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PHÀN I ____________________________
CÄC DE THI CHINH THÜC
D E THI NÄM 1998
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group.
1. A. food
B. look
C. took
D.good
2. A.than
B. theatre
C. theory
D. thorough
3. A. nourish
B. flourish
C.courageous
D.courage
4. A. orchestra
B. orchard
C. chasm
D. chemical
5. A. mouths
B. cloths
C. booths
D. months
6. A. vanish
B. vapid
C. valve
D. various
7. A. bought
B. sought
C. drought
D. fought
8. A. comfortable
B. come
C. some
D. comb
9. A. whistle
B. little
C. gentle
D. battle
10. A. subtle
B. plumber
C.doubt
D. herbage
B. Underline the stressed syllable of the following words.
demonstrative
monopoly
impetus
preferential
extravagant
prejudice
personnel
sabotage
legitimate
horoscope
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Multiple choices
Choose the best answers.
L The charges brought against the government official finally hurt nothing
but his vanitv.
A. family
B. prospects
C. pride
D. image
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2. During the war, the shipping lanes proved vulnerable to be attacked.
A. susceptible
B. dangerous
C. futile
D. feasible
3. The manager told his assistant to ____ the mistake immediately.
A. rectify
B. maltreat
C. sanction
D. banish
4. Peter, Harry, and Chuck were first, second, and third in th e __________
school cross-country race.
A. respectively
B. actively
C. responsively
D. tremendously
5. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention_______.
A. limit
B. span
C. duration
D. time
6. The ticket ________ one person to the museum.
A. allows
B. admits
C. permits
D. accepts
7. The lamp is ________ to the ceiling by means of a hook.
A. attached
B. related
C. connected
D. installed.
8. The company director’s asked the government to ________in the dispute
and prevent a strike.
A. intervene
B. interact
C. intercept
D. interpose
9. People believe there is a ________between the two crimes.
A. joint
B. chain
C. link
D. connector
10. Some people feel that television should give less______ to sport.
A. programs
B. coverage
C. concern
D. involvement
B. Word formation
Supply the correct form o f the words in brackets.
1. Meiling signed up for th e ________course, (.economy)
2. Various________ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
(practice)
3. Shd took the job to b e ________independent, (finance)
4. We can look forward to a period o f________. (prospects)
5. You must forgive m y________in these matters, (experience)
6. I’ve never known such a ________person, (quarrel)
7. She uses a good-quality oil for proper________. (lubricate)
8. Like oil, gas is a fossil fuel and is thus a ________ source of energy.
(renew)
9. When Jean made up for the play, she w as________. (recognize)
10. Sam was accused of stealing some docum ents______ . (confidence)
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PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and particles
а. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.
1. Write in pencil then if you make a mistake you can easily rub it ______.
2. She was --------- the point ______ saying something, but, changing her
mind, remained silent.
3. My name is William, they call me B ill________short.
4. The bus was held_________because a tree had fallen_______ the road.
5. You’ll have to work very hard today to make ________ the time you
wasted yesterday.
б. The police broke________the demonstration.
7. A new magazine has just com e__________.
8. She was converted_______Catholicism_______ near death-bed.
9. Don’t try to cheat in my class, it’s useless and you’ll never g e t_______it.
10. I w a s ________the impression that I had paid you th e _________work
you d id ________for me.
b. Complete the following sentences, using the verbs and particles provided.
Verbs:
show, draw, go, make
Prepositions:
through, up, for, off
1. A red car has ju st________in front of our house.
2. Some women invited to a wedding party always try t o ________their
figures.
3. It was 10 o’clock when he finally__________ .
4. My father_________ _ the two world wars.
5. It’s getting late; we’d better turn round an d ________home.
B. Verb tenses and forms
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
1. By the time you (finish) ________ your twelfth grade this summer, I
(graduate)________from my university.
2. I could tell from the (frighten) ______________ look on her face that
somethingterribele (happen)________.
3. You (know )________nothing (m ove)______________since you (send)
________away (cure)________ .
4. He resented (ask)________(wait)__________ . He (expect) the minister
(see)________him at once.
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5. Once (bite)________ , twice shy.
6. I’d rather (live)________ in the eighteenth century than in the nineteenth
century.
7. The students requested that the test (postpone)______________, but the
instructor decided against a postponement.
8. Next time we go (house-hunt)________, remember (a sk )________the
agent for clear directions.
9. It was our fault to keep Mary (wait)_____so long. We (inform) ______
her in advance.
PART FOUR: WRITING
A. Sentence transform ation
Finish each o f the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the printed one.
1. He is more a lecturer than a teacher.
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H e__________________________________________________________
2. You won’t find a school anywhere whose pupils get such results.
Nowhere____________________________________________________
3. You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
No matter___________________________________________________
4. Even though I admire his courage, I think he’s foolish.
M uch_______________________________________________________
5. They are soon accustomed to swimming.
It i s ______ __ _______________________________________________
6. Customs officials arc stopping more travelers than usual this week.
An increased_______________________________________________
7. The police arc advising vigilance as there have been more robberies
lately.
8. I’m the only child in my family.
My mother gave_____________________________________________
9. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no tim e___________________________________________________
10.1 don’t understand a single word of this letter.
/ can't m ake________________________________________________
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B. Key-word transformation
Rewrite the following sentences as directed by using exactly the words in
brackets.
1. I can nearly remember the word, (tongue)
2. She was smoking in the bathroom, I went in to the bathroom and knew
that, (caught)
3. Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to exist on the money
they earn, (ends)
4. He was forced to apologize, (choice)
5. If it costs too much, we’ll have to consider, (event)
6. The explorers disregarded the mosquitoes, (notice)
7. Try not to panic even if you don’t know what is going to happen, (your head)
8. John inflated the tires of his bicycle, (blew)
9. The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness, (onset)
PART FIVE: READING
A. Cloze test
Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
In British English this standard accent is known as R.P. or Received
Pronunciation. This coupled with the sort of English described in grammar books
is the accepted (1) ________. Its use, however, is restricted (2) ________
geographically and socially; it is most (3) ________ used among the middle
classes in the south of England. Its speakers, (4) ________, carry both a
geographical and (5) ________ label, as do the speakers of all its variants,
although the more socially mobile someone is the more complex his accent
becomes, and so the more ( 6 ) ________he is to label. Attitudes towards this
vary, from the parents (7 )________train their children not to speak with a local
( 8 ) ________ so that “they will have a better chance in life”, to the liberal,
trendy young manager who adopts a local accent (9) ________ a form of
inverted snobbery. But these stances are extreme, but, nevertheless, the (10)
________between language and social status is a potentially explosive subject
in British society.
B. Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state,
akin to the legendary Atlantis in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city.
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dubbed “marin-nation”, would have about one million inhabitants, two airports,
and possibly even a space port. Marin-nation, if built, would be a separate
country but could serve as a home for international organizations such as the
United Nations and the World Bank.
Aside from the many political social problems that would have to be
solved, the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The initial stage
requires the building of a circular dam 18 miles in diameter attached to the bed
in relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred
powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water
lrom within the dam. When empty and dry, the area would have a city
constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300 feet below sea level.
According to designers, the hardest task from engineering point of view would
be to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
1 all goes well, it is hoped that marin-nation could be ready for habitation at
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the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone would
want to live in such an isolated and artificial community, however, it will remain
an open question until that time.
1. To what does the underlined phrase “the city” refer?
A. A Japanese construction company
C. The United Nations
B. Atlantis
D. A future city
2. What kind of city will marin-nation be?
A. underground
B. underwater
C. marine
D. Legendary
3. The tone of the passage is ________.
A. sarcastic
B. humorous
C. judgmental
D. informative
4. The problem of Marin-nation focused on here is mainly______
A. human
C. political
B. engineering
D. social
5. By referring to Atlantis in the passage, the author is saying that
A. marin-nation will never be built.
B. marin-nation is a city in the ocean.
C. even if built, marin-nation will fail.
D. marin-nation is only a dream.
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B E THI NAM 1999
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group.
I. A. tickled
B. published
C. produced
D. replaced
2. A. baths
B.speeds
C.forgoes
D. drags
3. A. break
B. weight
C. plane
D. said
4. A. watch
B. want
C. bank
D. what
5. A. gaiety
B. gene
C. gesture
Drmargarine
6. A. says
B. bays
C.days
D. rays
7. A. choke
B. churen
C. chirp
D. choir
8. A. foot
B.shoot
C. cook
D. shook
9. A. keen
B. deep
C. sheer
D. meet
B. Underline the stressed syllables of the following words.
photographer
ancestor
documentary
improvement
premium
abyss
prosecute
sympathetically
necessary
employee
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Multiple choices
Choose the best answers.
1. A person who has drunk too much alcohol would
A. stagger
B. swagger
C. tramp
D. prowl
2. It takes roughly 4,000 pounds of petals to make a single pound of rose oil.
A. as much as
B. amazingly
C. more or less
D. relatively
3. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a ________writer.
A. fruitful
B. fertile
C. virile
4. The party’s election________proved to be successful.
A. campaign
B. movement
C. struggle
D. prolific
D. fight
5. No one appreciated his work during his lifetime, b u t________ it is clear
that he is a great artist.
A. in the aftermath
B. by the time
C. in retrospect
D. in this eventuality
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6. Who would take the Hippocratic oath?
A. a barrister
B. a priest
C. a doctor
D. a soldier
7. Nations that live in concord are nations that live together in peace.
A. war
B. harmony
C. conformity
D. happiness
8. ________ receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message
to Algeria.
A. On
B. In
C. With
D. By
9. My passport_______last month, so I will have to get a new one.
A. elapsed
B. expired
C. ended
D. terminated
10.1 am never free on Tuesday evening as I have a _____________
arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend.
A. long-standing
B. long-lived
C. long-range
D. long-lasting
B. Word formation
Supply the correct forms o f the words in brackets.
1. The student failed the math exam because he forgot the_____ . (formulaic)
2. My car is too much________to take on a long journey, (rely)
3. The new ________ has certainly made things a lot easier in the town
center since it has taken away the through traffic, (pass)
4. Nobody gets________ treatment in this office, (prefer)
5. He’s m ore________than expected, (tolerate)
6. The museum doesn’t charge fo r________on Sundays, (admit)
7. We can look forward to a period o f________. (prosper)
8. This kind of activity can b e ________. (benefit)
9. Our education must put an end to ________. (literate)
10.Please________ our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply, (know)
PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. After the operation, he had to g e t________on crutches.
2. I want you to copy carefully________the model.
3. 1 turned________ at the meeting but the others didn’t come.
4. My shoes w ear_______very quickly since I started walking to the office.
5. The African elephant will be extinct within twenty years if an
international campaign______the ivory trade is not started immediately.
6. The ship was bound________Japan when it ran into typhoon.
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7. The gun w ent________in his hand while he was cleaning it.
8. This is a very important decision. All our lives a re ________ stake.
9. It always pays to buy high-quality goods ________ the long run it’s
cheaper.
B. Verb tenses and forms
Supply the correct forms o f the verbs in brackets.
1. Does that road need________(broad).
2. It’s obligatory that the voyage________(cancel).
3. Were I ________(know) the truth, I would tell you about it.
4. I’d rather you________(keep) your mouth________ (shut).
5. He suggested that a petition________(draw) up.
6. We must take an umbrella. It
._____(rain).
7- S he________(be) here but sh e________ (go) down with flu.
8. Without your assistant, we ______ (not be) able to complete our last
project in our allotted time.
PART FOUR: WRITING
A. Sentence transformation
Finish each o f the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the printed one.
1. Alternative medicine is a complete mystery to some people.
Some people a re __________________ __________________________
2. The number of people killed in industrial accidents this year is now
fifteen.
Already this year_____________________________________________
3. You may be disqualified if you don’t obey the regulations.
Failure__________ _________________________________ '
4. He tried hard so that he would win the first prize.
With________________________________________________________
5. Having made all the arrangements, they decided to go any way.
Since_______________________________•
____________________
6. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.
Most students are capable____________________________ _______
7. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
Not until________
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8. They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.
The excuse__________________________________________________
9. You needn’t make an appointment to see the personnel manager.
There’s ______________________________________________________
10. Can I speak to someone about my problem?
Would i t ____________________________ ________________________
B. Key-word transform ation
Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these
words.
1. I found the story she told me very interesting, (fascinated)
2. I’ve lost interest in going to the same place all the time, (fed up)
3. Mass tourism has been one of the causes of the problems,
(blame)
4. The rain was coming down in torrents, (cats)
5. People’s race, creed or color is not taken into account when they apply for
a job with us. (irrespective)
6. All teachers like Kate, (popular)
7. That jumper you knitted for my daughter no longer fits her. (grown)
8. He is said to be a very hard bargainer, (reputation)
9. He doesn’t appreciate his wife, (granted)
10. The amount the firm spent on the project initially was $15,000. (outlay)
PART FIVE: READING COMPREHENSION
A. Cloze test
Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
“Being in space is an exhilarating experience”, recalls astronaut Buzz
Aldrin, member of the three-man (1 )________which made history 25 years ago
(2)
they succeeded in (3) ______ the first men ever to set (4)
________on the moon. Just being (5) _________to float around IS amazing.
Unfortunately, the space suits were very restrictive so we weren’t (6 )________
to move about very easily”. They made the job of (7 )________moon rock and
soil to bring ( 8 ) ________ to Earth, we were put in quarantine. It was still not
known (9) ________ life existed on the Moon, Neil’s famous first footprint
should (10)________ be there until it is disturbed by other visitors.
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B. Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and decide whether the statements are TRUE (T)
or FALSE (F).
The plan to join the British Isles to the European continent by boring a tunnel
under the sea between Dover, England, and Calais, France, was originally
proposed in the second half of the nineteenth century. The bill authorizing the
work was rejected in 1883. The plan was again proposed in 1930 by many
enthusiastic supporters. The tunnel was to be the longest ever made and an
engineering wonder. However, the estimated cost, the military risks, and the
doubt as to the feasibility of construction lead to the rejection of the proposal in
June 1930. Finally, in the 1980s, the proposal was accepted and tunneling began.
^.................
7...............
The plan to unite the British Isles with the European continent
has been proposed three times.
The plan to unite the British Isles with the European continent
has been rejected three times.
3 ............
1 was believed by some that the tunnel posed a threat to national
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security.
4 ............
Some people did not believe that the tunnel was a viable idea in
the 1930s.
5...............
6...............
7...............
Tunneling originally began in Calais, France.
The plan was rejected in 1883 because the people were bored.
Theconstruction of the tunnel ledto the rejection of the proposal
in 1930.
8 ............
^...............
10...............
The tunnel made in 1930 was the longest ever made.
The supporters of the tunnel wanted to hức a onderful engineer.
The estimated cost of the tunnel was prohibitive in 1930.
Đ Ể THI NĂM 2000
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced
differently from that of the others in each group.
1 .A. canary
B. share
C. baron
D. pharaoh
2. A. pug
B. puke
C. pumice
D. pustule
3. A. chaperon
B. charity
C. challenge
D. Charlie
4. A. this
B. mother
C. think
D. that
5. A. furl
B. fur
C .furze
D. furrier
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C. telefilm
B. telemetry
6. A. course
C. telefilm
B. telemetry
7. A. telecast
B. resound
C. resonant
8. A. resign
C. common
9. A. complete
B. command
C. comb
B. sob
10. A. nib
Underline the stressed syllables of the following words.
decimeter
abacus
synonymous
ambuscade
tarpaulin
fertile
epticaemia
revenue
D. teleology
D. teleology
D.resource
D. community
D. curb
formica
comparable
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Multiple choices
Choose the best answers.
1. They began constructing the bridge in 1960, but several y ears________
before the project was completed.
A. advanced
B. clasped
C. proceeded
D. progressed
2. The pointed______of the church could be seen from miles away.
A. dome
B. building
C. summit
D. steeple
3. I wish we’d never bought him a TV. All he ever does is s it________to
the box.
A. fixed
B. stuck
C. glued
D. sealed
4. I was proud to be _______ out for special praise for my performance.
A. selected
B. singled
C. separated
D. distinguished
5. She was ________ out of 115 applicants for the position of Managing
Director.
A. short-changed
B. short-listed
C. short-sighted
D. short-handed
6. You’ll feel better after you have taken a ______ of cough medicine.
A. ration
B. helping
C. dose
7. In recent years, many hills have been
A. demolished
B. levelled
D. portion
to give way to buildings.
C. flattened
D. felled
8. The house possesses extensive________with gardens, tennis courts, and
an orchard.
A. grounds
B. property
C. fields
D. surroundings
9. The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people________
into icy water.
A. drowned
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B. emerged
C. plunged
D. repulsed
10.No one knows precisely how much he earns a month, but $2,500 can’t be
________of the mark.
A. wide
B. far
C. broad
D. distant
B. Word formation
Supply the correct forms o f the words in brackets.
1. I was late because I ________how much time I would need, (estimate)
2. 1 don’t care if you’d had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was
quite________. (defend)
3. The cat is in the sunshine________. (luxury)
4. Don’t judge the matter by my opponent’s ________statement, but wait
till you have heard the other side, (lateral)
5. Some phones can recognise your voice and b e ________by it. (act)
6. Are all those________they put in food really necessary? (add)
7. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in
. (repair)
8. She complained
about his rudeness________. (cease)
9. I try to an occasion when I might be 600 feet below sea lev el________ .
(vision)
10. ______ and overpopulation are two of the most difficult problems in the
Third World countries, (forest)
PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions
Fill in each blank with a correct preposition.
1. He lost his jo b ________no fault of his own.
2. Her bright red hair made her stand________from the others.
3. There should be some new s________the hour.
4. Stop wasting time! Get to my office________the double.
5. I have already told her that I won’t goto Spain, but she’s still trying to talk
m e ________.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Before they hire anyone they should check______ his background.
You must account________the manager for the money you used.
I met him at the party and he asked________you.
I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They’re going to take me
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B. Verb tenses and forms
Supply the correct forms o f the verbs in brackets.
1. Congress has decreed that the gasoline tax (abolish)________.
2. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk ________
(disturb) while I (b e)________out.
3. He took a risk investing money with them. I’d rather he (not do)____ it.
4. - He had two bottles of Coke and got drunk.
- He (not g e t)________drunk on Coke.
5. The laundry has a nice fresh smell from (dry)________in the sun.
6. He was far from satisfied with the way things (turn)________out. He sat
(lose) ________ in thoughts.
7. Before changing lifestyles (begin)________to separate modern families,
several generations of the same family (often live)________together.
PART FOUR: WRITING
A. Sentence transformation
Finish each o f the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the printed one.
1. It was a red-letter day.
That day___________ _________________________________________
2. Our present financial problems will soon be a thing of the past.
We shall______________________________ ______________________
3. Fancy you and I meeting in the middle of Africa like this.
It’s really odd___________________________________________ ____
4. We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
Much to ________________________________ ______ ______________
5. You’ve got a nerve, implying that it was all my fault.
How dare____________________________________________________
6. He made no bones about helping me.
He didn ’t _________________________ _______________ ___________
7. Its lack of irregular verbs makes Esperanto a unique language.
Unlike______________________________________________________
8. He never thought of telling her
It never_______________________________________________ _____
9. The dress was so tempting that I bought it.
/ couldn 't resist_____________
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10. The idea no longer interests her.
She has gone________________________________________________
B. Key-word transformation
Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these
words.
1. Very little money was raised by the charity appeal, (response)
2. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor, (jeopardy)
3. That wasn’t what I meant at all. You’ve completely misunderstood me as
usual, (stick)
4. I don’t like him because he boasts a lot. (mouth)
5. He liked the new job straight away, (duck)
6. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed, (leaf)
7. The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country,
(storm)
8. Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still haven’t decided
on the candidate they are going to vote for. (fence)
9. He’s not sure whether to go or not. (minds)
lO.She has extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt, (very)
PART FIVE: READING
A. Cloze test
Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
Society does not encourage crying as a form of ( 1 ) ________ expression.
The shedding of tears to make people feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. The
(2)
race is the only species that sheds emotional tears. What (3)
_______ docs crying serve?
It has been suggested that emotional tears play a role in the (4 )________of
stress. Scientific studies have revealed that emotional tears contain a chemical
which is one of the body’s natural (5) ________killers. The chemical is not
found in tears (6 )________as a response to slicing onions. Scientists think that
tears may (7 )________to remove substances that accumulate in the body under
stress. This would explain why many people feel much better after crying. As a
result of the view that it is not (8 )________to cry, men tend to hold back their
tears. This may explain when men develop more stress - related diseases than
women.
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(9 )_______ emotion, be if a feeling of sadness or happiness, is stressful. Tears
are therefore shed as a response to sorrow, anger or joy. It is natural to cry. Indeed,
it may be (10)________to hold back tears.
B. Reading comprehension
Rearrange the follow inf; sentences into the correct order to make a passage.
EYEWITNESS GUIDES
1. It all started just six years ago with Birds. Since then, Eyewitness Guides
have become a publishing sensation - 50 subjects covered, 40 countries
conquered, 15 million copies sold.
2. We live in an age of television, video and interactive computing, in which
children are skilled at absorbing data from images at a glance. While this
makes them respond favourably to visual learning, the disadvantage is that
they sometimes lack confidence with words.
3. One of the main reasons behind the books’ success is the discovery that,
against a white background, even the most familiar objects can look
wonderful.
4. Eyewitness Guides are the outcome of a unique approach, in which
photographs, models, maps and diagrams are specially produced.
5. But the success of Eyewitness Guides cannot be measured in statistics
alone, for these high-quality reference books have established a
completely original way of presenting information.
6. Everything is done to make certain that they compete with the impact of
television images.
7. So, what the Eyewitness Guides have done is to combine the two
elements, words and pictures, treating them as just one thing entertainment.
8. Often a single photographic image will lake up an entire double page
spread grabbing your attention.
9. But these books have one major advantage children can return to them again
and again, finding something fresh to read every time.
10. Whatever the image, you’ll always find the text right along side, building
your understanding of the subject.
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D E THI NAM 2001
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose sound is different from that of the others in
each group.
1. A. ransom
B. ancient
C. danger
D. change
2. A. putsch
B. putt
C. pussy
D. pulpit
3. A. debt
B. nib
C. absorb
D. absent
4. A. fluoride
B. hide
C. arid
D. miserly
5. A. wicked
B. hatred
C.sacred
D. looked
6 A. laugh
B. plough
C.enough
D.cough
7. A. delicate
B. concentrate
C. private
D.accurate
8. A. thunderstorm
B. greengrocer
C. prefer
D. louder
9. A. carriage
B.voyage
C. massage
D. dosage
10. A. months
B. paths
C. wreaths
D. youths
B. List the words given in each column according to their stress patterns.
petrogenecist,
cumulative,
cinematographer,
suffragette,
monetarism,
gastronomy, educator, memorabilia, chivalrous, luxuriance, pharmaceutical,
demonstrative, voluntary, personify, presidium, ascertain, tattoo, documentary,
triangle, incomprehensible
PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Multiple choices
Choose the best word from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.
1. The drivers have rejected proposals to end the strike and the other
workers have come out in __________ .
A. consent
B. return
C. sympathy
D. collaboration
2. If you make her laugh while she’s eating, she’ll __________ .
A. choke
B. gasp
C. sneeze
D. swallow
3. The ending of the joke was s o __________ that no one laughed.
A. predictable
B. potential
C. foreseen
D. anticipated
4. Her allergy to fish is so severe that th e __________sight of it makes her
feel sick.
A. simple
B. easy
C. plain
D. mere
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5. After leaving school, Nigel decided to __________in the army.
A. enlist
B. enroll
C. register
D. sign
6. Unless you give up smoking, you’ll __________the risk of damaging your
health.
A. bear
B. suffer
C. make
D. run
7. I’m n o t__________ to your plan, but it needs modifying.
A. objected
B. disputed
C. opposed
D. conflicted
8. The audience________his appearance on stage with thunderous applause.
A. clapped
B. protested
C. rewarded
D. hailed
9. The shop assistant was arrested_________thefts from the store.
A. in response to
B. in connection with
C. referring to
D. with regard to
10.For a while I was at a _________ to know what to say.
A. blank
B. pain
C. loss
D. crisis
B. Word formation
Use the correct form o f the word given in parentheses to fill in the blank in
each sentence.
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat _________
(heart). What a shame!
2. A list o f_______ (come) events will be posted on the notice board.
3. She’s quite a n __________ (eye)!
4. Listening to that doctor’s talk was a very______ (rich) experience.
5. His family suffered from his__________(expend).
6. We have_________ (zero) temperatures every night in mid-winter.
7. T h e__________(edit) staff consists of ten experienced journalists.
8. The two nations finally agreed to sign a(n )________ (aggressive) pact to
normalize their diplomatic relations.
9. This leads to more pressure being put on th e ________(adequate) public
transport system.
10-_________ (accompany) children will not be allowed to cross busy roads.
PART THREE: GRAMMAR
A. Prepositions and particles
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or particle to make
meaningful sentences.
1. He was punctual_________ the minute.
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2. Paul won’t do anything without asking his wife first. She’s really got him
her thumb.
3. You need to show that picture__________a dark background.
4. I’ll keep your application__________ file for the time being.
5. Now that everybody is here. Let’s com e__________ to business.
6. He looks like his father__________appearance.
7. Geology is a science I am not conversant
__________ .
8. I’m always so shy __________ strangers. I know I should have more
confidence myself but I can’t help it.
9. The milk smells horrible. It must have g o n e__________ , so you have to
put lemon in your tea.
10. I think he’s not serious__________becoming a teacher. He just plays
__________ the idea.
11. His aunt just died, so he will com e__________a lot of money.
12 . ________ first, they couldn’t make_______ who was_______ the plan.
13. Nowadays, many youngsters try to keep________________ the Joneses.
14. If you have any difficulty, I will help you__________ .
15. He still worked although it was w ell__________ in the night.
B. Verb tenses and forms
Put the verbs given in brackets into their appropriate tense or form.
1. The accident_________(report)________ (cause) by a reckless motorist.
2. When I get my degree, I _________(study) at this school for four years.
3. I don’t know why you always__________ (talk) in class, boys.
4. I didn’t do the test well. I __________ (prepare) it very carefully at home.
5. Who was that girl you_________(talk) to when I ________ (pass) you in
the street?
6. Today is the first anniversary of Grandpa Max’s death, and I __________
(think) about him all day. How fortunate I __________ (b e )___________
(have) a Grandpa like him!
7. - I found that everything I said on the phone had been reported to the
police.
- Your phone (tap)__________ .
8. This time next year I probably_________(live) on the other side of the
world.
9. By the time the war was over, thousands of innocent people______(kill).
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10. My uncle would rather that I __________(not, leave) yesterday.
11. When I see my sister again, she__________(finish) all her exam.
12. The w eather_________ (be) bad, they couldn’t b u t__________ (cancel)
the camping trip.
13. It’s a great pity you __________ (not, come) to Brighton with us last
Sunday. As y o u __________ (never, see) the sea before, i t __________
(be) a new experience.
PART FOUR: WRITING
A. Sentence transform ation (structure)
Complete the sentences in such a way that each o f the sentences means
almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive.
Impressed___________________________________________________
2. He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
He needn ' t ___________________________________________________
3. “I’m innocent,” she said, and the court believed her.
She convinced_______________________________________________
4. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last_____________________________________________________
5. I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes.
What's______________________________________________________
6. The team is the same as it was for last Saturday’s match.
There have__________________________________________________
7. Couldn’t you have got a bus to the station?
Wasn 7 __________________________________________________ ___
8. You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you?
Weren 7 ______________________________________________________
9. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass
qualifications.
The m ore___________________________________________________ _
10. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Despite_______________________________________________ ______
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