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Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Th¸i Nguyªn M«n thi: TiÕng anh Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT Chuyªn (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo líp chuyªnTiÕng Anh)

n¨m häc 2012 - 2013 Ngµy thi: 30/ 6/2012

Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót (kh«ngkÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)

§Ò chÝnh thøc(ThÝ sinh lµm bµi trùc tiÕp vµo ®Ò thi theo híng dÉn díi mçi

c©u)

§iÓm Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1(hä tªn, ch÷ ký)

Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2(hä tªn, ch÷ ký)

Sè ph¸ch(do chñ tÞch H§

ghi)B»ng sè B»ng

ch÷

Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài.

SECTION A: PHONETICS

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage

Answer: 00. C

01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly02. A. r ays B. bays C. days D. says

03. A. laughed B. sacr ed C. nak ed D. wick ed

04. A. gr ew B. thr ew C. knew D. flew

05. A. leaf B. knif e C. caf é D. of

06. A. thousand B. pr oudly C. southern D. f oul

07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue

08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge

10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width

01. .................... 02. ................ 03. ................ 04. ................. 05. ..............

06. .................... 07. ................ 08. ................ 09. ................. 10. ..............

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.

11. We usually write to each other ………A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct

12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need.

A. at B. for C. up D. through13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem?

A. to B. for C. of D. about

14. I feel sick now. I wish I ......... so much cake.A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten

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15. ......… for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.

A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been

16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard ......... him”.A. about B. from C. after D. of

17. ......... lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it.

A. But B. Although C. If D. However 18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………”

A. With all my heart B. Never mention me

C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem

19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber.A. give B. to give C. giving D. given

20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.

A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However 21. She never let you cook the meals, .........?

A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she

22. If you had taken my advice, you ............ in this mess now.A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been

23. It’s no use ......... a language if you don’t try to use it.

A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn24. She drove so .......... that she had an accident.

A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly25. She doesn’t allow anyone ......... in her room.

A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked26. He ......... to anyone suspicious when the class was over.

A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking

C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk 27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor.

A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized

28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative

29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise.

A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I

31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she …

A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately.

A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if

33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River.A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built

C. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was

11. .................... 12. ................ 13. ................ 14. ................. 15. ..............

16. .................... 17. ................ 18. ................ 19. ................. 20. ..............

21. .................... 22. ................ 23. ................ 24. ................. 25. ..............

26. .................... 27. ................ 28. ................ 29. ................. 30. ..............

31. .................... 32. ................ 33. ................

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.

35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot.

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37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages.

39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents.

40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm.

42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people.

43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds.

34. ……………………………………….. 35. ………………………………………..

36. ……………………………………….. 37. ………………………………………..

38. ……………………………………….. 39. ………………………………………..

40. ……………………………………….. 41. ………………………………………..

42. ……………………………………….. 43. ………………………………………..

III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the

same line. There is an example at the beginning (00).

KEEPING WELL

Most people would be in (00) ….agreement … withthe idea, often put forward by doctors, that we should

avoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people

with only (44)……… medical knowledge say that it isnot (45) ……… to take aspirin, for example,

whenever you have a (46) ……… or some other

minor ailments. It is certainly true that people havetended to become very (47)………. on pills when in

any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for

the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to

take a different attitude to preventing illness. The bestway to keep well is to avoid (48)…..…. foods and

habits. It is also (49) ……… to take plenty of exercise,

and we should give (50)………. to people of all ages

to do this, particularly the young ones. If we caneducate people at an early age to keep fit and to look

after themselves (51) ……………….……, then the(52) ……….of their having problems in later life will

be considerably reduced. However, no matter how

well we look after ourselves and how much exercise

we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable.

AGREE

LIMITADVISE

HEAD

DEPEND

HEALTH

HELPENCOURAGE

CARE

PROBABLE

FORTUNATE

44. ……………………………………….. 45. ………………………………………..

46. ……………………………………….. 47. ………………………………………..

48. ……………………………………….. 49. ………………………………………..

50. ……………………………………….. 51. ………………………………………..

52. ……………………………………….. 53. ………………………………………..

IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it.

54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today.A B C D

55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment.A B C D

56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary.

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A B C D57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.

A B C D58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world.

A B C D59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs.

A B C D60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago.

A B C D61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either.

A B C D62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean.

A B C D63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.

A B C D

Example. 00. The thief asked her handing over her money.

A B C D Answer: 00. C → to hand

54. ……………………………………….. 55. ………………………………………..

56. ……………………………………….. 57. ………………………………………..

58. ……………………………………….. 59. ………………………………………..

60. ……………………………………….. 61. ………………………………………..

62. ……………………………………….. 63. ………………………………………..

SECTION C: READING

I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Research has (00) ......... that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school

do not eat (64) ......... in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) ......... meals at lunchtime.Children can (66) ......... to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.

One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) ......... healthier than lunches

prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include

one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (68) ......... by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children

consume twice as much sugar (69) ......... they should at lunchtime.

The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students inBritain has (70) ....... in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can

remind them of the (71) ....... value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can

(72) ...... their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) ...... at this age, and parents are

the only ones who can prevent it.64. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly

65. A. give B. provide C. make D. do

66. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose67. A. many B. much C. more D. less

68. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated

69. A. so B. than C. as D. such70. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added

71. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good

72. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect73. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits

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Example: 00. A. informed B. told C. shown D. said

Answer: 00. C64. .................... 65. ................ 66. ................ 67. ................. 68. ..............

69. .................... 70. ................ 71. ................ 72. ................. 73. ..............

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of (00) ......... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful historyand many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) ......... during the last five centuries. However,

nowadays, it is (75) ......... longer the trade centre that it once (76) ......... . It is difficult to imagine that atone time its harbour (77) ......... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses

along the quayside would have (78) ......... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (79) ......... it very easy to explore (80) ......... foot. A river neatlydivides the town, (81) ......... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses,

but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into

the past.It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell

a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (82) ......... high quality antiques.

Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (83) ......... you look aroundcarefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

Example: 00. the

74. ……………………………………….. 75. ………………………………………..

76. ……………………………………….. 77. ………………………………………..

78. ……………………………………….. 79. ………………………………………..

80. ……………………………………….. 81. ………………………………………..

82. ……………………………………….. 83. ………………………………………..

III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real

than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary tolanguage. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least

5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human

beings.When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even

today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before

we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to

talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effortto learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and

even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who

learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One

advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any

civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because .........

A. it has become very important in our cultureB. people have been writing since there have been human beings

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C. writing is secondary to language

D. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years

85. The author of the passage argues that .........A. writing has become too important in today’s society

B. speech is more basic to language than writing

C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to writeD. all languages should have a written form

86. Normal human beings .........

A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write

C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time87. According to the passage, writing .........

A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectly

C. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech88. In the author’s judgment, .........

A. writing has more advantages than speech

B. speech is essential but writing has important benefitsC. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does

D. writing is more real than speech

89. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Writing has become so important in our culture.

B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.

D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means .........

A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill

84. .................... 85. ................ 86. ................ 87. .................

88. .................... 89. ................ 90. ................

SECTION D: WRITING

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it.91. Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires”.

Steve warned ……………………………………………………………….

92. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted ………………………………………………………………...

93. He looks older when he wears glasses.

Glasses make ………………………………………………………………...

94. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

I am used ……………………………………………..……………………...

95. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.

Sue is looking ……………………………………………………………….

96. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, John?” the teacher asked.

The teacher asked John ..………………………………….…………………

97. It is expected that the US President will lose the election.

The US President ……………………………………………………………

98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.

Instead of ……………………………………………….…………………..

99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police

My lawyer advised ……………………………………………….…………

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100. We need to wash the car.

The car .……………………………………………………………………..

Total mark: 100: 10 = 10The end

Answer keys

Së Gi¸o dôc vµ §µo t¹o Th¸i Nguyªn M«n thi: TiÕng anh Kú thi tuyÓn sinh líp 10 THPT Chuyªn (dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo líp chuyªnTiÕng Anh)

n¨m häc 2012 - 2013 Ngµy thi: 30/ 6/2012

Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót (kh«ngkÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)

§Ò chÝnh thøc(ThÝ sinh lµm bµi trùc tiÕp vµo ®Ò thi theo híng dÉn díi mçi

c©u)

§iÓm Gi¸m kh¶o sè 1(hä tªn, ch÷ ký)

Gi¸m kh¶o sè 2(hä tªn, ch÷ ký)

Sè ph¸ch(do chñ tÞch H§

ghi)B»ng sè B»ng

ch÷

Bài thi này gồm có 6 trang được đánh số từ 1 - 6. Thí sinh kiểm tra số tờ bài thi trước khi làm bài.

SECTION A: PHONETICS

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

Example: 00. A. man B. bad C. many D. manage Answer: 00. C

01. A. nurse B. bury C. hurt D. curly

02. A. r ays B. bays C. days D. says

03. A. laughed B. sacr ed C. nak ed D. wick ed

04. A. gr ew B. thr ew C. knew D. flew

05. A. leaf B. knif e C. caf é D. of 06. A. thousand B. pr oudly C. southern D. f oul

07. A. situation B. question C. safety D. statue

08. A. alone B. own C. post D. cost

09. A. college B. colleague C. luggage D. huge10. A. this B. thigh C. wealthy D. width

01. .................... 02. ................ 03. ................ 04. ................. 05. ..............

06. .................... 07. ................ 08. ................ 09. ................. 10. ..............

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D that fits each blank.

11. We usually write to each other ………

A. every two weeks B. every week twice C. two every week D. none is correct12. If you look ……… the book, you can find what you need.

A. at B. for C. up D. through

13. Do you think we’ll find a solution ……… the problem?A. to B. for C. of D. about

14. I feel sick now. I wish I ......... so much cake.

A. not ate B. didn’t eat C. hadn’t eaten D. wouldn’t have eaten

15. ......… for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.A. If it had been B. If it hadn’t been C. Had it been D. Hadn’t it been

16. “Who is Mr. Madely?” “ I have no idea. I’ve never heard ......... him”.

A. about B. from C. after D. of 17. ......... lion dancing is very popular in Vietnam, my friend, Andy, does not enjoy it.

A. But B. Although C. If D. However

18. Harry: “Thank you for your help, Judy.” – Judy: “…………”A. With all my heart B. Never mention me

C. It’s my pleasure D. No problem

19. Ann was robbed on the way home yesterday. She was made ……… all her money to the robber.A. give B. to give C. giving D. given

20. ……… many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.A. Wherever B. Whatever C. Whenever D. However

21. She never let you cook the meals, .........?A. didn't she B. doesn't she C. did she D. does she

22. If you had taken my advice, you ............ in this mess now.

A. wouldn’t be B. won’t be C. aren’t D. wouldn’t have been23. It’s no use ......... a language if you don’t try to use it.

A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn

24. She drove so .......... that she had an accident.A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

25. She doesn’t allow anyone ......... in her room.

A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked26. He ......... to anyone suspicious when the class was over.A. was not seen to talk B. was not seen talking

C. was not being seen walking D. had not seen to talk

27. We took part in a sponsored walk ……… to support the poor.A. organized B. organizing C. that organized D. had organized

28. It’s very ……… of you to offer me your seat, but really I’m quite happy to stand.

A. sympathetic B. considerate C. grateful D. appreciative29. You can stay here ……… you don’t make a loud noise.

A. as much as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as

30. ……… interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.

A. Should I B. I was C. If I am D. Were I31. Sue was offered a job as a translator but she …

A. gave it away B. turned it down C. made it up D. filled it in

32. The building has a smoke detector … any fires can be detected immediately.A. so that B. if C. such as D. as if

33. Not until 1856 ……… across the Mississippi River.

A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge builtC. the first building a bridge D. the bridge building was

11. .................... 12. ................ 13. ................ 14. ................. 15. ..............

16. .................... 17. ................ 18. ................ 19. ................. 20. ..............

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21. .................... 22. ................ 23. ................ 24. ................. 25. ..............

26. .................... 27. ................ 28. ................ 29. ................. 30. ..............

31. .................... 32. ................ 33. ................

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

34. Rebecca (wear) ……… a new dress today because it is her birthday.

35+36. He (die) ……… of cancer last year. He must (smoke) ……… a lot.

37+38. I don’t think it is worth (spend) ……… money on it. It (be) ……… there in the shop for ages.

39. It’s time we (do) ……… something to stop road accidents.40. (Convince) ……… that they were trying to poison him, he refused to eat anything.

41. You should wear several layers of clothing (keep) ……… warm.42. Up to now it (visit) ……… by thousands of people.

43. Cuckoos (not – build) ……… nests. They use the nests of other birds.

34. ……is wearing …………………… 35. ……died……………………………

36. ……have smoked………………. 37. ……spending……………………..

38. ……has been……………………… 39. ……did……………………………..

40. ……Convinced…………………….. 41. ……to keep…………………………..

42. ……has been visited…………….. 43. ……don't build………………………..

III. Use the word given in Capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the

same line. There is an example at the beginning (00).

KEEPING WELL

Most people would be in (00) ….agreement … with

the idea, often put forward by doctors, that we shouldavoid taking medicines unnecessarily. Even people

with only (44)……… medical knowledge say that it is

not (45) ……… to take aspirin, for example,whenever you have a (46) ……… or some other

minor ailments. It is certainly true that people havetended to become very (47)………. on pills when in

any kind of discomfort, rather than simply waiting for the symptoms to pass. Many people would do well to

take a different attitude to preventing illness. The best

way to keep well is to avoid (48)…..…. foods andhabits. It is also (49) ……… to take plenty of exercise,

and we should give (50)………. to people of all ages

to do this, particularly the young ones. If we caneducate people at an early age to keep fit and to look

after themselves (51) ……………….……, then the

(52) ……….of their having problems in later life will be considerably reduced. However, no matter how

well we look after ourselves and how much exercise

we do, illness, (53) ………, is not always preventable.

AGREE

LIMITADVISE

HEAD

DEPEND

HEALTH

HELP

ENCOURAGE

CARE

PROBABLE

FORTUNATE

44. ……limited………………………… 45. ………advisable…………………………

46. ……headache……………………. 47. ………dependent… ……………………

48. …… unheathy ………………... 49. ………helpful……………………………

50. …… encouragement …………… 51. ………carefully…………………………

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52. ………probability…………………… 53. ………unfortunately………………………

IV. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it.

54. Just look at Mary. She looks so beautifully today.A B C D

55. It seems difficult for us having a trip abroad at the moment.A B C D

56. We have to save energy because save energy is very necessary.A B C D

57. Thanks for TV, people can enjoy interesting programs in an inexpensive and convenient way.A B C D58. Japan is the country where occurs the most earthquakes in the world.

A B C D59. There is still evidence for people to believe in the exist of UFOs.

A B C D60. Fountain pens first became commercial available about a hundred years ago.

A B C D61. I like to go to the countryside and my little sister does, either.

A B C D62. We are confident that we will be ability to persuade our friends to keep the school clean.

A B C D63. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.

A B C D

Example. 00. The thief asked her handing over her money.

A B C D Answer: 00. C → to hand

54. …D -> beautiful…………………….. 55. ………C -> to have…………………

56. …C -> saving……………………… 57. ………A -> Thanks to………………

58. …B -> which……………………….. 59. ………D -> existence………………..

60. …B -> commercially……………….. 61. ………D -> too………………………..

62. …B -> able………………………….. 63. ………B -> four-day…………………

SECTION C: READING

I. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in the following passage.

SCHOOL LUNCH

Research has (00) ......... that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to schooldo not eat (64) ......... in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (65) ......... meals at lunchtime.

Children can (66) ......... to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.

One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (67) ......... healthier than lunches

prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to includeone portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or

pasta. Lunchboxes (68) ......... by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children

consume twice as much sugar (69) ......... they should at lunchtime.The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in

Britain has (70) ....... in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can

remind them of the (71) ....... value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can(72) ...... their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (73) ...... at this age, and parents are

the only ones who can prevent it.

64. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly65. A. give B. provide C. make D. do

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66. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose

67. A. many B. much C. more D. less

68. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated69. A. so B. than C. as D. such

70. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added

71. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good72. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect

73. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits

Example: 00. A. informed B. told C. shown D. said

Answer: 00. C64. .................... 65. ................ 66. ................ 67. ................. 68. ..............

69. .................... 70. ................ 71. ................ 72. ................. 73. ..............

II. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of (00) ......... most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful historyand many parts of the city have hardly changed at (74) ......... during the last five centuries. However,

nowadays, it is (75) ......... longer the trade centre that it once (76) ......... . It is difficult to imagine that at

one time its harbour (77) ......... to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehousesalong the quayside would have (78) ......... full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (79) ......... it very easy to explore (80) ......... foot. A river neatly

divides the town, (81) ......... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses,

but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back intothe past.

It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell

a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (82) ......... high quality antiques.Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (83) ......... you look around

carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvenvir.

Example: 00. the

74. ……all…………………………… 75. …………no……………………………..

76. ……was………………………… 77. …………used…………………………….

78. ……been………………………… 79. …………makes…………………………

80. ……on…………………………… 81. …………not…………………………….

82. ……for…………………………… 83. …………if……………………………..

III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more realthan speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to

language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least

5,000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.

When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even

today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well beforewe learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to

talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort

to learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and

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even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who

learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.

To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One

advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any

civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.

84. We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because .........

A. it has become very important in our culture

B. people have been writing since there have been human beings

C. writing is secondary to languageD. human beings have been writing for at least 5,000 years

85. The author of the passage argues that .........A. writing has become too important in today’s society

B. speech is more basic to language than writing

C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write

D. all languages should have a written form86. Normal human beings .........

A. learn to write before learning to talk B. learn to talk before learning to write

C. learn to talk after learning to write D. learn to write and to talk at the same time87. According to the passage, writing .........

A. is imperfect, but less so than speech B. represents speech, but not perfectlyC. developed from imperfect speech D. is represented perfectly by speech88. In the author’s judgment, .........

A. writing has more advantages than speech

B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits

C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing doesD. writing is more real than speech

89. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Writing has become so important in our culture.B. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.

C. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.

D. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.90. The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means .........

A. benefit B. rudiments C. domination D. skill

84. .................... 85. ................ 86. ................ 87. .................

88. .................... 89. ................ 90. ................

SECTION D: WRITING

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one printed before it.

91. Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires”.

Steve warned Mike not to touch the electric wires.Steve warned Mike against touching the electric wires.

92. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport.

93. He looks older when he wears glasses.

Glasses make him look older.

94. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

I am used to getting up early in the morning.

95. Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday.

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Sue is looking forward to going to Spain on holiday/ forward to having a holiday in Spain.

96. “Why didn’t you go to school yesterday, John?” the teacher asked.

The teacher asked John why he hadn't gone to school the day before/the previous day.

97. It is expected that the US President will lose the election.

The US President is expected to lose the election.

98. We didn’t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.

Instead of eating at home, we went to a restaurant.

99. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police

My lawyer advised me not to say anything to the police.

100. We need to wash the car.

The car needs washing/ to be washed.

Total mark: 100: 10 = 10The end

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