SECTION I: LISTENING (3 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
- Bài thi nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần. Mở đầu và kết thúc phần thi Nghe có
tín hiệu nhạc.
- Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh ( bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài Nghe.
PART 1: Questions 1-6
● Look at the six sentences for this part.
● You will hear a conversation between a teenage girl called Anna and her father about a
party.
● Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (√) in the box
under A for YES. If it is incorrect, put a tick (√) in the box under B for NO.
A
YES

B
NO

1. Anna begins by asking her father to collect her from the party.
2. The party is to celebrate Tom’s birthday.
3. Some of Tom’s relations will be at the party.
4. Anna father is worried about her attending the party.
5. Anna’s father will take them to the party before the film starts.
6. Anna’s father insists that she leaves the party at 12.00.
PART 2: Questions 1-6
You will hear a news reporter called Angela Bond, talking on the radio about her job. For
each question, put a tick (√) in the correct box.
1. Where is Angela working at the
moment?

A.
B.


8.00 a.m.
6.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
8.30 a.m.

1

Britain
The USA
Asia
Brazil


5. Where did Angela meet her
boyfriend?

A.
B.
C.
D.

6. What does Angela do to relax?

A. She cooks a meal.
B. She goes sailing.
C. She goes shopping.
D. She goes for a walk.

at her sister’s house

D. walk
3. In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.
A. understand
B. understanding C. understood
D. to understand
4. ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the
project.
A. If it hadn’t been
B. If it had been
C. Had it been
D. Hadn’t it been
5. Some animals are on the ________ of becoming extinct.
A. edge
B. verge
C. side
D. tip
6. The play is very long but there are three ________
A. intervals
B. breaks
C. rests
D. naps
7. The last lecture ________ completely over my head.
A. got
B. went
C. was
D. left
8. Could I pick your ________ on the subject before the meeting?
A. brains
B. head
C. intellect

15. ________, they slept soundly.
A. Hot though was the night air
B. Hot though the night air was
C. Hot as was the night air
D. Hot although the night air was
Write your answers here:
1.
2.
6.
7.
11.
12.

3.
8.
13.

4.
9.
14.

5.
10.
15.

PART 2: Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only ONE
word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers in the
numbered table below.
3


7.
11.

PART 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct
and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the
line has a word that should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two
examples at the beginning.
0
00
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Congratulations on winning of the tennis championship! You must be
very pleased, especially since the prize is quite a lot of money.
What are you going to spend it on? You could even buy a new car
with all that money! You should have be in great shape after all the
training you have been doing. It must be so very hard work, practising

Even small changes in climate that (8)________(occur) from time to time can have a highly
damaging effect on agriculture. With food reserves now (9)________ (stand) at only a few per
cent of annual production, the world is extremely vulnerable (10) ________(adverse) shifts in
climate. It is therefore vitally important for us to understand how climate changes take place.
Write your answers here:
0. lay

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

PART 5: Think of ONE WORD only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
Write your answers in the numbered table below. (0) has been done as an example.
0.


No matter how advanced _______ becomes, machine will never be able to think like
humans.
It’s a waste of time for humans to do tasks that modern _______ can do.
She was struck by the sudden _______ that he might already have left.
He dived in after her without a second _______.
It was once _______ that the sun traveled around the earth.
Governments should give as much foreign _______ as possible to poorer countries.
In certain circumstances, emergency _______ in the form of money should be sent
immediately.
The most successful long-term _______ programmes encourage self-help.

Write your answers here:
0. help

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

ADVISE
BENEFIT
PRESENT
NOTICE
SPEAK
ORAL

PROFESSION
IMPRESS
RESPOND
VISIT
EASE


0. advisable

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.


5. A. committed
6. A. raise
7. A. such
8. A. governing
9. A. representation
10. A. only
11. A. claim
12. A. aim

Write your answers here
0. B
1.

B. choice
B. lift out
B. achieve
B. high
B. the same
B. associate
B. increase
B. such as
B. guiding
B. look
B. just
B. recruit
B. direction

C. option
C. pick out
C. collect


4.
8.
12.

5.
9.

6.
10.

7.
11.

PART 2: Look at the sentences below about a hotel. Read the text to decide if each sentence
is correct or incorrect.
If it is correct, write C. If it is incorrect, write I.
Write your answers in the numbered table below.
1. During the 1980s, few tourists used to go to the Arctic in summer.
2. People came in large numbers to Jukkasjärvi to see the Arctic Hall.
3. The artist encouraged people to sleep in the Arctic Hall.
4. Each winter, guests come and sleep in the hotel before it is finished.
5. Progress when building the hotel is influenced by the weather.
6. The temperature inside the hotel changes according to the temperature outside.
7. Some clothes are provided by the hotel.
8. Guests should buy boots which fit as tightly as possible.
9. Items ordered through the ICEHOTEL shop will be delivered to your home.
10. It is possible to take a train from the airport to the IceHotel.

THE ICEHOTEL

Write your answers here
1.
2.
6.
7.

3.
8.

4.
9.

5.
10.

PART 3: Read the following passage and do the tasks below. Write your answers in the
numbered table.
The Atmosphere of Venus
Venus, also called the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the second-closest planet to
the sun and the brightest object in the night sky. The planet orbits the sun every two hundred
and twenty four Earth-days and is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet because the
two share both a similar size and bulk. What is not similar, however, is Venus’s atmosphere in
comparison to Earth’s atmosphere.
The atmosphere on Venus is much heavier and has a higher density than that of Earth.
Venus’s atmosphere also expands significantly higher than Earth’s atmosphere although a
thick cloud cover makes the surface of Venus nearly impossible to see unless observed
through radar mapping.
While the pressure and temperature of Venus’s upper atmosphere are comparable to
those of Earth, the heat and pressure of the lower atmosphere are not unlike a furnace. Venus’s
atmosphere is very thick due to a composition consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, and a

Questions 1-7: Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the
passage.
1. According to paragraph 1, Venus is named the Morning Star and Evening Star because
A. it is very bright
B. it is close to the sun
C. it can be seen from evening till morning
D. it is used to find the direction by sailors
2. The word that in paragraph 2 refers to
A. size
B. bulk
C. atmosphere
D. density
3. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence in
paragraph 3? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
A. Earth experiences greater surface pressure than Venus.
B. If a man could survive its surface pressure.
C. The surface pressure and heat of Venus are much greater than those on Earth.
D. Venus’s surface temperature and pressure make it uninhabitable by humans.
4. According to paragraph 3, the greenhouse effect on Venus is owed to
A. the small amounts of nitrogen
B. the rapid increasing amounts of carbon dioxide
C. growing plants
D. the high atmospheric temperatures
5. In paragraph 4, the author of the passage implies that Earth
A. might suffer the same greenhouse effect as Venus
B. once had an atmosphere similar to Venus’s
C. has bodies of water similar to those on Venus today
D. is experiencing a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
6. Look at the four blanks […] in paragraph 4 that indicate where the following sentence could

Write your answers here:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
PART 4: You are going to read a magazine article about learning how to fly a plane. Eight
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from paragraphs A-I the one that
fits each gap (1-8). There is one extra paragraph that you do not need to use. Write your
answers in the numbered table below.
Learning to Fly
I had been testing cars and motorcycles for over twenty years. I couldn’t take any more. It
wasn’t terribly exciting and, in any case, new cars were beginning to look identical and drive
similarly. What I needed was a new challenge.
1
Unfortunately, I wore glasses. The Royal Air Force wouldn’t consider anyone for pilot
training unless they had perfect eyesight. Halfway through an aptitude test, they realised that
my eyes were far from perfect. I didn’t stand a chance.
2
It was an obvious choice. It’s just twenty minutes’ drive from my home. It’s very quiet, too, so
the £90 per hour for the training is spent flying in the air, not waiting on the ground for other
planes to take off.
3
It took me a whole year to get my private pilot’s license. It started well, with my first solo
flight coming after just seven hours. Then came all the studying, the exams, the hard work. I
never thought I’d get to the end of it.
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hand back the control to you and expect you to find your way home.
E. One day I was asked by an air-traffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead. I said
yes, and immediately it disappeared into a cloud. I just didn’t know what to do.
F. At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me. So I had
to delay my plans to become a pilot for quite a while. It was twenty years, in fact, before I
finally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire.
G. Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times. The highlight so far was
flying up to Birmingham International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me. As
we approached the way, the air-traffic controller came on the radio asking for as much speed
as our little plane could manage.
H. For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and
flying instructions.
I. This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40th birthday, which started me thinking
about what I’d been doing all those years. When I left school all I had really wanted to do was
fly.
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Write your answers here:
1.
2.
5.
6.

3.
7.

4.
8.


1. I would like to be able to speak French. (HAD)
I wish ________________________________________________________ speak French.
2. It was raining cats and dogs. (TORRENTS)
 The rain was ______________________________________________________________
3. The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)
The two theories____________________________________________________________
4. It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking. (HAVE)
 You ____________________________________________before you borrowed my book.
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5. When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites. (FAVOURITE)
 This record used ______________________________________ mine when I was younger.
6. My sister finds commuting every day annoying. (PUT)
 It’s difficult for my sister ___________________________________________ every day.
7. The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (RED-HANDED)
The police ________________________________________________________________
8. The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder. (NOTHING)
 The North Sea is ____________________________________________ the Mediterranean.
PART 3: In class, you have been discussing the statement ‘Old people should be looked
after by members of their family or it is better for them to live in nursing-home’. Your
teacher has asked you to write an essay expressing your own opinion.
Write your essay in 250-300 words.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

Ngày thi: 10 tháng 3 năm 2016
Thời gian : 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi này gồm có 07 trang

Họ tên thí sinh: ......................................................

Phòng thi số:..........Số báo danh:.............

PART A: PHONETICS (5pts)
Question I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
the same line. (2pts)
1. A. famous

B. nervous

C. favourite

D. mountain

2. A. through

B. enough

C. rough

D. tough

Question II: Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words
in each question. (3pts)
3. A. passion

C. Not until

D. Until in

7. I really appreciate________ to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself.
A. you to offer

B. you are offering

C. your offering

D. that you

offer
8. My friend’s uncle has been________ MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years.
A. a

B. an

9. - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!”

C. the

D. Ø

- Mary: “………….”

A. Lovely, I think so

B. No problem


C. conservation

D. Refurbishment

13. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is_____ the law.
A. beyond

B. over

C. above

D. Onto

14. On the_____, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.
A. contrary

B. contrast

C. opposition

D. opponent

15. You had your house decorated, .............. ?
A. hadn’t you

B. didn’t you

C. weren’t you


19.______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown

B. Plants grown

C. Plants that grow

D. To grow plants

20. ______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical
illusion.
A. What the Moon

B.The Moon which

C. When the Moon

D. That the Moon

Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words. Find and write the word(s) on
your answer sheet (10 pts) (Questions 21-30).
Line
1

As you will see from my curriculum vitae, I have attended university, where I studied
English and Law. After finishing my course, I took a job in a travel agency in Paris and now I
organise few hours for people who wanting to go to Australia and the United States.


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41. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _______ species. (DANGER)
42.There are some ______ and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in Vietnam.
(SIMILAR)
43. He resigned for a ___________________ of reasons.

(VARIOUS)

44. We have to decide to interview only the best six __________ for the job.

(APPLY)

45. Her son is always mischievous and ______, which annoys her very much.

(OBEY)

46. Sugar is the_________ of healthy teeth.
47. What percentage of the city’s _______ live in poverty?

(DESTRUCTION)
(HOUSE)

48. When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of ______(POWER)
49. Mr. Pike has_________ his wife by three years.
50. I was a bit_______ by my performance in the first exam, but I decided
to make an extra effort in the ones left.
PART C: READING COMPREHENSION (30pts)

(LIVE)
(MORAL)


B. a few

C. a little

D. few

52. A. eaten

B. fed

C. feeded

D. fetched

53. A. short

B. term

C. addition

D. reality

54. A. injury

B. difficulty

C. problem

D. pain


D. accomplishments

59. A. coming

B. come

C. came

D. had come


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60. A. out

B. across

C. through

D. back

Question II: Supply the most suitable word for each blank. (10pts)
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in___61___.Many species
of animals are threatened, and could easily become ____62__ if we do not make an ___63___ to
protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for
other valuable ___64___ of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught ___65___ and sold
as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat-the place ___66____ they live-is
disappearing. More ___67___ is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open
spaces ___68___ there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops


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require complicated engineering, but others are simple container gardens that anyone can


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create with the investment of a few hundred dollars and a few hours of work.
Rooftop gardens provide many of the same benefits as other urban park and garden
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spaces, but without taking up the much-needed land. Like parks, rooftop gardens help to
replace carbon dioxide in the air with nourishing oxygen. They also help to lessen the
Urban Heat Island Effect, which can save people money. In the summer, rooftop gardens
prevent buildings from absorbing heat from the sun, which can significantly reduce cooling
bills. In the winter, gardens help hold in the heat that materials like brick and concrete

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radiate so quickly, leading to savings on heating bills. Rooftop vegetable and herb gardens
can also provide fresh food for city dwellers, saving them money and making their diets
healthier. Rooftop gardens are not only something everyone can enjoy, they are also a

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smart environmental investment.

71. Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigatebelongs to which of the following word
groups?

D. Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not.
75. The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except ........................
A. increased space for private relaxation


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B. savings on heating and cooling costs
C. better food for city dwellers
D. improved air quality
76. According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that
they ........................
A. decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
B. replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
C. do not require the use of valuable urban land
D. are less expensive than traditional park spaces
77. The author’s tone in the passage is best described as................................
A. descriptive

B. passionate C. informative

D. argumentative

78. Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's claim that
rooftop gardens are good for the environment?
A. Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share.
B. More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants can
remove from the air.
C. Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants.
D. The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of planting a

85. We were all shocked by his reaction.
 His reaction came_________________________________________
Question II: 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. Do not change the form of the given word. (5pts)
86. I left my last job because I didn’t really agree with my manager’s approach.

(EYE)

I left my last job because I_______________________ with my manager.
87. All the witnesses said that the accident was my fault.

(BLAME)

All the witnesses said that___________________________ the accident.
88. It was childish of him not to accept my apologies.

(REFUSED)

 He _________________________________________________ of him.
89. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night.

(EARS)

 What ____________________________________________ last night.
90. She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time.

(FOUND)

 She _______________________________________ the class on time.
Question III. Essay writing (10pts):


4.D

5.C

PART B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (45 điểm - Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
Question I.
6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.A

17.C

Who

3

27.

any

9

23.

Would

5

28.

will

10

24.

For

6

29.



had our teacher entered

33.

was reported

38.

has come

34.

to have been caused

39

must be looking

35.

Invited

40.

hadn’t left

Question IV



53.C

54.D

55.D

56.D

57.C

58.A

59.B

60.C

61. danger

62. extinct

63. effort

64. parts

65. alive

66. where

67. land


PART D: WRITING (20 pts)
Question I (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
81.

- Had it not been for the heavy rain, we could have had our picnic.
- Had it not rained heavily, we could have had our picnic.

82.

The smoking of cigarettes is no longer as popular as it used to be.

83.

The moment I decided to get up to dance, the band decided to stop playing.

84.

He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem

85.

His reaction came as a shock to us all

Question II (5 điểm- Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)
86.

I left my last job because I didn’t really see eye to eye with my manager.

87.


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