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NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Dành cho học sinh THPT không chuyên)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

Thời gian thi: 180 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)

PART I. LISTENING (2 points)
Section 1. Listen and complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER
for each answer. Question 1-5:
PAN ASIAN AIRWAYS
LOST PROPERTY REPORT FORM
Full name

Kirsty Allen

(1) ___________________ Windham Road, Richmond
Postcode

(2)___________________

Question 9-10: Choose a letter (A, B, C, or D) that correctly answer questions 9 and 10.
9. What has Kirsty done regarding to the loss of her credit card?
A. informed the police but not the credit card company.
B. informed the credit card company but not the police.
C. informed both the police and the credit card company.
D. informed neither the police nor the credit card company.
10. What must Kirsty do after the call regarding to her lost handbag?
A. Call back after one hour and a half.
B. Just wait for a call back
C. Call back after one hour and a half if she has heard nothing.

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D. Call back the next day if she has heard nothing.
Section 2. Choose the correct answer.
11. The Counseling Service may contact tutors if _______________.
A. they are too slow in making assignments

B. they give students a lot of work

C. they don’t inform students about their progress

D. they take students out too much

12. Stress may be caused by _____________.
A. new teachers



D. they have to work part-time

16. Students consult Glenda Roberts if ______________.
A. their general health is poor

B. their diet is too strict

C. they can’t eat the local food

D. they become obese

17. Students in financial difficulties can receive ______________.
A. assistance to buy books

B. a loan to pay their course fees

C. a no-interest loan to cover study expenses

C. financial help from their friends

18. 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

D. need to buy reference books



D. trying not enough hard

2. The public library _________ to all readers who are interested in reading and doing research.
A. is opening

B. is open

C. is opened

D. is being opened

3. I bought some new shoes. They felt a bit strange_________ because I wasn’t used to them.
A. first

B. at first

C. firstly

D. first of all

4. I quickly packed my new belongings and spent_________ money I had on a one-way ticket home.
A. little

B. a little

C. the little

D. a little of


B. trader

C. pusher

D. vendor

C. get away with

D. get in the way with

9. I use weed-killer to _________ the weeds in the garden.
A. get rid of

B. get out of

10. If there is new evidence that proves his innocence, it is likely that the authorities will _________ him
from jail.
A. release

B. relieve

C. remove

D. rehabilitate

11. The defendant’s lawyer wasn’t very good and he was found _________ by the jury.
A. faulty

B. mistaken



B. wouldn’t

C. shouldn’t

D. mustn’t

15. “Candy’s an excellent pianist, isn’t she?” – “She_________ to win the prize if she plays this well during
the competition.”
A. is due

B. is bound

C. is about

D. is set

16. His friends offered to______ the next time he was in town so that he wouldn’t have to pay for a hotel.
A. place him in

B. put him up

C. back him up

D. turn him out

17. Susan became so tired of city life that she decided to buy a piece of land _________.
A. out of the ordinary

B. as the crow flies

D. in phrases

II. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Before going to an interview, it is advisable to go through a mock interview. This will give you the
opportunity to try out your technique and answers live. It is also a chance to receive feedback that is (21.
BENEFIT)__________ in guiding you towards improving your interview style and general (22.
PRESENT)_________. Just one mock interview will result in a (23. NOTICE)_________ improvement in
your interview skill. Why? For the same reason that a (24. SPEAK)_________ doesn’t exist while it is still
on paper or floating in your head. It only exists when you give it (25. ORAL_________. The first time you
give it in front of an audience, it will come out nothing like the one you prepared.
It is the same with being interviewed. It is not enough to look at a question and say, ‘Yeah, I know the
answer to that one.’ You need to practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to yourself in front of a
mirror. Seek out a (26. PROFESSION)_________ and have the session videotaped. Then you will have two

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opinions – the interview’s and your own. You will find you get a completely different (27.
IMPRESS)________ when listening to yourself than when you are watching yourself saying something. Just
as your voice always sounds different on tape, so do your (28. RESPOND)_________. You will be glad the
image is captured on tape and not in a potential employer’s mind. For maximum effect, you should (29.
VISIT)________ your answers and go through a second mock interview. This should help with any (30.
EASE)________ and give you more confidence for the real interview.
PART III: READING (3 points)
I. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested
that human tears are (1)_________ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the

3. A. better

B. fine

C. good

D. well

4. A. contain

B. retain

C. hold

D. keep

5. A. construct

B. achieve

C. provide

D. produce

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6. A. curing


10. A. named

B. entitled

C. subtitled

D. called

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each
space. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
ITALY’S MOST POETIC CITY
Venice has been an inspiration for writers, artists and musicians throughout history. In the 15th
century it was the world’s (11)_________ port. Since then it has built up an astonishing collection of art and
architecture (12)_________ to its trade with the East.
The city (13)_________ its visitors incredible sights. Do not believe those who say Venice is a
museum. This is still a living city full of joys. Venice looks good in any light. The sun makes the domes
sparkle, but even on a grey, (14)_________ day the city can be extremely romantic.
And (15)_________ it gets overcrowded, (16)_________ is an easy escape to the other islands in the
Venice Gulf, (17)_________ brightly-colored houses are a photographer’s dream.
In a curious way, Venice is a model city for the future; it is free from cars and the (18)_________
way to get around is by public transport or on foot. This one fact alone (19)_________ it a unique city, one
(20)_________ traffic noise, the creation of genius indeed.
III. Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by writing
the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had
to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the
skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to


22. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
23. The word “they” in line 4 refers to___________.
A. plains

B. skeletons

C. oxen

D. Americans

24. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
25. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to___________.
A. lonely

B. uncomfortable

C. infertile

D. dangerous

26. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to___________.


B. They have tough stems

C. They can be grown indoors

D. They are not affected by dry weather

30. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by___________.
A. eating only small quantities of grass
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another
C. naturally fertilizing the soil
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground
PART IV: WRITING (3 points)
I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning, using the words given. These words
must not be changed in any way.
1. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.
→ Should ______________________________________________________________________.
2. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
→ I cancelled _________________________________________________________________.
3. Her success went beyond her expectation.
→ Never _______________________________________________________________________.
4. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
→ The more __________________________________________________________________.
5. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
→ The operation left __________________________________________________________.
II. Write an essay (about 250 words) about the following topic:

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2. RI6 GH7

3. 07754 897 432

4. PA 365

5. E6

6. B

7. C

8. E

9. C

10. C

Section 2. (0,1 point/ each correct answer)
11.C

12. B

13. A

14. C

15. B

16. C


11. C

12. A

13. B

14. A

15. B

16. B

17. D

18. C

19. C

20. A

II. Supply the correct FORM of the word in capital letter. (0,1 point/ each correct answer)
21. beneficial

22. presentation

23. noticeable

24. speech


9. A

10. D

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II. Fill in each blank space with an appropriate word. (10pts)
11. largest/greatest

12. thanks

13. offers

14. rainy/cloudy

15. if

16. there

17. whose

18. only

19. makes

20. without


“Sometimes tourists may damage tourist sites.”
Explain what some of the negative effects may be.
Suggest some solutions to this problem.
-----------------THE END----------------Marking scheme
The impression mark given is based on the following scheme:
Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English
language gifted upper-secondary school students
Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language
gifted upper-secondary school students.

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TAPESCRIPT FOR LISTENING
Section 1
You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman discussing the loss of a bag on board a plan.
First you have some time to look at question 1-5. Listen carefully to the conversation and answer
questions 1 to 5.
Man: Pan Asian Airways. John speaking. Can I help you?
Woman: Yes, please. I left something on one of your planes last night. I got this number from the operator. Is
this the right number to call?
M: Yes, madam. This is the right number. I just need you to tell me your name to start with so I can fill out a
lost property form.
W: Kirsty Allen. That is K-I-R-S-T-Y A-L-L-E_N.
M: Right. I’ve got that. Now what happened last night?
W: Well, I was on a flight last night from New York to London that landed at 12.30 am. We were delayed a
while in New York so that when we eventually landed, I was so tired that I accidentally left my handbag on

W: Well, I guess it just looks like any regular handbag. It’s very dark red with black handles and the catch on
the top is gold coloured.
M: Does it have any distinguishing marks?
W: Not really. It’s quite new you see so I haven’t scratched it or anything. It’s got a brand name but that’s
just inside the bad when you open it, under the catch.
M: OK. Now can you tell me what was inside the bag?
W: Quite a few things actually. Not my passport of course or I would never have got out of the airport. My
purse is inside and that’s got about 200 dollars and about 70 pounds cash. There is also my credit card and
some membership cards.
M: Good. I’ll just write that down. Anything else in the bag?
W: A small paperback that I was reading, some makeup, my work keys, but not my house keys thank God
and a couple of pens.
M: Have you informed the police about the loss of the card?
W: Yes and I’ve also cancelled the card with the credit company.
M: Right. Now what I’ll do is to contact the lost property, which is where your bag will have gone if it was
found. I’ll give you a call back within an hour and tell you what the situation is. If you haven’t had a call
within an hour and a half, call back this number and ask for me. My name is John. OK?
W: Yes, that’s great John. I’ll speak to you later. Goodbye.
M: Goodbye.
That is the end of section 1
------THE END------

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