UBND TỈNH BẮC NINH ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TỈNH

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2021-2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 9
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 08 trang)
Thí sinh làm bài trên tờ giấy thi

Họ và tên thí sinh:........................................................... Số báo danh ..............................

PART ONE: LISTENING (4.0 POINTS)
I. You will hear a woman talking on the radio about a new sport center. For each question, fill
in the missing information in the number of spaces. (2.0 points)
(Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the recording for each gap. Write
your answers in the corresponding numbered boxes).

New Sports Centre

It opens on (1) _______ May 12 / 12th May ________.
th

The party will be on (2) _____ Saturday, 14th May _____.

It is opposite (3) ______ the station _________.
The car park entrance is in (4) ______ Fortescue Road _________.
It costs (5) _______£ 9.50________ per week to be a member.
You can pay for a (6) ____ whole _____ year to save money.
You need to (7) _____wear trainers_____ and suitable clothes
A (8) ______ towel _______ is provided.
(9) ______ Dance classes _______ are given at 5.30 each day.
Check on the (10) _____ website_____ to get more information.

II. Listen to the conversation between a caller and receptionist and choose the correct
answer by circling A, B, C or D. (1.0 point)
1. Which was NOT mentioned as part of the purpose of the English Language Center?
A. to help international students prepare to enter institutions of higher learning
B. to teach students how to use English at work
C. to provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community
D. to help students use English in their daily life.
2. What is one course taught at the English Language Center?
A. business English B. US Culture C. TOEFL D. IELTS
3. If the Fall semester begins on August 29th, by what date should one apply to the program?
A. May 29th B. June 29th C. July 29th D. April 29th
4. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
A. $2013 B. $2300 C. $2030 D. $2033
5. Which one was NOT mentioned as part of the application packet a student must send to the
center?
A. sponsorship form B. bank statement
C. application fee D. high school transcripts
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III. Listen to the record and decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(1.0 point)
1. The man and woman are close friends. F
2. Andrew found out about his new diet through unwanted mail. T
3. The cost of the Wafu Diet is $419. F
4. From the conversation, we can infer that Andrew hasn’t gone running yet. T
5. The woman advised the man to eat a little late at night. F

PART TWO: PHONETICS (0.5 POINT)

I. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (0.2 point)
1. A. prepare B. preface C. preparation D. prejudice
/prɪˈpeər/ /ˈpref.ɪs/ /ˌprep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪs/
2. A. inclusion B. decision C. compulsion D. provision.
/ɪnˈkluː.ʒən/ /dɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
II. Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (0.3 point)
3. A. impressive B. commercial C. profession D. altitude
/ɪmˈpres.ɪv/ /kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/ /prəˈfeʃ.ən/ /ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd/
4. A. museum B. cathedral C. skyscraper D. apartment
/mjuːˈziː.əm/ /kəˈθiː.drəl/ /ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pər/ /əˈpɑːt.mənt/
5. A. women B. labour C. canoe D. children
/ˈwɪm.ɪn/ /ˈleɪ.bər/ /kəˈnuː/ /ˈtʃɪl.drən/
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.5 POINTS)
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each of the following questions and write
your answers (A, B, C, or D) on the answer sheet. (2.0 points)
1. From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O’keeffe made New Mexico _______.
A. her permanent residence was B. where her permanent residence
C. permanent residence for her D. her permanent residence
Make sb/sth sb/sth: biến cái gì thành cái gì
2. I was so exhausted that I went out like _______.
A. a light B. a candle C. a baby D. a log
Go out like a light: ngủ thiếp đi
Can’t hold a candle to sb/sth: không thể so sánh với ai; không đáng để làm gì
Throw the baby out with the bathwater: vô tình vứt bỏ thứ quý giá trong đống lộn xộn cần vứt
đi
Sleep like a log: ngủ say như chết
3. It’s a shame to fall out so badly with your own ________.
A. heart to heart B. flesh and blood C. heart and soul D. skin and bone
Heart to heart: chân thành
Fresh and blood: người có máu mủ ruột thịt
Heart and soul: tận tụy, hết lòng hết dạ
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Skin and bone: da bọc xương, tiều tụy
Fall out with sb: tranh cãi, xung đột với ai đó
4. The assistant suggested ________the next day when the manager would be there.
A. we are coming back B. to come back
C. we will come back D. we come back
Cấu trúc giả định: S1 + V (suggest, recommend, demand, advise, require,..) + that + S2 +
(should) + V-bare + O
5. Drinking water _______ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled
effect on the enamel of teeth.
A. containing B. in which containing
C. contains D. that contain
Rút gọn Mệnh đề quan hệ: Dạng Chủ động V-ing: “that contains containing”
6. This ticket _______ one person to the show
A. permits B. enters C. delivers D. admits
Admit sb: cho vào, nhận vào
7. Van Gogh suffered from depression _______ by overwork and ill-health.
A. brought on B. coming about C. taken up D. put through
Brought on= cause: gây ra
Coming about= happen: xảy ra
Taken up: chấp nhận (lời mời); bắt đầu (sở thích, thói quen...); chiếm (thời gian, không gian...)
Put through: bình phục, hồi phục ( sau phẫu thuật, bệnh nặng,..)
8. The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained _______.
A. otherwise B. therefore C. immediately D. nevertheless
Otherwise: nếu không thì
Therefore: do đó, vì thế
Immediately: ngay lập tức
Nevertheless: tuy nhiên
The whiff of scandal: luồng bê bối
9. _______ a scholarship, I entered the unknown territory of private education.
A. To award B. Awarding
C. Having awarded D. Having been awarded
Having + PP: Đã từng làm gì trước đó  Mang nghĩa Bị động: Having been + PP
10. At the café, Peter is talking to Ann.
Peter: “Do you mind if I take a seat?”
Ann: “________”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please
C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please
Do/ Would you mind…? Bạn có phiền…
Response: Yes…: Không đồng ý. No…: đồng ý
Do as you please: tùy bạn, hãy làm điều bạn muốn
11. Trang An Landscape Complex is renowned for its diverse ecosystem, unique natural
beauty and _________characteristics.

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A. environmental B. ecological C. geology D. geological
Geological characteristics: đặc điểm địa chất
12. He was turned down for the job because he is ________.
A. disqualified B. qualifying C. unqualified D. qualification
Turn down: từ chối; vặn nhỏ (loa, bếp...)
Disqualified (a): bị loại
Unqualified (a): Không đủ tiêu chuẩn >< qualifying
13. After years of neglect there was a huge _______ program to return the city to its former
glory.
A. restoration B. preservation C. conservation D. refurbishment
Restoration (n): sự hồi phục, khôi phục
Preservation (n): sự bảo tồn, sự giữ gìn, sự duy trì
Conservation (n): sự bảo tồn, bảo toàn
Refurbishment (n): sự nâng cấp
14. Everybody was pleased with the _______.
A. vegetable delicious hot soup B. hot delicious vegetable soup
C. delicious hot vegetable soup D. delicious vegetable hot soup
Order of adjectives: OSASCOMP:
Opinion –Size – Age – Shape – Color – Origin – Material – Purpose
Opinion: Delicious
Origin: hot
Material: vegetable
15. _______ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.
A. Frost is produced B. Frost produces
C. What produces frost D. What is frost produced
“What produces frost”: Wh-questions + V + O: là mệnh đề danh từ, đóng vai trò là chủ ngữ
trong câu.
Frost: sương giá, sự đông giá Hiện tượng thiên nhiên  Chủ động không dùng Bị động
“What”: đứng đầu câu để nhấn mạnh chủ ngữ sau của câu.
16. Please don’t _______ a word of this to any one else, it’s highly confidential.
A. speak B. breathe C. mutter D. pass
Breath/ say a word: nói/ tiết lộ cho ai biết điều gì đó
17. They go to the seaside______they should be disturbed by the noise of the city.
A. in order that B. due to the fact that
C. since D. lest
In order that= so that + Clause: để mà
Since + Clause: từ khi; bởi vì
Due to the fact that + Clause: Bởi vì
Lest + Clause: vì sợ rằng, để không bị, để khỏi bị
18. _______, the disaster would not have happened.
A. Were you to obey the orders B. You had obeyed the orders
C. You obeyed the orders D. Had you obeyed the orders
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Inversion of conditional sentence type III
19. Could you lend me some money to _______ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
Hand over: đưa cho
Tide sb over sth: trang trải, vượt qua (lúc khó khăn)
Get over: bình phục, hồi phục (bệnh...); vượt qua
Make sth/sb over (make over sth/sb): thay đổi diện mạo; cải thiện một cái gì đó/ người nào đó
20. Two friends, Edward and Evan, are talking about their last driving test. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
Edward: “I failed my driving test yesterday.”
Evan: “_______”
A. You should try your hand at it. B. I wish that we could talk about it.
C. Oh well. You’re in good company. D. You want to pass the test. Dream on.
Be in good company: cùng cảnh ngộ, cùng hội cùng thuyền
II. Give the correct tense/ form of the given verb in each of the following questions to
complete the sentences. (2.0 points)
1. I’m sure you (forget) _ will have forgot/ will have forgotten _ me by the time I (be) _am_
back in five years.
Thì tương lai hoàn thành: diễn tả 1 hành động sẽ hoàn thành vào 1 thời điểm ở tương lai (dấu
hiệu TL: in five years, hđ hoàn thành: bạn sẽ quên tôi). (Dấu hiệu: by the time, by then, by +
mốc thời gian)
Sự hòa hợp thì : TL + By the time + HT
2. The speed limit is 30 miles an hour but Tom ( drive) _ was driving _ at 50 miles at that
time. He (not drive) ___ shouldn’t have driven/ shouldn’t have been driving ___ so fast.
Thì Quá Khứ Tiếp Diễn: diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá
khứ (at that time)
Shouldn’t have V-ed/ cột 3: diễn tả hành động đáng lẽ không làm nhưng đã làm
 shouldn’t have been Ving: bị động để nhấn mạnh
3. He is planning (complete) ___ to have completed___ all his coursework by next week.
Plan + to V.
To have + PP (V-ed/ cột 3): Perfect infinitive - Nguyên mẫu hoàn thành: nhấn mạnh về mặt
thời gian so với “to V”: một hành động sẽ được hoàn thành vào một thời điểm nào đó trong
tương lai
4. I don’t mind her (appoint) ____being appointed/having been appointed____ above me.
Mind + V-ing: Phiền làm gì  Bị động
5. There was a cold wind (blow) ____ blowing____ in our faces when we were in the field.
Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ dạng chủ động sang Ving: “that blew blowing”
6. I was tired when I got home. I (work) __ had been working__ all day
QKHTTD: diễn tả hành động là nguyên nhân của một hành động gì đó ở quá khứ
Làm việc cả ngày (all day)  mệt mỏi cả ngày
7. It is particularly vital that accurate records (keep) ___(should) be kept ___ when you are
self-employed.
Cấu trúc giả định:
S1 + V (suggest, recommend, demand, advise, require,..) + that + S2 + (should) + V-bare + O
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It + be + Adj (vital, important, necessary, essential,…) + that + S + V-bare
 Bị động: V-bare Be + V-ed/ cột 3
8. They (have) ___ will be having__ English from nine to ten in this room. Don’t let anyone
disturb them then.
TLTD: diễn tả hành động diễn ra vào một thời điểm cụ thể trong tương lai ( from nine to ten )
III. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket and write your answers on the
answer sheet. (1.0 point)
1. Despite his ____ familiarity____ with that type of vehicle, he had an accident because a cat
made him crash into a tree. FAMILIAR
Familiarity with sth (n): sự hiểu biết rõ về cái gì, sự quen thuộc với cái gì
Familiar (with sth) (a): quen thuộc, biết rõ (về cái gì)
Tính từ sở hữu + N
2. The _ efficiency__ of the education system in Finland is famous all around Europe.
EFFICIENT
Efficient (a): có hiệu quả, có năng suất cao
Efficiency (n): hiệu quả, năng suất
3. His latest ____ publication____ is a book of verse on the theme of relationships.
PUBLISH
Publish (v): xuất bản
Publication (n): sự công bố, sự xuất bản
4. Quite _____ incidentally____ I got some useful information at the party. INCIDENT
Incident (n): sự tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên
Incidentally (adv): bất ngờ, tình cờ
5. Reduction in government spending will ____ necessitate ___ further cuts in public services.
NECESSARY
Necessary (a): cần thiết, thiết yếu
Necessitate (v): bắt buộc phải có, cưỡng bách
6. An investigation has been under way for several days into the ___ disappearance___ of a
thirteen-year-old boy. APPEAR
7. ___ Fatherhood___ is a lifelong responsibility. FATHER
Father (n): ba, cha
Fatherhood (n): cương vị làm cha; tình phụ tử
8. They all show great __commitment__ to their singing and go to choir practice twice a week.
COMMIT
Commit (v): cam kết
Commitment (n): sự cam kết, lời cam kết
9. Even if you’re good at a game, you shouldn’t be ____ overconfident______.
CONFIDENCE
Confidence (n): sự tin tưởng, sự tin cậy
Overconfident (a): quá tin, cả tin
10. The sun and the moon are often ____personified _____ in poetry. PERSON
Person (n): người
Personify (v): nhân cách hóa  Personified (V-ed)
IV. Find and correct ONE error in each of the following questions. (0.5 point)
1. Had the committee members considered the alternatives more
1. Than  To
carefully, they would have realized that the second was superior than
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the first.
2. Major advertising companies have traditionally volunteered its
2. Its  Their
time to public service accounts.
3. We are confident that we will be possible to persuade our friends
3. Possible  able
to keep the school clean.
4. The pilot and the crew divided the life preservatives among the 4. Preservatives 
twenty frantic passengers. Preservers
5. Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the
5. Have  Has
cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought.

PART FOUR: READING (5.0 POINTS)

I. Read the text below and choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the
following passage. (1.0 point)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life, (1)
______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries
on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (2)
______ to stay alive, we are rapidly destroying the lonely resource we have by (3) ______ all
people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (4) ______ built on or washed into
the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover ( 5)
______ We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences.
(6) ______, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising
human numbers and consumption are (7) ______increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth's (8) ______ resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air,
energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9) ______ us fed, comfortable, healthy
and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources, they will last (10)______. But if we
use them wastefully and excessively, they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.
1. A. still B. despite C. yet D. although
2. A. for B. just C. already D. entirely
3. A. what B. that C. which D. then
4. A. sooner B. rather C. either D. neither
5. A. completely B. quite C. greatly D. utterly
6. A. As a result B. Moreover C. However D. Notwithstanding
7. A. having B. doing C. taking D. making
8. A. natural B. real C. living D. genuine
9. A. stay B. keep C. maintain D. hold
10. A. indefinitely B. definitely C. infinitely D. inflexibly
1. Still: vẫn còn
Despite/ In spite of + N/V-ing = Although/ Though/ Even though + Clause: mặc dù
Yet (đứng đầu câu): nhưng, tuy nhiên = however
2. For: cho , vì
Just: chỉ
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Already: đã, rồi
Entirely: hoàn toàn
3. Prep + which (chỉ vật)/ whom (chỉ người)
4. No sooner…than…: vừa mới/ ngay khi… thì đã.
Rather than: hơn là
Either… or…: hoặc…hoặc… (nghĩa khẳng định)
Neither…nor…: hoặc không… hoặc không (nghĩa phủ định)
5. Completely: hoàn toàn, đầy đủ  Recover completely: phục hồi hoàn toàn
Quite: khá, hoàn toàn
Greatly: lớn lao, phi thường
Utterly: hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối
6. As a result: kết quả là
Moreover: hơn thế nữa
However: tuy nhiên
Notwithstanding: tuy thế mà, bất chấp
7. Make demand on sth: đòi hỏi, yêu cầu cái gì
8. Natural resources: nguồn tài nguyên thiên nhiên
Real: có thật, sự thật
Genuine: thành thật, chân thật
9. Keep sb fed: có đủ thức ăn cho ai
10. Indefinitely: vô thời hạn
Definitely: chắc chắn
Infinitely: vô hạn, vô vàn
Inflexibly: không linh hoạt
II. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to each of the
following questions. (2.0 points)
Television’s contribution to family life in the United states has been an equivocal one.
For while it has indeed, kept the members of the family from dispersing, it has not served to
bring them together. By dominating the time families spend together, it destroys the special
quality that distinguishes one family from another, a quality that depends to a great extent on
what a family does, what special rituals, games, recurrent jokes, familiar songs, and shared
activities it accumulates. “Like the sorcerer of old” writes Urie Bronfenbrenner; “the television
set casts its magic spell, freezing speech and action, turning the living into silent statues so
long as the enchantment lasts. The primary danger of the television screen lies not so much in
the behavior it produces – although there is danger there – as in the behavior it prevents: the
talks, games, family festivities, and arguments through which much of the child’s learning
takes place and through which character is formed. Turning on the television set can turn off
the process that transforms children into people.”
Of course, families today still do special things together at times: go camping in the
summer, go to the zoo on a nice Sunday, take various trips and expeditions. But the ordinary
daily life together is diminished – that sitting around at the dinner table, that spontaneous
taking up of an activity, those little games invented by children on the spur of the moment
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when there is nothing else to do, the scribbling, the chatting, the quarreling, all the things that
form the fabric of a family that define a childhood.
Instead, the children have their regular schedule of television programs and bedtime,
and the parents have their peaceful dinner together. But surely the needs of adults are being
better met than the needs of children, who are effectively shunted away and rendered
untroublesome.
If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, shared everyday
experiences that occur and recur and change and develop, then it is not likely to survive as
anything other than a caretaking institution.
1. Which of the following best represents the author’s argument in the passage?
A. Television has negative effects on family life. (Ti vi có những ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến cuộc
sống gia đình.): Toàn bộ bài nói về ảnh hưởng tiêu cực của TV đến cuộc sống gia đình
B. Television has advantages and disadvantages for children. (Ti vi có những thuận lợi và khó
khăn đối với trẻ em.): chỉ là một ý nhỏ trong đoạn 1
C. Television should be more educational. (Truyền hình nên mang tính giáo dục nhiều hơn.):
Không có đề cập: “educational”
D. Television teaches children to be violent. (Ti vi dạy trẻ em bạo lực.): không đề cập
“violent”
2. The word that in the 1st paragraph refers to ______
A. contribution B. television C. special quality D. the time
Dẫn chứng: By dominating the time families spend together, it destroys the special quality
that distinguishes one family from another
Tạm dịch: Bằng cách chi phối thời gian gia đình dành cho nhau, nó làm mất đi phẩm chất đặc
biệt điều đó giúp phân biệt gia đình này với gia đình khác
3. Why is Urie Bronfenbrenner quoted in paragraph 2?
A. To present a different point of view from that of the author.
B. To provide an example of a television program that is harmful.
C. To expand the author’s argument.
D. To discuss the positive aspects of television.
Dẫn chứng: “Like the sorcerer of old” writes Urie Bronfenbrenner; “the television set cast its
magic spell, freezing speech and action, turning the living into silent statues so long as the
enchantment lasts,”. Đây chính là sự mở rộng luận điểm
4. The word freezing in the passage is closest in meaning to______
A. controlling B. halting C. dramatizing D. encouraging.
Freeze: đóng băng=halt: tạm dừng
Dramatize (v): kịch tính hóa
5. Urie Bronfenbrenner compares the television set to ______
A. statue B. an educator C. a family member D. a magician.
Dẫn chứng: writes Urie Bronfenbrenner; “the television set casts its magic spell: thần chú phép
thuật, …”
6. A child’s character is formed through all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. talks B. games C. family festivities D. peaceful dinners
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Dẫn chứng: as in the behavior it prevents: the talks, games, family festivities, and arguments
through which much of the child’s learning takes place and through which character is formed.
7. The thing that “form the fabric of a family” in paragraph 3 are ______
A. special thing B. ordinary things C. television programs D. children.
Dẫn chứng: But the ordinary daily life together is diminished … all the things that form the
fabric of a family that define a childhood.
Tạm dịch: Nhưng cuộc sống bình thường hằng ngày cùng nhau bị giảm bớt…tất cả những
thứ đó tạo nên kết cấu/ nề nếp của một gia đình, định hướng thời ấu thơ.
8. The word it in the last paragraph refers to______
A. the television B. the family C. its backlog D.an institution.
Dẫn chứng: If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, …, then it is
not likely to survive as anything other than a caretaking institution.
Tạm dịch: Nếu gia đình không tích lũy được tồn đọng của những kinh nghiệm được chia sẻ…
thì sau đó gia đình không có khả năng tồn tại như một tổ chức chăm sóc
9. According to the author, what distinguishes one family from another?
A. Doing ordinary things together. B. Watching television together.
C. Celebrating holidays together. D. Living together.
Dẫn chứng: By dominating the time …. distinguishes one family from another, a quality that
depends to a great extent on what a family does (Tạm dịch: Các đặt tính phụ thuộc rất nhiều
vào những gì một gia đình làm)
10. It can be inferred from the passage that a caretaking institution is one in which care is
given______
A. charitably B. lovingly C. constantly D. impersonally. (nhân
cách cong người)
Dẫn chứng: If the family does not accumulate its backlog of shared experiences, shared
everyday experiences that occur and recur and change and develop, then it is not likely to
survive as anything other than a caretaking institution.
III. Read the passage carefully and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS

Man has always depended on plants (1) ___ for___ food and many other useful
products. For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries. At first, (2)
__ early/primitive/prehistoric__ man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3)
__ gathered___ wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then man discovered how to
grow his own food. He planted seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For the first time, he
could be reasonably sure of his food (4) ___ supply___. He could settle down and build
shelters in the places (5) ___where ___ he grew food.

As populations began to increase, the demand for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools
and farming methods were insufficient in (6) ___ meeting/satisfying___ the demand, so man
cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work easier.
Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied and (7) __ experimented
__with plants. They told farmers how to (8) ___ control___ plant diseases, and how to grow
bigger and better crops. Now one man, with a wide knowledge of plants and the (9) help_ of

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machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not originally grow in
the soil or (10) ___ climate ___ of his community.

Early / primitive / prehistoric man (n): người sơ khai / nguyên thủy / tiền sử
Gather (v): thu nhập, thu thập
Food supply: cung câp thực phẩm, thức ăn
Meet / satisfy the demand: đáp ứng nhu cầu
PART FIVE: WRITING (5.0 POINTS)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1.75 points)
1. The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.
 But for his command of the local dialect, we could/ would have been put into prison / jail.
OR: But for his command of the local dialect, we couldn’t/ wouldn’t have been kept out of
prison / jail.
The local dialect: tiếng địa phương
Keep out of prison/ jail: vượt ngục
Put into prison/ jail: bỏ tù
But for/ Without + N, S + would/ could/ might + have + V-ed/ cột 3: Để nhấn mạnh danh từ
trong câu Điều Kiện loại 3
2. Pamela isn't sorry she decided to move to Florida.
 Pamela has no regret about deciding to move to Florida.
Have no regret about + Ving: không hối tiếc làm gì
3. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
 So dirty is that restaurant that no one wants to eat there.
S + be + so + adj + that + clause
 Inversion: So + adj + be + that + Clause: Cái gì đó quá đến nỗi mà
4. He was unable to paint the gate of his house because of the heavy rain.
The heavy rain made it impossible for him to paint the gate of his house.
Make it impossible/possible (for sb) to do st: Khiến cái gì không/ có thể cho ai làm gì
5. It was the weakness of the foundations that led to the collapse of the building.
 If it hadn’t been for the weakness of the foundations, the building wouldn’t have collapsed.
OR: If it hadn’t been for the weak foundations, the building wouldn’t have collapsed.
If it hadn’t been for + N, S + would/could/might + have + V-ed/ cột 3: Để nhấn mạnh danh từ
trong câu Điều Kiện loại 3
6. They tried hard so that they would pass the exam.
 With a view to passing the exam, they tried hard.
OR: With an eye to passing the exam, they tried hard.
With a view to + V-ing + sth: với mục đích, mục tiêu làm gì = With an eye to V-ing + sth:
nhằm mục tiêu
7. No one stands a chance of beating Mansell in this year’s championship.
 It’s a foregone conclusion that Mansell will win this year’s championship.
Foregone conclusion: Quyết định trước khi biết những yếu tố cần thiết
Stand a chance of + V-ing + sth: Có cơ hội làm được điều gì
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using the word given without changing it in any way. (1.25 points)
1. They must accept the fact that they haven’t made much progress in the struggle against
poverty. (TERMS)
 They must come to terms with the fact that they haven’t made much progress in the
struggle against poverty.
Come to term with sth/ sb = accept: chấp nhận cái gì, giải hòa với ai
2. Edna didn’t feel like going to the party. (MOOD)
 Edna was in no mood to go to the party.
Be in (no) mood + to V: (Không) có tâm trạng để làm gì
3. Freda was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having a washing machine.
(LOOK)
 Freda was afraid the neighbours would look down on / upon her for not having a washing
machine.
Look down on = Despise (v): xem thường, khinh thường >< Look up to= respect
4. She found the photographs when she was cleaning her room (CAME)
 She came across the photographs when she was cleaning her room.
Come across= run into= bump into: tình cờ gặp, vô tình thấy
5. Ella is just working here temporarily. (BEING)
 Ella is just working here for the time being.
For the time being= temporarily= tạm thời
III. Essay writing (2.0 points)
With the advent of the Internet, human life has been improved a great deal. However,
many people claim that the Internet has several negative impacts on family life. Do you
agree or disagree with this idea?
Write an essay of about 250 words to express your idea.

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