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Tháng 03/2013

Môn thi: tiếng anh, khối D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct

answer to each of the question from1 to 10.

Level of vocabulary

Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by the same speakers. In

English, at least three have been identified and described.

Standard usage of those word and expressions understood, listed and accepted by a majority of

the speakers of a language in any situation regardless of the level of formality. As such these words

and expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries. Colloquialism, on the other

hand, is familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language

and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal

situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial language. Slang, however, refers to

words and expressions understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as an

appropriate formal usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang maybe found in

standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial usage and slang are more common in

speech than in writing.

Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech, some slang also passes into standard

speech, but other slang expressions enjoy momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some

cases, the majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains them in their

collective memories. Every generation seem to require its own set of words to describe familiar

objects and events.

It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural conditions are necessary for

the creation of a large body of slang expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new

objects and situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large number of subgroups;

third, the association among the subgroups and the majority population.

Finally, it is worth noticing that the terms “standard”, “colloquial”, and “slang” exist only as

abstract labels for scholars who study language. Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language

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will be aware that they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English will,

during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of expressions.

1. The word “appropriate” in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to

A. Large B. important C. old D. correct

2. How slang defined by the author?

A. Words and phrases that are understood by restricted groups of speakers.

B. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal

usage

C. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.

D. Words and phrases accepted but the majority for formal usage.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that the author

A. Approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations.

B. Approve of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang

C. Doesn’t approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation.

D. Does not approve of colloquial usage in writing.

4. What does the author mean by the statement in paragraph 2 : “Colloquialism, on the other

hand, is familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language

and used in informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal

situations”?

A. Familiar words and phrases are found in in both speech and writing in formal setting.

B. Familiar situations that are experienced by most people are call colloquialism.

C. Informal language contains colloquialisms, which are not found in more formal language.

D. Most the speakers of a language use both informal and formal speech in appropriate

situations.

5. The author mentions all the followings as requirements for slang expressions to be created

EXCEPT:

A. A number of linguists C. new situations

B. interaction among diverse groups D. a new generation

6. Which of the following is the topic of the passage?

A. Dictionary usage C. different types of vocabulary

B. Standard speech D. idiomatic phrase

7. Which of the following is true of standard usage?

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A. It can be used in formal or informal settings

B. It is constantly changing

C. It is only understood by the upper classes

D. It is limited to written language.

8. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to

A. Memories B the majority C. slang phrases D. words

9. The word “obscurity” in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by

A. Influence B. tolerance C. qualification D. disappearance.

10. Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are most

commonly used?

A. Line 18-19 B. line 11-12 C. line 24-25 D. line 3-4

II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the answer to each of the

following question.

11. I came __________ this book while I was doing _______attic.

A. Into-with B. round-with C. into-away with D. across-up

12. There’s nothing I like more than ___________ for a brisk walk along the seashore.

A. Go B. out C. walk D. going

13. I had to pay the fine, ______?

A. Hadn’t I B. wouldn’t I C. don’t I D. didn’t I

14. Up________ and the people cheered.

A. Did the balloon goC. went the balloon

B. Has the balloon gone D. had the balloon go

15. ________ an athlete involves regular__________

A. To be – to train B. being – to train C. being – training D. be – train

16. I’d love to try and make that cake. Have got a (n) ___________ for it?

A. Ingredient B. recipe C. receipt D. prescription

17. At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him ________ to our point of

view.

A. Up B> back C. over D. round

18. - Let’s meet outside the theater.

- ____________

A. What about? C. yes, let us do it

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B. I’d like to go to that concert. D. is 6.30 all

right?

19. She is saving to buy one of _____________

A. Impressive square wood Italian dining tables

B. Those impressive square Italian wood dining tables

C. Impressive Italian dining wood square tables

D. That square Italian wood impressive dining tables

20. That was the happiest day _________ my life.

A. Of

B. in C. all D. for

21. You’ve got to be _______ certain before you decide.

A. Dead B. deadly C. deathly D. dearly

22. Jack can speak two languages. One is English, __________ is Vietnamese.

A. Another B. other C. the other D. others

23. Could I have ____________ sugar in my tea, please?

A. Few B. any C. little D. some

24. Scarcely ____________ when the fight broke out.

A. He had arrived B. had he arrived C. did he arrive D. he arrived

25. There were ____________ few tickets sold that the concert was canceled.

A. So B. such C. a D. very

26. The economics of the plan ________ the investors

A. Is worrying B. worry C. has worried D. are worrying

27. The four men who successfully retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton’s open-boat voyage across

________ Ocean are resting on South Georgia.

A. A Southern B. the Southern C. Southern D. the

28. _________she was brought up

A. It is London where C. it was London, where

B. It is in London, which D. it is in London that

29. What a dangerous thing to do! You __________ have been killed.

A. May B. might C. can D> must

30. Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers _____________.

A. Who ever lived C. when living

B. While he was still living D. to live

31. - _____________

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- No, that’s Helen’s

A. Are your luggages these ones? C. is your luggage this one?

B. Are these your luggages? D. is this your luggage?

32. Jane wishes she __________ more friends

A. Has had B. would have C. had D. has

33. She can’t bear people ________ at her.

A. To shout B. shouted C/ shout D. shouting

34. Fertilizers are __________ to the fields after the crops have been planted.

A. Added B. applied C. enriched D. used

35. His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers

A. Over B. on C. out D. up

36. Customer: ___________

Salesman: it is over there, next to the dry fruit section.

A. How much is a kilo of tea and coffee?

B. Can you help me? I can’t carry the tea and coffee.

C. I’m sorry; I didn’t buy the tea and coffee.

D. Excuse me, where is the tea and coffee?

37. I don’t mind ________ waiting for a few minutes.

A. To be kept B. being kept C. being D. keeping

38. John left without a word. If only he _________ something.

A. Says B. was saying C. said D. had said

39. – What is the matter with your son?

- ___________

A. He went to London two weeks ago.

B. He’s just graduated from university.

C. He’s got a headache

D. He did an experiment n a cure for the headache.

40. Sorry, do I know you?

- ___________

A. Hi! Haven’t seen you for ages C. how do you do?

B. We have met before, haven’t we D. fine, thank you! And you?

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III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet in indicate the word whose stress

pattern is different from the others’

41. A. involvement B. industrial C. organize D. pagoda

42. A. avertissement B. particular C. circumstance D. environment

43. A. introduce B. understand C. mechanizes D. volunteer

44. A. typical B. establish C. enormous D. impression

45. A. mushroom B. mountain C. movement D. moustache

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the

given one.

46. At this exact moment, I wish I had checked my answers more carefully.

A. Ever since I failed the test, I have been regretting not checking my answer carefully.

B. Had I checked my answer more carefully, I wouldn’t have failed the test.

C. Right now, I am regretting the fact that I didn’t check my answer carefully enough.

D. How I wish I had checked my answer after I had finished the test.

47. The cheap book is better designed than the expensive one.

A. The book which costs more doesn’t have as good d design as that which costs less.

B. While both books are well designed, the design of one is better than that of the other.

C. Though the first book is only slightly more expensive than the other, the latter has better

design.

D. Both of the books have a good design, yet the less expensive one’s a bit better.

48. It is nearly sunset now and I still haven’t eaten anything since the breakfast.

A. Breakfast was the last thing that I ate and the sun will be setting soon.

B. I generally don’t eat anything since breakfast, and now it is almost sunset.

C. There hasn’t been time to eat anything since breakfast, and now it is almost sunset.

D. I’m getting hungry because it’s almost evening and I haven’t even eaten breakfast today.

49. Despite the recent lack of rain lately, the farms are still doing quite well.

A. Due to absence of any rain lately, there is beginning to be a bit of trouble on the farms

B. The outlook for farm production is positive in spite of how little rain there has been lately.

C. The farms are not having too much trouble, even though there has not been any rain lately.

D. However little I may rain in general, the farms always manage to perform at a fairly high

level.

50. The taxi driver ignored the stop sign, so it was only natural that he crashed his vehicle.

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A. Naturally, the taxi driver nearly had an accident after he had disregarded the stop sign.

B. Since he had no attention to the stop sign, it is not surprising that the taxi driver has an

accident.

C. The taxi driver probably crashed his car because he was foolish enough to ignore the stop

sign

D. As he had completely disregarded the stop sign, the taxi driver was lucky to avoid his car.

V. Mark the letter A, B. C or D to indicate the best way to make meaning sentences with the

words provide.

51. My strength/ work well with a variety personalities/ persistent and punctual.

A. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and I am very persistent,

and punctual.

B. My strengths include being able to work well with a variety of personalities, in addition to, I

am cry persistent and punctual.

C. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities, and being very persistent

and punctual.

D. My strengths is to work with a variety of personalities, besides, I am persistent and punctual.

52. My academic background/ BA certificate in Tourism/ I/ two years’ experience/ work as a

tour guide.

A. My academic background which has a BA certificate and in Tourism. Moreover, I have two

years’ experience of working as a tour guide.

B. My academic background that us a BA certificate in Tourism. Moreover, I have two years’

experience of working as a tour guide.

C. My academic background includes a BA certificate in Tourism and I have two years’

experience of working as a tour guide.

D. My academic background it is a BA certificate in Tourism as well as I have two years’

experience of working as a tour guide.

53. My résumé/ enclose/ contact/me/ every afternoon/ look forward to/ be interviewed.

A. My résumé is enclosed. Please contact me every afternoon. Therefore, I am looking forward

to being interviewed

B. My résumé is enclosed and contact me every afternoon. I look forward to be interviewed.

C. My résumé which is enclosed, so please contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to

being interviewed.

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D. My résumé is enclosed. You can contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being

interviewed.

54. I/ read/ advertisement/ your company/ today’s newspaper.

A. I have just read the advertisement of your company in today’s newspaper.

B. I would like to read the advertisement of your company on today newspaper.

C. I enjoy reading the advertisement of your company in today’s newspaper.

D. I read the advertisement which is of your company in today’s newspaper.

55. I think/ I/ meet your requirements/ I/write/ apply for the position/ English – speaking local guide

A. I think I must meet your requirements so that I am writing to apply for the position of

English speaking local guide

B. Because I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of

English speaking local guide.

C. As I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English

speaking local guide.

D. I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English

speaking local guide.

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to

65

TATOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION

Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of

the _________ (56) classes. On the other hand, tattooing was _______ (57) in Europe by the early

Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to ______ (58).

It was not until the late 18th

century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islanders decorating

their bodies with tattoos, that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with

pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing ________ (59) in popularity. A survey

by the French army in 1881 __________ (60) that among the 378 men ___________ (61) there

were 1333 designs.

Nowadays, not everybody find tattoos acceptable. Some people think that getting one is silly

because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some __________ (62) about__________

(63) a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the

_______________(64) of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is

_____________(65) the pain.

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56. A. upper B. greater C. extreme D. high

57. A. banned B. exported C. blamed D. finished

58. A. Do B. be C. create D. make

59. A. made B. won C. gained D. earned

60. Declared B. said C. showed D. explained

61. A. spoken B. inquired C. demanded D. questioned

62. A. concern B. trouble C. threat D. danger

63. A. having B. catching C. gaining D. infecting

64. A. pace B. system C. progress D. process

65. A. owe B. due C. worth D. deserved

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words / phrases that need correcting to

make perfect sentences.

66. Of the two lecturers, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it

had such a dynamic style.

A. The best B. the first C. who D. such a

67. Someone who ever try to pick up spilled mercury will agree that this element is hard to

handle

A. to pick up B. someone who C. agree that D. to handle

68. Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their

reservations and proceed to Hawaii.

A. To change B. proceed C. reaching D. is

69. At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left

exactly where he lay them.

A. Them B. have been left C. lay D. exactly

70. The officials of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present their registration card

and a valid Texas driver’s license before receiving a ballot.

A. Receiving B. their C. driver’s D. present

VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best

answers to the questions from 71 to 80.

1 During the 19th

century, women in the United States organized and participated in a large

number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve

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education, ban the sale of alcohol, and, most importantly, to free the slaves. Some women saw the

similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy

5 Stone are feminists and abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and blacks. A

number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philips, also

supported he rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in antislavery activities.

Probably more than any other movements, abolitionism offered women previously denied entry in

politics. They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and the conditions

10 of others.

When the Civil War ended in 1865, the 14th

and 15th

Amendments to the Constitution adopted

in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women. Discouraged but

revolved, feminists influenced more and more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869, the

Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but the eastern stares resisted more

15 stubbornly than before. A women suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since 1878

but it continually failed to pass until 1920, when 19th

Amendment granted women the right to vote.

71. The word “suffrage” in line 12 could be best replaced by

A. Pain C. freedom from bondage

B. Citizenship D. the right to vote

72. What had occurred shortly after the Civil war?

A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.

B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in

Congress.

C. Black people were granted the right to vote.

D. The eastern states resisted the end of the war.

73. The word “it” in line 16 refers to

A. Congress B. vote

C. 19th

Amendment D. bill

74. What does the 19th

Amendment guarantee?

A. Citizenship for women. C. voting right for women

B. Voting right for blacks D. citizenship for blacks

75. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?

A. The 14th

and 15th

Amendment C. women’s suffrage

B. Abolitionists D. the Wyoming territory

76. The word “ban” in line 3 most nearly meaning to

A. Limit B. encourage C. prohibit D. publish

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77. The word “primarily” in line 9 is closest meaning to?

A. Finally B. above all C. somewhat D. always

78. The word “supported” in line 5 could be best replaced by?

A. Promoted B. disregarded C. contested D. acknow-

ledged

79. According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?

A. To amend the Declaration of Independent.

B. To be elected to public office

C. To improve the conditions of life that existed at the time

D. To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president.

80. When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States?

A. After 1866 B. after1878 C. after 1920 D. after 1870

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