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fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (10 pts)
6. What was the weather like when Sarah and the others set out?
7. Sarah and Peter decided to turn back rather than continue because
10. What mistake does Sarah now realize she made during the rescue?
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B. underestimating the difficulty of climbing a rope ladder
Your answers:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: You will hear an interview with an Irish-Australian writer and broadcaster
called Patrick O’Reilly who writes in the Irish-Gaelic language. For questions 11-
15, decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write your answers in
the corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pts)
11. The Irish language is significant to Patrick because it is a major part of his cultural
heritage.
12. Irish has particularly impressed Patrick with its role in broadcasting.
13. Patrick was keen to learn Irish because he wanted to be actively involved in its
revival.
14. According to Patrick, what makes Irish different from other languages in Australia
is that it has not gone through a process of evolution.
15. Concerning other people’s explanations of why they are learning English, Patrick
says that they may not reveal the whole truth.
Your answers:
Part 4: You will hear a radio interview with a stuntman. For questions 16-25,
complete the notes which summarise what the speaker says. Write NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in the corresponding
numbered boxes. (10 pts)
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16. Actors don’t always do all the _______________________ in a film.
22. _____________________ are available for people thinking of doing stunt work.
Your answers:
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A. serves B. deserves C. conserves D. reserves
5. I threw some biscuit _____________ on the ground and a whole load of pigeons
swooped down and started eating them.
6. A few tears were _____________ by both parents when Maria finally left home.
A. flowed B. poured C. shed D. streamed
7. He’s __________ and makes promises without thinking about the consequences.
A. prompt B. impulsive C. abrupt D. quick
8. When Sally leaves this department, she will be ____________ missed.
A. sorely B. utterly C. fully D. appreciably
9. “Why are they taking down the decorations?”
“The concert ________ over, they are putting everything back in its place.”
A. is B. has been C. was D. being
10. The scientists broke down as they realised that all their efforts had gone to _____.
A. loss B. failure C. waste D. collapse
11. One day, I received a note from him asking me to lunch and I conceived the
________ that he was trying me out.
13. His message was admirably __________ of the usual show business hollowness.
14. To his own great _________, Professor Howard has discovered a new method of
bulimia treatment.
A. reputation B. name C. fame D. credit
15. I was awfully tired. However, I made up my mind to _________ myself to the
tedious task once again.
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A. involve B. absorb C. engross D. apply
16. Don’t be angry with Sue. All that she did was in good ________________.
A. hope B. belief C. faith D. idea
17. The plastic surgery must have cost the _____________, but there’s no denying she
looks younger.
A. world B. planet C. universe D. earth
18. A few of the older campers were sent home after a week as they were _________.
A. lenient B. erratic C. unruly D. indulgent
19. The realisation of our holiday plans has had to be __________ because of my
mother’s sudden illness.
A. prevented B. shelved C. expired D. lingered
20. After a bad patch, Helen is back to her old ____________ again, I’m glad to say.
A. self B. type C. like D. own
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Part 2: The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10pt)
Line 1 All languages change over a period of time, for reasons what are
2 imperfectly understood. Speech is really such integral a form of human
3 activity that it cannot be regarded as an entity in itself. With this reason, it
4 is more exact to say that each generation behaves linguistically in a slight
5 different manner from its predecessors.
6 Young people are impatient of how they often consider to be the stilted
7 vocabulary and pronunciation of his elders, and like to show how up-to-
8 date they are by using the latest slang. Moreover, as the years go by, some
9 of that slang becomes standard usage. In any case, people slowly grow far
10 less receptive to linguistic novelties, so that by the time they reach their
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11 forty, they decry the slovenly speech of the younger generation.
12 In this respect, language is a little alike fashions in dress. The informal
13 clothes of one generation become the everyday wear of the next. Similarly,
14 just as much young doctors and office workers carry out their duties in
15 casual clothes, so expressions which were once confining to slang and
16 familiar conversation are assimilated into their normal vocabulary.
Your answers:
Part 3: Complete each sentence with one suitable particle or preposition. Write your
answer in the corresponding numbered boxes. (10pt)
1. What message are you trying to get______ to the consumer?
2. We are in ______ a lot of trouble unless George manages to repair the radio station.
3. Bill was upset about being passed ________ for the marketing job.
4. I am afraid you’ll have to buy a new hairdryer; this one is ___________ repair.
5. I can’t wear this skirt; it’s too tight for me. I’ll go to the dressmaker and have it let
________.
6. Lacking skills forces these young men ___________ low-paid jobs.
7. She was put ___________ science by bad teaching.
8. If you give him more money, he will certainly find it ___________ use.
9. We took Peter _______ on his offer and stayed at his country cottage.
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10. For my part, it doesn’t interest me __________ the least whether you keep this
money or give it away.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits
in the space. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10pt)
Until the early twentieth century, most scientists argued that dreams were nothing but
a random jumble of completely (1. COMPREHEND) ______________ images
remaining from the sensory accumulation of our daily lives. Since the idea that
dreams have meaning in their own way became popular, (2.
PSYCHOLOGY)_____________ have proposed (3. COUNT)
________________theories to explain the logic of dreams.
The (4.BEWILDER) ______________ nature of this logic reflects the primary source
of the dreams outside the tidy confines of the conscious mind. A dream can be a
response to events in the outside world, or it can originate within, expressing aspects
of the dreamer’s (5. SEAT) ________________ feelings; it can fulfil desires or (6.
LIGHT) _____________unresolved emotions in the dreamer’s life. Not (7.
EXPECT)_______________, the contradictions implicit in these complex processes
are reflected in the syntax of dreams. Often (8.ENIGMA)______________ , halting
and fragmentary, the language of dreams can warp time, bringing together historical
and contemporary figures. It can mix the familiar with the (9.
KNOW)_____________, and work fantastic transformations by its own brand of
magic. Scenes in dreams merge mysteriously into one another, as in certain movies.
People or animals may fly or inanimate things may move independently and talk. It is
out of such complex and contrary (10. HAPPEN) ____________ that the meanings of
dreams have to be teased.
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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C. READING (50pts)
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best
fits each gap. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (10 pt)
For many people doing physical exercise may (1)_________ a painful torturing
of the body. Therefore, there’s usually something we come up with that is of bigger
importance than putting one’s muscles through their (2) ____________. Unless we are
forced to go in for a physical training, we are (3) ____________ to treat it as
something of a lower priority than staying in front of the TV set, spending time in a
pub (4) ____________ alcoholic beverages or consuming excessive quantities of
fattening confectionery in a café. We need to be considerably motivated to (5)
____________ a body workout and build our physical fitness. What usually repels
individuals from (6) ____________ themselves to strenuous exercise is the fear of
fatigue, discomfort or even the inhibitions of being outdone by true fitness zealots.
However, getting fit is fully a (7) ____________ of common sense. Different
forms of exercise may be of great benefit to the human body increasing its strength,
flexibility and endurance. When supported by a nutritious diet, much better
performance of the heart and the lungs improves the blood (8) ____________ making
an individual more resistant to stressful situations as well as more (9) ____________
to infections and diseases.
In the first place, self-discipline that is requisite for proceeding with such
physical effort ought to be attained to ensure that the intention of becoming healthier
and more vigorous isn’t (10) ____________ by any trivial impediments.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only ONE word in each space. Write your answers in the corresponding numbered
boxes. (15 pts)
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3: Read the following passage and circle the best answer to each of the
following questions. Write your answers in corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0pt)
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3. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 2 about the mountains of
the Himalayas?
A. Their current height is not an indication of their age.
B. At present, they are much higher than the mountains of the Caledonian range.
C. They were a uniform height about 400 million years ago.
D. They are not as high as the Caledonian mountains were 400 million years ago.
4. The word "relics" in the paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. resemblances
B. regions
C. remains
D. restorations
5. According to paragraph 3, one cause of mountain formation is the
A. effect of climatic change on sea level
B. slowing down of volcanic activity
C. force of Earth's crustal plates hitting each other
D. replacement of sedimentary rock with volcanic rock
6. Why does the author mention carbon dioxide in the paragraph 4?
A. To explain the origin of a chemical that can erode rocks
B. To contrast carbon dioxide with carbonic acid
C. To give an example of how rainwater penetrates soil
D. To argue for the desirability of preventing erosion
7. The word "seeps" in the paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. dries gradually
B. flows slowly
C. freezes quickly
D. warms slightly
8. The word "them" in the paragraph 5 refers to
A. cold areas
B. masses of ice
C. valleys
D. rock debris
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9. According to paragraph 5, which of the following is both a cause and result of
erosion?
A. Glacial activity
B. Rock debris
C. Tree roots
D. Sand
10. Which of the following square brackets [A], [B], [C], or [D] best indicates where
in the paragraph the sentence “Under different climatic conditions, another type of
destructive force contributes to erosion.” can be inserted?
Under very cold conditions, rocks can be shattered by ice and frost. Glaciers may
form in permanently cold areas, and these slowly moving masses of ice cut out
valleys, carrying with them huge quantities of eroded rock debris. [A]_____________
In dry areas the wind is the principal agent of erosion. [B]___________ It carries fine
particles of sand, which bombard exposed rock surfaces, thereby wearing them into
yet more sand. [C]__________ Even living things contribute to the formation of
landscapes. [D]______________ Tree roots force their way into cracks in rocks and,
in so doing, speed their splitting. In contrast, the roots of grasses and other small
plants may help to hold loose soil fragments together, thereby helping to prevent
erosion by the wind.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 4: Read the following extract and answer questions 1-10. Write your answers
in corresponding numbered boxes. (15pts)
BIONIC BODIES
A. Robotics, the science of designing and operating robots, is well documented. What
is perhaps less well known is the effect this has had on people. Today, the science of
prosthetics- part medicine and part engineering- has made the fitting of elaborately
functioning prosthetic limbs and joints commonplace. Orthopaedic surgeons routinely
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replace malfunctioning hips and knees when those joints wear out or succumb to
disease. Surgery to fit artificial shoulders, slowly developed during the past 30 years,
is no longer rare. What is new are the advances made in bionic prostheses- new limbs
which can be attached to a patient’s existing nerves and that work as hands, arms legs
or feet, no longer simply plastic replacements but functioning, useful appendages.
B. For Campbell Baird, a Scottish hotelier, the news that he would have to have his
arm amputated was devastating. He could no longer keep his job and drastic changes
had to be made in how he lived. Given the accelerating rate of cancer that would have
taken more than just his arm, Mr. Baird had little option. Now, however, he has been
offered a chance to recover some of his old abilities as a solution has arrived in the
form of a robotic prosthesis- a new arm powered by complex electronics which permit
the wearer to control movement through micro switches and pressure points. The new
limb allows Mr. Baird to carry out functions that for 16 years he had found
impossible.
C. Although admitting that the bionic arm was no match for the real thing, Dr. David
Gow, who has led the research project for 10 years, commented that bionic limbs are
superior to more traditional limb replacements as they restore a biological function
controlled by electronics rather than nerves. Bionic limbs require considerable
electrical power to operate and it is only the development of advanced new motors in
recent years that has allowed the researchers to make the step forward. With four basic
functions, the limb Mr. Baird was fitted with has been given an additional degree of
realism by covering it with a thin, flexible covering the colour of skin. There are even
wrinkles and fingerprints. At a cost of $ 32 000 it will take some time before such
prostheses are available to the general public.
D. Certainly an amazing story, but not perhaps as amazing as that of Denise Monroe,
an 11-year-old American girl born without shoulders or arms. Before her operation,
she used her feet to do everything, including writing, eating, and even brushing her
teeth, Revolutionary new technology allowed scientists to recreate shoulder sockets to
which the bionic arms can be attached. The only problem that really remains is
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financial. For Denise, the $210 000 needed for her operation was raised by charity but
there are many more people on the waiting list.
E. Slightly less experience is progress currently being made with regard to artificial
internal organs. Although many versions are in early experimental stages, it is
advancing fast, and some are already in general circulation. At least three new
implanted heart devices are now undergoing clinical trials, and the eyes, the liver and
other organs are all being researched.
F. Bionic ears, or cochlear implants, have a long history, too. The first primitive
versions were implanted in 1957 and thousands of hearing-impaired people are now
using far more sophisticated versions. One of many such devices, the Clarion, has an
external sound processor which converts incoming sounds to digital code, then
transmits the code in sound waves to the “bionic ear”, sited beneath the skin at the
side of the head. From there a thin internal electrode winds through the cochlea past
the damaged hair cells, and sends the coded signals directly to the acoustic nerve at a
million impulses a second.
Questions 1-6
Choose the most suitable heading for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings
below.
List of Headings
i. The leading authority
ii. Financial concerns
iii. Surgical Implantation
iv. History of prosthetics
v. Commonplace miracles
vi. Other applications
vii. A perfect solution
viii. Improving realism
ix. A second chance
1 Paragraph A ___________
2 Paragraph B ___________
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3 Paragraph C ___________
4 Paragraph D ___________
5 Paragraph E ___________
6 Paragraph F ___________
Questions 7-10
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage?
YES if the statement agrees with the views of the writer
WRITE NO if the statement contradicts the views of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
7. ______________The reason for Mr. Baird’s amputation was his cancer.
8. ______________The main obstacle to using bionic limbs is the cost.
9. ______________ The difference between traditional prosthetics and bionic limbs is
that they have not been subjected to such rigorous testing.
10. _____________ Many organs are now replaceable thanks to bionic technology
and research.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Reality TV programmes should be more………………………………………………….…….
5. Peter is really looking forward to starting his sky-diving course.
Peter can hardly ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Part 2: Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets so that the meaning stays
the same. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word
given. (10pt)
1.I was surprised that the general public were not allowed to go to the site.
(BOUNDS)
To ……………………………………………………………………..…….to the general public.
2. Yoshi wanted to make sure that everything was as it should be on the big day.
(LEAVE)
Yoshi didn’t ……………………………………………….…………….on the big day.
3. It seems that Amy was offended by what you said.
(OFFENCE)
Amy seems ………………………………..………………………….……. what you said.
4. Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course.
(PREFERENCE)
Francis opted …………………………………………………..…………for his next course.
5. A child will be expelled from the school only as a last resort.
(ELSE)
Only if …………………………………………………….……. be expelled from the school.
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