Đề số 19

Choose the word or phrase from A, B, C or D that fits each blank.

1.I’m afraid Jennifer’s very ______ She believes everything she’s told.
A. gullible B. trustworthy C. credible D. honest
2.In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a _____ weapon.
A. lethal B. fatal C. mortal D. venal
3. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ______ this morning.
A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand D. top-heavy
4.Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely______ .
A. disseminated B. dislocated C. dismantled D. expressed
5. You can’t bury your head ______ and hope that this problem goes away, you know.
A. in the mud B. in the pool C. in the sand D. in the water
6.Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _______ fears of civil war.
A. flashed up B. prognosticated C. sidetracked D. stoked up
7.This evidence should prove ______ that he was telling the truth
A.once and for all B.from time to time C.over and above D.now and then
8.A new computer has been produced, which will ______ all previous models
A.overdo B.supersede C.excel D.overwhelm
10. My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now _____ regret.
A. painfully B. harshly C. heavily D. keenly
QUESTION 2 : STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5pts)
Choose the answer which best complete each sentence
1. I supposed, as ______ we all, that the meeting would be cancelled.
A. did B. would C. only D. just
2. Although the Moon appears ______, it reflects on average only 7 percent of the light that falls on it.
A. bright to the eye B. brightly to the eye
C. bright in the eye D. brightly in the eye
3. “What would you do in my place?” - “Were ______ treated like that, I’d complain to the manager.”
A. I to be B. I to had been C. I have been D. to I be
4. ______ the catfish is prized for its taste.
A. With ugly look B. As ugly looking
C. Ugly looking as it is D. As it is ugly looking
5. His advice that it ______ at once is reasonable.
A. should do B. be done C. needs to be done D. is done
6. At no time ______ you pay a rise.
A. did I ever promise B. do ever I promise
C. I have ever promised D. had ever I promised
7. Dick put ______ ball in ______ net in ______ second half but ______ goal was disallowed
A. a/a/a/a B. the/the/the/the C. the/the/a/a D. a/a/the/the
8. ______ about what he had heard, John telephoned hia brother
A. Having worried B.To worry C. He worried D. Worried
9. ______ given to the various types of microscopic plants and animals found in water
A. Named plankton B. the name of plankton
C. Plankton’s name D. Plankton is the name
10. You must ______ asleep in the train.
A. have been tired if you fallen B. be tired if you fallen
C. have been tired if you fell D. have been tired if you fall
QUESTION 3 : PREPOSTIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5pts)
Choose the most suitable options to complete each sentence
1. Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out. Naturally, we thought we were ______ a chance.
A in with B up for C in for D up with
2. His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work ______ the drain.
A. into B. in C. down D. low
3. Don’t quote me. What I am about to say is ______ the record.
A. on B. off C. without D. above
4.I was so tired that I just ______ in the armchair
A.flaked out B.broke up C.dropped out D.fell over
5.The subject of sex equality seem to ______ in every discussion lesson in my school
A.burst out B.zero in C.crop up D.harp on
6.Our teacher tendsto ______ certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about
A.boil down B.string along C. skate over D.track down
7.It’s a good idea to ______ people before taking them into your confidence
A.tumble to B.root out C.bank on D.size up
8.Some people can just ______ a cold,but my colds seem to linger for weeks
A.shrug off B.cough up C.pull through D.stamp out
9.The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargainsthat were soon
______ .
A.cleared off B.done for C.bought out D. snapped up
10.I couldn’t remember where I had left my car , when it suddenly ______ me that I didn’t have a car any
longer!
A.dawned on B.ran into C.went through D.tumbled to
QUESTION 4 : COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS ( 5pts)
Choose the answer which best complete each sentence
1. It’s great here. Have had ______ ever since we arrived. We’re having a wonderful time.
A. broken sunshine B. unbroken sunshine
C. unbroken light D. unbroken clouds
2. Palair Airlines offers excellent ______ entertainment, with the latest movies and music.
A. on-flight B. during-flight C. in-flight D. over-flight
3. The cottage is in some wonderful ______ countryside on the edge of a dense forest.
A. far B. unspoiled C. great D. spoilt
4. As students, David, Kevin and William were as thick as ______ .
A. thieves B. boy scouts C. a team D. thistles
5. Whenever I feel embarrassed I always go as red as ______ .
A. a rose B. lipstick C. a raspberry D. a beetroot
6. He might look kind and sympathetic, but deep down he’s as hard as ______ .
A. nails B. a mountain C. a gangster D. an iceberg
7. Nagging Susan to stop smoking has no effect on her. It’s like water off ______ .
A. a windmill B. a duck’s back C. a dripping tap D. an umbrella
8. My father ______ when he found out that I’d damaged the car.
A. hit the roof B. saw pink elephants
C. made my blood boil D. brought the house down.
9.My mother ______ for an anvironmental group. She helps raise money to protect wildlife
A. indentifies B. encourages C. shares D. volunteers
10.At the 1952 Olympics, speed skaters who had taken amphetamines became ______ ill.
A grimly B. gravely C. solemnly D. rigorously
QUESTION 5: READING COMPREHENSIONS. (10ms)
Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer
the question. (5 pts)
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed.
Yet another three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared
on the continents. Life's transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an
evolutionary challenge as was the genesis of life.
What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle ? The traditional view of the first
terrestrial organisms is based on megafossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and
animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive megafossil
record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected the
evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular plants first colonized the margins
of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed on the plant-
eaters. Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and diversified explosively near the
boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years ago. Recently,
however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this Silurian-Devonian
geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by putting the
rocks in an acid bath.The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near
the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals. In many
instances, the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed
in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the
organism.
These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously
unknown organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms.
Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with
those revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms.

1. The word “drastic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. widespread B. radical C. progressive D. risky
2. According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear
on land?
A. Bacteria B. Meat-eating animals
C. Plant-eating animals D. Vascular plants
3. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate.
C. The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas.
4. The word “extracted” in line 18 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. located B. preserved C. removed D. studied
5. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?

A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
C. They are older than the megafossils.
D. They consist of modern life-forms.
6. The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. methods B. processes C. cases D. reasons
7. The word “they” in line 22 refers to ______.
A. rocks B. shores C. oceans D. specimens
8. The word “entombed” in lime 22 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. crushed B. trapped C. produced D. excavated
9. Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed.
10. With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
B. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved.
C. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years.
D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about
ages of fossils.
Passage 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer
the question. (5 pts)
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frames of an object, each slightly
different than the preceding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the
different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will
produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted
animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator.
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequence of
pictures. These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the objects in the pictures
as they exist in mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information.
Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees
of realism involves computer techniques for three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color
terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single
frame. It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen.
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer's display screen, but for the highest quality
images possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer computes the positions and colors for the
figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes,
however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process
is completed, it is repeated for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the
film must be developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire sequence does not seem right, the
motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive
and time consuming. Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-
generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-
looking images.
1. What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The production process B. The equipment needed
C. The high cost D. The role of the artist
2. According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the____.
A. first frame B. middle frames
C. last frame D. entire sequence of frames
3. The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to____.
A. formulas B. databases C. numbers D. objects
4. According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to____.
A. add color to the images B. expose several frames at the same time
C. store individual images D. create new frames
5. According to the passage, the positions and colours of the figures in high-tech animation are determined
by____.

A. drawing several versions B. enlarging one frame at a lime

C. analyzing the sequence from different angles D. using computer calculations
6. The word "captures" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to____.
A. separates B. registers C. describes D. numbers
7. The word "Once" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to____.
A. before B. since C. after D. while
8. According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings.
B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They calculate high-resolution images.
D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
9. The word "task" in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to____.
A. possibility B. position C. time D. job
10. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation.
B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.
Passage 1: 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. (5pts)
Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every
single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s
(1) _________? Common sense (2) _________ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”-
whether the (3) ________ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (4)___________ attractive. But
psychologists are trying to (5)__________why people read - and often don’t read certain things, for example
technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers.
Even the most technically confident people often (6)__________ instructions for video or home computer in
favor of hands - on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on
nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading (7)__________to assume
that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish. There are
(8)__________among them about the roles of eyes, memory and brain during the process. Some people
believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (9)___________ that readers rely on
memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have always assumed that the reading
process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10)___________ then reading stops.
1. A. term B. gap C. period D. time
2. A. informs B. transmits C. suggests D. advises
3. A. text B. content C. subject D. topic
4. A. layout B. assembly C. pattern D. formation
5. A. value B. determine C. rate D. ensure
6. A. pass B. miss C. ignore D. omit
7. A. tend B. lead C. undertake D. consent
8. A. contests B. arguments C. objections D. separations
9. A. direct B. insist C. press D. urge
10. A. issues B. sets C. establishes D. occurs

Passage 2: Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (5pts)
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find
the energy to get out of bed (1) ________ for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children
are in danger of getting so (2)_______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at
(3)_______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4)_______teenagers require
nine or ten hours. According to
medical experts, one in five youngsters (5)________ anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less
than their parents did at their age.
This (6) _____ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to
concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction
time and poor concentration is well (7) _______. Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s
sleep a night can have profound effects (8) ______how children perform the next day. A good night’s sleep is
also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9)______ they release a hormone that is
essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It’s
true that they can, to some (10) ______, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they
are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced. OUP
1. A. behind time B. about time C.in time D. at time
2. A. few B. less C. much D. little
3. A. jeopardy B. threat C. risk D. danger
4. A. or B. because C. whereas D. so
5. A. puts B. gets C. brings D. makes
6. A. raises B. rises C. results D. comes
7. A. organized B. arranged C. established D. acquired
8. A. in B. on C. to D. at
9. A. at which B. which C. where D. that
10. A. rate B. extent C. level D. point
Close test 1: Fill each blank with ONE word. (10 pts)
CELL PHONES
Cell phones have been popular in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not (1) ____ 1999 that their use
really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems.
Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all (2) ______ of life. They cause problems
when they (3) ______ during meetings, concerts, wedding, or even funerals. What’s more, people speak loudly
in public, and students read and text messages during lessons. More seriously, when a cell phone is used
near a person using a (4) ______ to regulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may (5) ______ with the functioning
of the pacemaker.
Now, something is being done to (6) ______ these problems. In many places, new technology is being
used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7) ______ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board.
Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8) ______ mode. However, phone users fear
that if they do not answer their phones, they will (9) ______ valuable business opportunities. That’s why many
do not (10) ______ off their phones even when they are asked to.
Close test 2: Fill each blank with ONE word. (10 pts)
The Importance of Being Sporty
It is a multi-million dollar industry and that attracts some of the most talented individuals alive, it
generates further millions (1) ______ advertising revenue and has spawned a whole celebrity culture of its
(2) ______ . But what role does sport play in our ordinary lives?
Few people are untouched (3) ______ sport. We all have (4) _____ favorite football team or tennis
player or, at least, support our national side in major sporting events like the Olympics. How can it be, then,
that so (5) ______ people actually play sports and that obesity is becoming a major threat in the developed
world?
Well, in part, the answer is (6) ______ the question. Obesity is not a problem in the developing world
(7) ______ participation in sport is still high. True, there may be few organized leagues but children the
world still go out to play games like football with other children and this comes the supremacy of countries
like Brazil in the world of football.
So, what is stopping the British or the Americans? After (8) ______ , they still have organized sports
in schools and a myriad of clubs and teams to join in their spare time. What they lack is a public space for
children to play unsupervised outdoors. As a result, they are kept indoors and encouraged to play online (9)
______ of getting our in the fresh air. They may of course still develop a love of sport as spectators but this
is unlikely to do much to lower levels of obesity (10) ______ the young.
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to
produce the second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and
intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process begins when a representative of a
company's Artists and Reportoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented
bands. After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that
band. The signature of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time to
investigate the band itself as well as current trands in popular music. During this period, it is important that a
band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company
and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.
QUESTION 5: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts)
Part 1:Finish each of the second sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the
original ones:
1. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
 Rather ________________________________________
2. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address.
→ Further information can ________________________________________
3. It shouldn’t have surprised me that my children didn’t like the new, cheaper ice-cream..
→ I might ________________________________________
4. The noise made by the children didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping soundly.
→ Whatever ________________________________________
5. Don’t run away with the idea that this job is easy. (conclusion)
→ ________________________________________
6. Russ’s opinions on the new management policies were very different from those of his fellow workers.
(odds)
→ Russ ________________________________________ the new management policies.
7. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (butterflies)
→ _____________________________________________________
8. Margaret is said to be a very good cook. ( reputation)
→ _____________________________________________________
9. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully.
→ She’s very fussy _________________________________________
10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. (cope)
→ _____________________________________________________