ĐỀ 1-120 Phút

HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU

- Trước khi bắt đầu mỗi phần thí sinh có 20 giây để đọc đề.
- Sau mỗi phần thí sinh có 1 phút để kiểm tra đáp án,
- Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗ iphần nghe 2 lần
A. LISTENING (1 pt)
PART 1. Questions 8-13. You will hear a talk given to visitors to a fashion museum. For each
question, choose the best answer.
1. The speaker says that fashion now interests _______.
A. rich people. B. young people. C. most people.
2. Fashion clothes which were made before the 1900s were ______.
A. individually made. B. copied from pictures. C. made of light material.
3. Coco Chanel _______.
A. was born in 1908.
B. changed people’s ideas about fashion.
C. liked wearing tight-fitting clothes.
4. In the 1920s _______.
A. white skirts were fashionable. B. clothes started to cost less. C. women took up sports.
5. Which of these was part of the ‘New Look’?
A. material with flowers B. very short skirts C. longer skirts
PART 2: Questions 14-19. You will hear a man talking about Tanya Perry’s life. For each question,
fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
TANYA PERRY
* Born in London in 1948.
* In 1952 family moved to (6) the North West.
* At school with Jack Peters the famous (7) poet.
* Wrote some (8) short stories while still at school.
* During the early 1970s worked as a (9) waitress.
* The film called (10) City Life won a prize at a
* French Film Festival.
* Now has 24 plays in print.
PART 3: Listen to the weather forecast and decide whether the following statements are
True or False. Underline True or False.
11. It will start raining at lunchtime today in the east. True/False
12. The weather in the north-west will be worse than in the south. True /False
13. There will be thunder in Leeds tonight. True/False
14. Most of England will be hot this week.True/False
15. Wet weather will move from the north to the south at the weekend.
Answer: 11. False 12. True 13. False 14. True 15. True
I. TRẮC NGHIỆM NGÔN NGỮ (3,5 điểm)
PART 1: PHONETICS (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the rest in each of the following questions.
16. A. hour B. host C. honest D. honor
17. A. subscribed B. launched C. inspired D. welcomed
Task 2: Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is different from that of the
rest in each of the following questions.
18. A. departure B. inherit C. elegant D. authentic
19. A. indoctrinate B. identify C. secularize D. intoxicate
PART 2: LANGUAGE FUNCTION (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following exchanges.
20. Jossie: “I’m sorry I’m late.” –Mr. Brown “________.”
A. Never mind. Go ahead B. No worries. Come in, please.
C. Good to hear that. D. Don’t say so again.
21. Walker: “___________” - Nancy: “Oh, That sounds interesting”
A. How are the cakes? B. What cakes do you like?
C. Would you like some cakes? D. What do you think about the cakes?
22. Anne: “Make yourself at home.” -John: “___________”
A. Yes, Can I help you? B. That’s very kind. Thank you
C. Thanks! Same to you D. Not at all. Don’t mention it
23. Mary (on the phone) : “Could I speak to Susan?” - Susan : “ _________!”
A. Talking B. Calling
C. Answering D. Speaking
PART 3: SYNONYM AND ANTONYM (0.5 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following sentences.
24. Despite her repeated hospitalizations over four years, Thuy organised different charity
activities to relieve the young patients’ pain.
A. amputate B. keep C. support D. ease
25. Young people are enthused by the notion of inclusive politics and being able to express
a point of view without constant interruption.
A. bewildered B. excited C. bored D. confused
Task 2: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
part in each of the following sentences.
26. I was up all night studying, but it was worth it - I aced my chemistry final.

A. did very badly B. won a prize C. did very well D. worked hard
27. Many students who only learn everything before an exam find that they have bitten off more
than they can chew.
 A. tried to learn less than they can
B. tried to eat as much so they can stay healthy
C. tried to do more than they are able to do
D. tried to run as fast as they can
PART 4: LEXICO - GRAMMAR (2.0 pts - 0.1/ each)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences.
28. The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels
strongly_________ to someone.
A. appealed B. liked C. attracted D. adored
attracted (adj.) to sb = phải lòng ai
29. The bank won’t lend you the money without some_________ that you will pay it back.
A. profit B. interest C. charge D. guarantee
profit (n) tiền lãi, lợi nhuận
interest (n) lợi tức, tiền lãi
charge (n) tiền phải trả, giá tiền, tiền công, tiền thù lao
guarantee (n.) = sự bảo đảm
30. We should spend the money on something that will_________ everyone.
A. gain B. use C. benefit D. make
benefit (v.) sb = có lợi cho ai, mang lại lợi ích cho ai
31. Discovering the secrets of human genes was a great scientific_________.
A. breakthrough B. research C. source D. breakdown
breakthrough (n.) = sự đột phá breakdown sự hỏng máy
32. David was trying to _________ another cyclist when he crashed.
A. overpass B. overcome C. overtake D. overcharge
overtake (v.) = vượt qua (một chiếc xe khác); overcome (v.) sth = vượt qua (thử thách, trở ngại);
overcharge (v.) (sb) (for sth) = tính tiền quá đắt; overpass (n.) = cầu bắc qua đường
33. I fell over while skiing and my sister had to _________ a doctor.
A. bring B. take C. fetch D. carry
fetch (v.) sb/ sth = tìm và mang ai / cái gì về; bring (v.) sb/ sth = cầm đến, đưa đến; take (v.) sth =
đem đi (mang ai hoặc cái gì đi từ chỗ này đến chỗ khác); carry (v.) = mang, chở
34. This canned soup_________ a lot of salt.
A. considers B. contains C. holds D. involves
contain (v.) = sth = chứa cái gì
35. After dinner, the President got up to _________ a short speech.
A. make B. provide C. hold D. tell
make a speech = đọc một bài diễn văn, diễn thuyết
36. I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep_________.
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling out D. falling over
fall over = vấp, hụt chân
fall off = rút, giảm sút; thoái hoá, tàn tạ, suy đồi
fall back = ngã ngửa
fall out cãi nhau, bất hoà
37. This cloth _________ very thin.
A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles
feel (v.) + adj. = hình như, sờ có vẻ; touch (v.) sb/ sth = sờ, chạm vào ai/ cái gì; hold (v.) sth = nắm
giữ cái gì; handle (v.) sth = cầm cái gì, xử lý cái gì
38. The stolen jewels were _________ a lot of money.
A. valued B. cost C. priced D. worth
worth (adj.) = đáng giá (The stolen jewels were worth a lot of money = Số nữ trang bị lấy trộm trị
giá nhiều tiền) ;
value sth at = định giá (He valued the house at $ 5,000. = Ông ta ước tính giá ngôi nhà là 5 nghìn đô
la.); price (v.) sth at = quy định, ấn định giá; cost (v.) sth = giá bao nhiêu (This house costs $ 5,000 =
ngôi nhà này có giá 5 nghìn đô la.)
39. Kennedy left a _________ impression on the people who heard his inaugural address.
A. continuous B. long C. sustainable D. lasting
lasting (adj.) = mãi mãi, lâu dài; long (adj.) = dài; continuous (adj.) = liên tục; sustainable (adj.)
= có thể duy trì được, an inaugural address (speech): bài diễn văn khai mạc
40. These figures show a _________ in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales.
A. loss B. lessening C. reduction D. lowering
reduction (n.) in sth = sự giảm về cái gì; loss (n.) = sự m ất mát; lessening (gerund) = sự làm ít đi;
lowering (gerund) = việc hạ thấp xụống
41. She never says a word: she’s as_________ as a mouse.
A. quiet B. small C. slight D. noiseless
as quiet as a mouse = rất im lặng, im lặng như tờ
42. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs _________.
A. hardly B. in difficulties C. with difficulty D. hard
with difficulty = một cách khó khăn
43. I don’t really_________ winter sports very much.
A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to
go in for sth/ doing sth = ham mê cái gì, mê chơi cái gì
get round to
44. Martin has quite a good _________ of physics.
A. result B. pass C. understanding D. head
have a good understanding of sth = có sự am hiểu, sự hiểu biết tốt về cái gì
45. Due to a _________ of water, a rationing plan was established.
A. supply B. scarcity C. vacancy D. sufficiency
scarcity (n.) = sự khan hiếm, sự thiếu thốn, sự khó tìm; supply (n.) = sự cung cấp, sự tiếp tế;
vacancy (n.) = chỗ trống; sufficiency (n.) = sự đủ

II. TỰ LUẬN KIẾN THỨC NGÔN NGỮ (1,5 điểm)

PART 1: WORD FORM (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
46. Due to the clerk’s stubbornness we missed the train. STUBBORN
47. Very few countries have corporal punishment in schools. PUNISH
48. We are trying to find some suitable methods to teach the kids good SPORT
sportsmanship.
49. He completed the report with the assistance of his secretary. ASSIST
50. The happy beggar thanked the passer-by for his generosity. GENEROUS
51. The British regarded the colonies as a source of revenue and began to impose EQUITY
inequitable taxes on them.
52. The world is becoming increasingly interdependent. DEPEND
53. After a year of overindulging himself IN drinking, he now suffers from nervous INDULGE
breakdown.
54. Cenozoic saw the marked predominance of mammals that would ultimately DOMINATE
become man's ancestors.
55. Gentle massage will revitalize your skin. VITAL
PART 2: ERROR CORRECTION (0.5 pts – 0.1/ each)
There are 05 errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, write the line number and
correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces below. Number (00.) is done as an
example.
Line Passage
1 As a result of years of research, we know that too many animal fat is bad for our
2 health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains,
3 fruit, and vegetables. Because their diet, they have high rates of cancer and heart
4 disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat a large amount of grains and very little meat.
5 The Japan also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact the Japanese live
6 longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the
7 United states, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase like their diet changes.
8 Moreover, as hamburgers, ice-cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan,
9 the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are also eating
10 more meat and dairy products in another countries such as Cuba, Mauritius, and
11 Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with
12 the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains,
13 fruit and vegetables and to eat less meat and less dairy products.

Line Error Correction

1 00. many à much
3 56. Because à Because of
5 57. Japan à Japanese
7 58. like à as
 10 59. another à other
13 60. less à fewer
PART 3: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (0.5 pts – 0.05/ each)
Supply each space with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle to complete each of the
following sentences.
61. Most of the computers in the laboratory are out of order now.
62. He was found guilty of drunken driving and banned from driving for five years.
63. The children were always excited to set off on a camping trip.
64. You are old enough to take responsibility for what you have done.
65. We expected her at nine but she finally turned up at midnight.
66. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is under pressure now.
67. Every young father has to face up to his responsibilities.
68. Governments should bring in international laws against terrorism.
69. I came across this letter while I was tidying up.
70. "I'm in no mood to listen to your pathetic excuses," she said.
KỸ NĂNG NGÔN NGỮ
PART 1: READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)
Task 1: GUIDED CLOZE TEST
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.
Phobias
The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in
everyday situations. It is important to (71) ... between a fear and a phobia. It's quite usual for all of
us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about
flying. However, only a very small proportion of us actually have a phobia of these things. When
these fears begin to (72) ... you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then
you would be wise to seek treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the
most (73) ... phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from
Greek and (74) ... means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing
condition in which people (75) ... going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise.
Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient undergoing behavioural therapy during which
they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may
be prescribed to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or
hypnosis to help them come to (76) ... with their fear and conquer it.
71. A. choose B. distinguish C. select D. pick
72. A. cause B. make C. create D. give
73. A. standard B. average C. normal D. common
74. A. precisely B. specifically C. literally D. exactly
75. A. dodge B. avoid C. miss D. slip
76. A. acceptance B. realisation C. terms D. comfort
Task 2: READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question below.
It’s often said that we team things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the
minimum of work because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream
before their piano practice 5 because it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to
be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take exams. But the story is different when you’re
older.
Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in
History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no
reason to be late - I was the one frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the
other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus,
not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain.
When I passed an exam, I had a big meal, not for my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got
was entirely personal.
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the
joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since
you were young. It has learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one
thing to another. What you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated.
Experience has told you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again,
eventually you’ll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas - from being able to
drive a car, perhaps - means that if you can’t, say, build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child,
want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application,
eventually get there.
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who
could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten. I
could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d
played for my school exams, with just as little comprehension of what the composer intended as
I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my
fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.

77: What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?

A. To show how fast adult learning is. B. To describe adult learning methods.
C. To encourage adult learning. D. To explain reasons for learning.

78: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A. university students B. teams C. children D. works

79: The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up_______.
A. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
B. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
C. they have a more positive attitude towards learning
D. they get more impatient with their teachers

80: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by________.
A. For beginners B. At the beginning C. At the starting point D. First and foremost

81: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ________.

A. impatient because of having nothing to do
B. staying alive and becoming more active
C. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
D. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be

82: All of the following are true about adult learning EXCEPT ________.
A. experience in doing other things can help one's learning
B. adult learners have fewer advantages than young learners
C. young people usually feel less patient than adults
D. adults think more independently and flexibly than young people

83: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning process
because adult learners________.
A. are less worried about learning than younger learners
B. pay more attention to detail than younger learners
C. are able to organize themselves better than younger learners
D. have become more patient than younger learners

84: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ________.
A. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
B. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
C. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger
D. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger

Task 3: Open Cloze Test

Read the following passage, and fill each of the following numbered blank with ONE suitable
word. Write your answer in the numbered blank on the answer sheet.
The origin of language
The truth is nobody really knows how language first began. Did we all start talking at around the
same time (85)____________of the manner in which our brains had begun to develop? Although
there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of
language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in  (86)____________a way that
we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In (87)____________ words,
language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage.

Language might well be programmed into the brain but, (88)____________this, people still need
stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that (89)____________ children are
isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is
doubtful they will ever do so. This research shows, if little else, that language is a social activity, not
something invented  (90)____________ isolation.

Answer
The origin of language
The truth is nobody really knows how language first began. Did we all start talking at around the same time because of the
manner in which our brains had begun to develop? Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various
theories about the origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in such  a way that we are
programmed for language from the moment of birth. In  other words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in
our brains at some stage.
Language  might well be programmed into the brain but, despite this, people still need stimulus from others around them. From
studies, we know that if|when|whenever children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences
before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so. This research shows, if  nothing|little else, that language is a social activity,
not something invented  in isolation.

PART 2: WRITING (2.0 points)

Task 1: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (1.0 point – 0.2/ each)
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that their meanings remain unchanged.
91. I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
 Barbara objected
______________________________________________________________________.
Barbara objected to what his assistant said about her.
92. During the Covid-19, the classes had to be online instead of at school and I hated it.
During the Covid-19, I’d rather the classes
________________________________________________________________________.
During the Covid-19, I’d rather the classes had been at school (instead of online).
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
between three and Six words, including the word given. DO NOT change the word given.
93. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break. (may)
Far ____________________________, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
Far as/though it may be, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
94. This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by the council.
(highly)
It's ____________________________ will be closed by council due to being unsafe.
It's highly likely that this building will be closed by council due to being unsafe.

95. Rather than providing a solution, their statements only made the problem worse. (fuel)
 Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely _________________________.
Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire/flames.
= pour gasoline on the fire
= add insult to injury
Task 2: PARAGRAPH WRITING (1.0 point)
English is obviously a very useful tool for people to communicate globally. However, it has
been proven that English teaching and learning at school as a compulsory subject in Viet
Nam is unfruitful to some extent. Should students be given a choice of learning it at school or
not?
Write a paragraph (of about 120-150 words) about whether English should be an optional
subject at school?
(Note: You are not allowed to include any personal information such as your name, your
school’s name, your address ... in your writing.)

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