ĐỀ THI SỐ 2
Question 1: Read the reading passage and then choose the best
answer a,b,c or d.
It would be hard to cite a development that has had more
impact on American industry than the Bessemer process of
making steel.It made possible the production of low-cost steel
and established the foundation of the modern steel industry.In
many ways it was responsible for the rapid industrialization of
the United States that took place in the formative period of the
late 1800s.
The first Bessemer plant in the United States was built in
Wyandotte,Michigan,in 1864, near the end of the Civil War.It
was capable of producing only 2 tons of steel ingots at a
time.The ingots were rolled into rails-the first steel rails made in
the United States. Acceptance of the process was initially
slow.By 1870,the annual output of Bessemer steel was a mere
42 thousand tons.Production grew rapidly after about
1875,rising to 1.2 million tons in 1880,when it exceeded that of
wrought iron for the first time.
The rise of the U.S.steel industry in the last quarter of the
nineteenth century was brought about largely by the demand for
Bessemer steel rails for the nation’s burgeoning rail
network.Steel rails were far more durable than those made of
iron.Spurred by this demand,the U.S.steel industry became the
largest in the world in 1886,when it surpassed that of Great
Britain.
The Bessemer process was the chief method of making steel
until 1907,when it was overtaken by the open-hearth process.By
the 1950s,the Bessemer process accounted for less than 3
percent of the total U.S.production.
1,With what topic is this passage mainly concerned? a-The

Britain? a-in 1864 b-in 1875 c-in 1880 d-in 1886
8,What can be inferred about the steel industry in the United
States during the 1950s?
a-It had begun producing many new types of products.
b-It was in a period of severe decline. c-It primarily involved
methods of production other than the Bessemer product. d-It
was becoming more and more important.
9,The paragraph following this one probably concerns
a-innovations in the railroad industry. b-the open-hearth
method of making steel.
c-industrialization in the twentieth century. d-new methods of
making wrought iron.
10,The author first begins to discuss the growth of the Bessemer
process in
a-lines 2-3 b-lines 5-6 c-lines10-11 d-lines 17-18
Question 2:Rewrite these sentences,beginning as shown.
1,I’m sure she’s not at home-I’ve just phoned and there’s no
reply. / She
2,They took away his passport so that he wouldn’t leave the
country. / They prevented
3,The storm blew a lot of trees down last night. / A lot of
trees
4, “Where are you spending your holidays ?” Janet asked us. /
Janet asked
5,We stayed in this hotel. / This
is
6,I can’t find the letter anywhere.I’m sure someone has thrown
it away.
I can’t find the letter
anywhere.It

10,You can me the details.I don’t want to know about your
argument with your boss.
a-spare b-save c-deprive c-avoid
Question 4:Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate
word.
Edgar Lewis was a coal miner 1 thirty years.He had worked
underground in a coal mine.It was a hard and dangerous 2
.One day Edgar had an 3 in the mine,a lot of stone fell on
him.A sharp stone cut through his left leg,like a 4 through
butter.Edgar lost consci-ousness.When he 5 ,he was in bed in
the mine doctor’s room.He felt around with his 6 There was
no left leg 7 his left leg ought to be. “nurse,”he called loudly.A
nurse came. “What have you 8 with my left leg? “Edgar
demanded.She pointed to a cardboard box 9
the floor. “ . “ 10 it is,Mr Lewic,in that box.”she said.
Question 5:Supply the correct form of the verb given in
brackets.
1,From the day five years ago when they (marry) until
today,Tom (rely) on his wife (do) everything in the house,and
she (never fail) (give) him the easiest home life a man could
possible have.
2,It was our fault to keep Mary (wait) so long.We (inform) her
in advance.
3,It was essential that the union (moderate) its demand for a
shorter working week.
4,This building (finish) by the end of this year.
5,It’s very cold.Mr Taylor,who has been ill recently,is walking
along the road without a coat. He (wear) a warm coat.
Question 6:Supply the correct form of the word given in
brackets.

4,Janet asked us where we were spending our holidays.
5,This is the hotel which (that) we stayed in.
6,I can’t find the letter anywhere.It must have been thrown
away.
7,I haven’t spoken to Jack since I sold him my old car.
8,He objected to me (my walking) across the field
9,I am fond of my nephew in spite of his terrible behaviour.
10,She’s well aware that she will have to work hard.
Question 3 (30-4 Olympic tr.196)
1-b 2-c 3-b 4-c 5-c 6-d 7-d 8-c 9-b 10-a
Question 4(30-4 Olympic tr.199)
1-for 2-work 3-accident 4-knife 5-wakened 6-hurt (?)
7-where 8-done 9-on 10-there cardboard bìa cứng,cát
tông
Question 5:(30-4 Olympic tr.198)
1-married / has relied / to do / has never failed / to give 2-
waiting / should have informed
3-moderate (should moderate) 4-will have been finished
5-should have been wearing
Question 6: :(30-4 Olympic tr.196)
1-disorganization 2-unrecognizable 3-advisory 4-
confidential 5-unsweetened
6-admission 7-employing resemblance [ri'zembləns] sự
giống nhau
bring back đem trả lại +down đem xuống,hạ xuống +up đưa
ra,nêu(vấn đề)+in đưa vào
deprive [di'praiv] lấy đi,cướp đi identical twins con sinh đôi
giống nhau như đúc