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ĐỀ SỐ 1
I. LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
• Bài nghe gồm 2 phần, mỗi phần được ghi âm 2 lần. Giữa 2 lần ghi âm của mỗi phần và giữa
các phần có một khoảng trống thời gian chờ.
• Mọi hướng dẫn làm bài cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. Listen to the story on the tape and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False
(F). (5 pts)
1. The books belonged to five different libraries. ……………….
2. Mr. Barush’s bond was $ 2,000. ……………….
3. Books are like family to Mr. Barush. ……………….
4. Mr. Barush trusts kids around books. ……………….
5. Mr. Barush dusted the books with a soft clean cloth. ……………….
Part 2. Fill in the following blanks according to what you hear. (10 pts)
American condemnation of acts of terrorism in Iran is not unprecedented. But the U.S.
(6) to Thursday's attack was at an unusually high level, with both President Obama and
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issuing written statements expressing (7) to the families
of victims and calling for the attackers to be held accountable.
Iranian officials say at least 27 people were killed and some (8) wounded in twin
suicide bomb attacks at a mosque in Zahedan in Sistan-Baluchistan province, where worshippers had
(9) to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. The
victims included members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. Responsibility was claimed by the
Sunni Muslim (10) group Jundallah, which said it staged the attacks to avenge the
execution in June of the group's leader for terrorism.
Iran has accused the United States and Britain of funding Jundallah, which it says is based in
Pakistan, but all three countries (11) aiding the group. In his statement, President Obama
said the terrorist attacks were outrageous and said the United States (12) with the families
of the victims and with the (13) of Iran in the face of what he termed "this injustice."
Secretary Clinton called the bombings "appalling acts" and said they, along with other recent
attacks in Uganda, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Algeria underscore the world community's

28. not fallen over, the athlete would have won the gold medal.
A. If he B. If not C. Unless he had D. Had he
29. Rarely to work on his own.
A. he is seen B. does he seen C. is he seen D. does he
30. “We’re going to the seaside”. - “Can ?”
A. I come as well B. also I come C. I too come D. I as well come
Part 2. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use
each one once only. (5 pts)
31. Why do prices keep ?
32. This new game is really . Everyone is playing it.
33. It’s time your brother and started a family.
34. When she retired, she gardening so she wouldn’t get bored.
35. I’m sorry to you but I can’t take you to the airport after all.
Part 3. Complete the following sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. (5
pts)
36. ACT There is a saying in English: “ speak louder than words.”
37. QUALIFY He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later when
a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs.
38. NATION Do you have a costume in your country?
39. LAND The plane had to make a crash in a field.
40. TROULE Traveling in big cities is becoming more everyday.
Part 4. Put the verbs given in the brackets into the appropriate tenses or forms. (10 pts)
41. “You were late for your dental appointment.”
“I know. I (not/ stay) so long at the library.”
42. It is necessary that everyone (be) calm in times of danger.
43. If you want to see us, come to Tom’s on Sunday. We (wait) for you there at
midday.
44. It was a fine day and the roads were crowded because a lot of people (rush)
to the seaside.
45. Those were the highest words of praise they ever (hear) from the old man.

Although today more people (61) vitamin C pills than any other supplement,
some people still have scurvy, (62) some of the elderly, alcoholics, and the chronically ill.
Research shows that vitamin C reduces the (63) of colds and can help prevent
cancer. There is also evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease, (64) wound
healing, helps prevent gum disease, and helps protect us from pollutants such as cigarette
smoke. Some recent research also shows that vitamin C has a positive effect on some mental (65)
and increases life span.
56. A. from B. with C. by D. at
57. A. close B. recover C. heal D. get well
58. A. reason B. cause C. origin D. signs
59. A. store B. resources C. provider D. sources
60. A. to B. towards C. in D. by
61. A. consume B. drink C. take D. have
62. A. containing B. including C. consisting D. like
63. A. severity B. seriousness C. gravity D. importance
64. A. hastens B. hurries up C. quickens D. speeds
65. A. chaos B. confusions C. disorders D. disturbances
Part 2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word
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in each space. (10 pts)
At sixteen Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered
aimlessly from (66) country to another (67) finally setting down in Australia,
where he trained (68) an electronics engineer. He established his own business but it called
for so much work that marriage was out of the (69) .
His retirement suddenly (70) him realize (71) lonely he was and he
decided to (72) up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, amateur radio seemed a natural
choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a licence and his call sign, which is the set of
letters and numbers used to announce oneself when making radio contact with other radio amateurs all
over the world.
Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far-off places. One in particular was a man in

A. The life and music of Tchaikovsky.
B. Development of Tchaikovsky's music for ballets.
C. Tchaikovsky's relationship with Madame von Meck.
D. The cause of Tchaikovsky's death.
77. Where is the best place in the passage to add the following sentence?
She had commissioned some works from him and had so admired his music that
she agreed to support him.
A. In line 2 after the word “Tchaikovsky” B. In line 6 after the word “year”
C. In line 7 after the word “difficulties” D. In line 12 after the word “dance”
78. In lines 5, the phrase “enjoyed the patronage of” probably means:
A. liked the company of B. was mentally attached to
C. solicited the advice of D. was financially dependent upon
79. According to the passage, all of the following describe Madame von Meck EXCEPT:
A. She had economic troubles.
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B. She was generous.
C. She was never introduced to Tchaikovsky.
D. She enjoyed Tchaikovsky's music.
80. According to the passage, “Swan Lake” and “The Sleeping Beauty” are:
A. dances B. songs C. operas D. plays
V. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)
81. I am only interested in why he did it.
→ The only thing
82. House prices have risen dramatically this year.
→ There has been
83. I can’t understand how this new computer works.
→ This new computer works
84. She didn’t inherit anything under her uncle’s will.

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- Sau khi cộng toàn bộ số điểm, giám khảo quy về hệ điểm 10, không làm tròn số.
I. LISTENING
Part 1. (5 points)
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
Part 2. (10 points)
6. reaction 7. sympathy 8. 270 9. gathered 10. militant
11. deny 12. stands 13. people 14. need 15. violence
II. PHONETICS (5 points)
16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D
III. LEXICO - GRAMMAR
Part 1.(10 points)
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A
26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. A
Part 2. (5 points)
31. going up 32. catching on 33. settled down
34. took up 35. let you down
Part 3. (5 points)
36. Actions 37. disqualified 38. national
39. landing 40. troublesome
Part 4. (10 points)
41. shouldn’t have stayed 42. be/ should be 43. shall/ will be waiting 44.
were rushing 45. had ever heard 46. being taken
47. am staying/am going to stay 48. have been repaired 49.
are seeking 50. to have left
Part 5: (5 points) (chọn đúng 50%, sửa đúng 50%)
51. A. Almost  Most
52. C. for  to
53. A. The violence  Violence
54. C. are  is

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ĐỀ SỐ II
PART ONE. LISTENING (20p.)
Question 1 (10p.)
Listen and complete the notes below. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR
A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the space provided. Be careful as you
can listen only ONCE.
TOTAL INSURANCE INCIDENT REPORT
Example Answer
Name Michael Alexander
Address 24 Manly Street 1._____________________Sydney
Shipping agent 2. _____________________
Place of origin China
Date of arrival 28 November
Reference number 3. _____________________
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Item Damage Cost to repair or replace
Television The
4. ______________ needs to be
replaced
Not known
The bathroom cabinet The 5. ______________ of the
cabinets is damaged
$140.
6. ______________ A 7. ______________ is split 8. $_____________
Set of China Six plates were
9. ______________.
About 10. $_____________ in
total
Questions 2. Listen and choose the correct letter A, B or C. Write your answers in the space

8. Loans are also available to students who ______.
A. can’t pay their rent
B. need to buy furniture
C. can’t cover their living expenses
9. The number of students counselled by the service last year was ______.
A. 214 B. 240 C. 2,600
10. The speaker thinks the Counselling Service______.
A. has been effective in spite of staff shortages
B. is under-used by students
C. has suffered badly because of staff cuts
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART TWO. LEXICO – GRAMMAR (30p.)
Question 1. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your
answers (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided under this part. (10p.)
1. The ______ of two houses prove such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one
A. upshot B. upkeep C. uproar D. upsurge
2. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______
A. beggar B. miser C. mouse D. pauper
3. Harry doesn’t ______ to great fame and fortune, he just wants to make a decent living.
A. crave B. hanker C. yearn D. aspire
4. I wrote to them a fortnight ago but ______ I haven’t had a reply
A. as yet B. these days C. so long D. just now
5. I couldn’t stop myself from ______ with boredom during the lecture.
A. sighing B. gasping C. panting D. blowing
6. She didn’t show even a ______ of emotion when the court found her guilty.
A. gleam B. wink C. flicker D. flash
7. It’s not surprising that he became a writer because he always longed to see his name______.
A. in type B. in print C. in letters D. in edition
8. The police are looking into new ways of ______ major crime.

A. lane B. shoulder C. leg D. area
Your answers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Question 2. There are TEN mistakes in this paragraph. Write them down & give the
correction. Write your answers in the space provided. (5p.)
Line 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Skiing is one of the most popular sports in the world. According to
recent estimation, about one hundred million of people ski regularly or
occasionally.
Sliding across the snow on skis is also one of the most ancient
methods of transport known to the man. It has demonstrated that men were
already traveling across the snow by means of primitive skis before the
invention of the wheel. In the Asiatic region of Altai and in Scandinavia,
for example, the remains of skis have been found which dated back to
4,000 BC. Further evidence is supplied by ancient cave paintings which
depict people skiing, and a Norwegian saga which tells the story of an
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3. He’s a nature enthusiast and he will certainly _______ the opportunity of visiting the
wildlife reserve in Ohio.
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4. “Keep talking while I _______ my notes.” she said.
5. Unless your wife stops leading her extravagant lifestyle, you won’t _______ on the poor
salary you obtain.
6. The exact cost of the whole venture isn’t known yet, but our best accounts have been trying
to _______(it).
7. I don’t quite like the new apprentice’s approach. He seems to _______ the job.
8. Those naughty boys went on making terrible noise in the park even though they had been
_______ by the annoyed constable.
9. His heart attack was _______ by too much stress at work.
10. I am not friends with Peter anymore. We’ve_______.
Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
Question 4. Use the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space. Write your
answers in the space provided. (5 p.)
The spiral and the helix
They are everywhere, (1-GRACE), curving shapes whose incredible (2- REGULAR)
contrasts so sharply with the random world around them. We call them spirals and helices but
that hardly does (3-JUST) to their diversity or their significance. Over the centuries,
mathematicians have identified many different types, but the most intriguing are those that (4-
REPEAT) occur in the natural world.
The need to (5-RAVEL) the mysteries of the existence of spirals and helices has
exercised some of the best scientific brains in the world and opened the way to a number of (6-
BREAK) in fields as widely varied as genetics and meteorology.

4. A. results B. follows C. complies D. develops
5. A. raw B. coarse C. crude D. rough
6. A. turn B. come C. go D. run
7. A. disposal B. displacement C. dismissal D. disposition
8. A. state B. situation C. case D. circumstance
9. A. encountering B. opposing C. meeting D. confronting
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A. projects B. systems C. methods D. routines
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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PART THREE: READING (30p.)
Question 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each
question. Write your answers in the space provided. (10p.)
We are descendents of the ice age. Periods of glaciation have spanned the whole of
human existence for the past 2 million years. The rapid melting of the continental glaciers at
the end of the last ice age spurred one of the most dramatic climate changes in the history of
the planet. During this interglacial time, people were caught up in a cataclysm of human
accomplishment, including the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Over the past
few thousand years, the Earth’s climate has been extraordinarily beneficial, and humans have
prospered exceedingly well under a benign atmosphere.
Ice ages have dramatically affected life on Earth almost from the very beginning. It is
even possible that life itself significantly changed the climate. All living organisms pull carbon
dioxide out of the atmosphere and eventually store it in sedimentary rocks within the Earth’s
crust. If too much carbon dioxide is lost, too much heat escapes out into the atmosphere. This
can cause the Earth to cool enough for glacial ice to spread across the land.
In general the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been
equalized by the input of carbon dioxide from such events as volcanic eruptions. Man,

climate?
A. Carbon dioxide, which is trapped in glacial ice, is released when warm temperatures cause
the ice melt.
B. The greenhouse effect, which leads to the warming of the climate, is result of too much
carbon stored in the Earth’s crust.
C. Rain causes carbon dioxide to be washed out of the atmosphere and into the ocean.
D. An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide results in the warming of the climate.
5. The word beneficial in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. calm B. inviting C. thoughtful D. favorable
6. The word massive can be replaced to
A. wide B. huge C. dense D. thick
7. It can be inferred from the passage that the development of agriculture
A. preceded the development of animal husbandry.
B. withstood vast changes in the Earth’s climate.
C. did not take place during an ice age.
D. was unaffected by the greenhouse effect.
8. The word “this” in the third paragraph refers to
A. man’s upsetting the equation B. the reduction of the level of carbon dioxide.
C. a volcanic eruption D. the melting of the polar ice caps
9. The word “inhospitable” is closest in meaning to
A. imperfect. B. uninhabitable. C. unlikable D. cruel.
10. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The possibility that the popular ice caps will melt
B. The coming of another ice age
C. Man’s effect on the carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere
D. The climate of the Earth over the years
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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Question 2. There are five extracts which have been removed from the following passage.

(0: H) as an example has been done for you. There are two extra headings which you do not
need to use. Write your answers in the space provided. (5p.)
A. Research holds the key to success B. New and improved techniques
C. A new kind of athlete D. New equipment has made a difference
E. Athletes are what they eat F. Personalized programs will help
G. The influence of drugs H. Is there a limit to record-breaking?
[0: ___H __]
A world record is every athlete’s dream, but the hard-won records of a few years ago are
mostly just today’s qualifying times. Roger Bannister’s famous four-minute mile of 1956 has
been beaten by nearly 15 seconds, while almost an hour and twenty minutes has been taken off
the women’s marathon since 1953. ‘Faster, higher, stronger’ is the Olympic motto, and today’s
competitors continue to push back the boundaries of what the body can achieve. But one
wonders if this can continue.
[1: ______ ]
The last forty years have seen many important technological advances. For example, since the
introduction of strong, flexible fiberglass poles, over a meter has been added to the pole vault
record. There have also been important developments in the design the running shoe. And
while a shoe won’t actually make someone run faster, modern shoes do mean many more miles
of comfortable, injury-free training.
[2: ______ ]
Pushing back the limits now depends more on science, technology and medicine than anything
else. Athletic technique, training programs and diets are all being studied to find ways of taking
a few more seconds off or adding a few more cm to that elusive world record. It seems that
natural ability and hard work are no longer enough.
[3: ______ ]
The search to find more efficient ways of moving goes on. Analysis of an athlete’s style is
particularly useful for events like jumping and throwing. Studies show that long jumpers need
to concentrate not on the speed of approach, as once thought, but on the angle their bodies
make with the ground as they take off. However, the rules governing each sport limit advances
achieved by new styles. For instance only one-footed takeoffs are allowed in the high jump.

the age of three. Moreover, anyone who has tried to make a tape recording of a representative
sample of a child’s speech knows how frustrating this can be. Some children, it seems, are
innately programmed to (9) _______ off as soon as they notice a tape recorder (10) _______
switched on.
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Your answers
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.
PART IV: WRITING (20p.)
Question 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. (5p.)
Example: We expect he will arrive by nine o’clock
He is____________________________
Answer: He is expected to arrive by nine o’clock
1. The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the
venue.
It was only ______________________________________________________
2. We only came to this restaurant because you insisted that we did so.
It was at _________________________________________________________
3. Arguing with her won’t get you anywhere.
It won’t do _______________________________________________________
4. The thief must have come in through the window.
The thief almost ___________________________________________________
5. What put me off the idea was simply how expensive it was going to be.
The sheer _________________________________________________________
Question 2. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in
meaning to the original sentence but using the word given. This word must not be altered in

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2. 2 one hundred million of people one hundred million people
3. 5 the man man
4. 5 has demonstrated has been demonstrated
5. 6 dated date
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6. 10 Norway Norwegian
7. 13 from a sport from being a sport
8. 15 is are
9. 16 accessible inaccessible
10 17 spectra spectrum
Question 3. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct form of one verb from
the box and a suitable particle. (5p.) 0.5p for each correct answer.
1. turned up 6. work it out
2. lag behind 7. lie on
3. jump at 8. ticked off
4. am jotting down 9. brought on
5. get by 10. fallen out
Question 4. Use the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered space. Write your
answers in the space provided. (5 p.) 0.5p for each correct answer.
1. graceful 6. breakthroughs
2. regularity 7. spectacular
3. justice 8. awesome
4. repeatedly 9. innumerable
5. unravel 10. disclose
Question 5. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. (10 p.) 1p for each correct answer.
1. D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.B
PART THREE: READING (30p.)
Question 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each
question. (10p.) 1p for each correct answer.