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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30-4 LẦN THỨ XXIV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ; KHỐI
NĂM HỌC: 2017-2018
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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 points)

I. 1-10 WORD CHOICE
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentences
1. These days the castle is swamped with ________ of tourists.
A. hordes B. cliques C. mobs D. assemblies
2. By being rude to his superiors he is considered to have __________ the mark.
A. transcended B. outrun C. surpassed D. overstepped
3. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ____________ the reason for
all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
A. indicated B. highlighted C. pinpointed D. looked up
4. If you continue to ____________ debts at this rate, you will have to declare bankruptcy
eventually.
A. save B. raise C. incur D. default
5. He ___________ a yawn as the actor began yet another long speech
A. squashed B. suffocated C. submerged D. stifled
6. I have tried every product on the market and still I can't rid these curtains of the
___________ of cigarette smoke.
A. fumes B. fragrance C. stench D. aroma
7. Granddad would spend hours talking to us youngsters around the dinner table
___________ about his happy younger days back east on the farm.
A. recalling B. reminiscing C. reminding D. memorising
8. The winning team were roundly criticised by the local media for the way in which they
had ___________ over the losing team. It was considered very unsporting.
A. gloated B. relished C. showed up D. dominated
9. I retired three years ago and didn't know what to do with myself. Getting this dog has
given me a new ___________ of life.
A. burst B. loan C. lease D. extension
10. As soon as the bomb was discovered by one of the cleaning staff, the police had the area
___________ off and no-one was allowed within two blocks of the cafe.
A. fenced B. cordoned C. walled D. isolated

II. 11-20 GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. To be honest, Harry has _________ than you have.
A. been more helpful considerably B. been considerably more helpful
C. been more considerably helpful D. considerably been more helpful
12. There are ________ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention
to this fact.
A. a large many B. quite many
C. quite a lot D. a great many
13. The doctor insisted that his patient ________.
A. he did not work too hard for three months
B. take it easy for three months
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C. take it easy inside of three months
D. could take some vacations for three months
14. On being told about her sack, _________ .
A. her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary’s face turned pale D. all are correct
15. In no way _________ that people will be prevented from organising peaceful protests.
A. this law means B. means this law
C. does this law mean D. this law does mean
16. You can’t just demand _________, you have to earn it.
A. a respect B. any respect
C. the respect D. respect
17. ‘Which of these two men is Japanese?’ ‘_________ is.’
A. Both of them B. All of them
C. Neither of them D. None of them
18. I have never seen _________ before.
A. such good film B. so good film
C. so good a film D. such good a film
19. Since they aren’t answering the phone, they _________ .
A. need have left B. can’t have left
C. must have left D. should have left
20. _________ to his brother’s graduation party, George wouldn’t have met Mary.
A. Had he not gone B. Hadn’t he gone
C. If he has not gone D. If he shouldn’t have gone

III. 21-30 PREPOSITIONS - PHRASAL VERBS

Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. The service was slow and the bill was incorrect. I put it ______ _______ poor
management.
A. down for B. in by C. in for D. down to
22. If you were giving a talk, would you want your colleagues in the audience rooting ______
you?
A. on B. up C. for D. out
23. A couple of boys were _____________ in the pool.
A. impinging on B. larking about C. ploughing ahead D. floating out
24. We were ____________ the task of writing a report of the college´s games.
A. assigned to B. taken over C. run up D. saddled with
25. He didn´t use his position on the council to lord it ________ people.
A. over B. upon C. for D. on
26. Anti-terrorist squad officers _________ the area to search for possible bombs.
A. sealed off B. set off C. come through D. split up
27. Two men who had _________ in the container were arrested when the police opened it.
A. stowed away B. seen to C. broken off D. sat around
28. As we were in an urgent need of syringes and other medical equipment, the aid
organization promised to deliver them the double.
A. with B. in C. at D. round
29. The secretary dashed ___________ the weekly report to his director
A. up B. off C. of D. for
30. I __________ an important deal yesterday and she was so thrilled!
A. came across B. mucked up C. shot down D. gunned for

IV. 31-40 COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS

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Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
31. There’s been a slight improvement in his heallth, but he’s not out of the _______ yet.
A. bush B. wood C. hand D. reach
32. He’s unreliable at the best of times, but forgetting my birthday was the last _______.
A. drop B. breath C. straw D. despair
33. The government has been forced into a ________ after the revelation of a cover-up.
A. climbdown B. getaway C. outbreak D. breakout
34. The workforce has been pared to the _______.
A. quick B. fruit C. ball D. bone
35. I don’t know if Ash would be right for the job; he’s a bit of an unknown ________.
A. quality B. qualification C. quantity D. identity
36. She now says she didn’t really want the job that she failed to get, but I think it’s just
________.
A. a cup of tea B. an act C. full of beans D. sour grapes
37. Be realistic! You can’t go through life looking at the world through _______.
A. rosed-coloured spectacles B. bright sights
C. magnificent spectacles D. green fingers
38. Those were the ethnic ___________ we put people in then.
A. dogholes B. pigeonholes C. boltholes D. foxholes
39. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly ___________ this morning.
A. slow-witted B. far-reaching C. off-hand D. top-heavy
40. Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a _________.
A. salt of the earth B. sand in the desert
C. needle in a haystack D. drop in the ocean

V. 41-60 READING COMPREHENSION

41-50 READING 1
Read the following passage and choose the best option for each questions below.
The Atlantic Cod Fishery
Off the northeastern shore of North America, from the island of Newfoundland in Canada
south to New England in the United States, there is a series of shallow areas called banks.
Several large banks off Newfoundland are together called Grand Banks, huge shoals on the
edge of the North American continental shelf, where the warm waters of the Gulf Stream
meet the cold waters of the Labrador Current. As the currents brush each other, they stir up
minerals from the ocean floor, providing nutrients for plankton and tiny shrimp-like creatures
called krill, which feed on the plankton. Herring and other small fish rise to the surface to eat
the krill. Groundfish, such as the Atlantic cod, live in the ocean’s bottom layer, congregating
in the shallow waters where they prey on krill and small fish. This rich environment has
produced cod by the millions and once had a greater density of cod than anywhere else on
Earth.
Beginning in the eleventh century, boats from the ports of northwestern Europe arrived to
fish the Grand Banks. For the next eight centuries, the entire Newfoundland economy was
based on Europeans arriving, catching fish for a few months in the summer, and then taking
fish back to European markets. Cod laid out to dry on wooden “flakes” was a common sight
in the fishing villages dotting the coast. Settlers in the region used to think the only sea
creature worth talking about was cod, and in the local speech the word “fish” became
synonymous with cod. Newfoundland’s national dish was a pudding whose main ingredient
was cod.
By the nineteenth century, the Newfoundland fishery was largely controlled by merchants
based in the capital at St.John’s. They marketed the catch supplied by the fishers working out
of more than 600 villages around the long coastline. In return, the merchants provided fishing

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equipment, clothing, and all the food that could not be grown in the island’s thin, rocky soil.
This system kept the fishers in a continuous state of debt and dependence on the merchants.
Until the twentieth century, fishers believed in the cod’s ability to replenish itself and
thought that overfishing was impossible. However, Newfoundland’s cod fishery began to
show signs of trouble during the 1930s, when cod failed to support the fishers and thousands
were unemployed. The slump lasted for the next few decades. Then, when an international
agreement in 1977 established the 200-mile offshore fishing limit, the Canadian government
decided to build up the modern Grand Banks fleet and make fishing a viable economic base
for Newfoundland again. All of Newfoundland’s seafood companies were merged into one
conglomerate. By the 1980s, the conglomerate was prospering, and cod were commanding
excellent prices in the market. Consequently, there was a significant increase in the number of
fishers and fish-processing plant workers.
However, while the offshore fishery was prospering, the inshore fishermen found their
catches dropping off. In 1922 the Canadian government responded by closing the Grand
Banks to groundfishing. Newfoundland’s cod fishing and processing industries were shut
down in a bid to let the vanishing stocks recover. The moratorium was extended in 1994,
when all of the Atlantic cod fisheries in Canada were closed, except for one in Nova Scotia,
and strict quotas were placed on other species of groundfish. Canada’s cod fishing industry
collapsed, and around 40,000 fishers and other industry workers were put out of work.
Atlantic cod stocks had once been so plentiful that early explorers joked about walking on
the backs of teeming fish. By 2008, cod stocks were still a historically low levels and showed
no signs of imminent recovery, even after drastic conservation measures and severely limited
fishing. Some fishermen blamed the disminished stocks on seals, which prey on cod and other
species, but scientists believe that decades of overfishing are to blame. There have been
occasional signs of hope. For example, studies on fish populations show that cod disappeared
from Newfoundland at the same time that stocks started rebuilding in Norway, raising the
possibility that the cod had simply migrated to a different region. Still, in the early twenty-
first century, it remains uncertain whether or when the cod will return to Grand Banks or the
moratorium will end.

41. The word shoals in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to

A. shallow
B. currents
C. mountains
D. islands
42. What physical process occurs in the region of the Grand Banks?
A. Underwater hot springs heat the water.
B. Warm and cold currents come together.
C. Nutrient-rich water flows in from rivers.
D. Tides transport plankton and small fish
43. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence
in paragraph 1? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential
information.
A. Millions of cod come to the Grand Banks every year to feed on the abundant supplies
of herring and other small fish.
B. The Grand Banks used to have the world’s largest concentration of cod because of
favorable natural conditions.
C. The Grand Banks is the only place on Earth where cod are known to come together in
extremely large groups.
D. The environmental resources of the Grand Banks have made many people wealthy
from cod fishing.

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44. The squares {} indicate A, B, C, D, respectively in paragraph 5. Where could the
following sentence could be added to the paragraph ?
They suspected this was because the offshore draggers were taking so many cod that the
fish did not have a chance to migrate inshore to reproduce.
However, while the offshore fishery was prospering, the inshore fishermen found their
catches dropping off.  In 1922 the Canadian government responded by closing the Grand
Banks to groundfishing.  Newfoundland’s cod fishing and processing industries were shut
down in a bid to let the vanishing stocks recover.  The moratorium was extended in 1994,
when all of the Atlantic cod fisheries in Canada were closed, except for one in Nova Scotia,
and strict quotas were placed on other species of groundfish.  Canada’s cod fishing industry
collapsed, and around 40,000 fishers and other industry workers were put out of work.
45. Why does the author mention Newfoundland’s national dish in paragraph 2?
A. To encourage the development of tourism in Newfoundland
B. To describe the daily life of people in Newfoundland
C. To stress the economic and cultural significance of cod
D. To show that Newfoundland used to be a separate country
46. All of the following statements characterized Newfoundland’s cod fishery in the past
EXCEPT:
A. Fishers were dependent on merchants in the capital.
B. Cod were the foundation of the island’s economy.
C. Fishers competed with farmers for natural resources.
D. Cod were placed on wooden “flakes” for drying.
47. The word replenish in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
A. defend
B. repair
C. reproduce
D. improve
48. What event first signaled the overfishing of the Atlantic cod?
A. The failure of cod to support thousands of fishers in the 1930s
B. The merging of seafood companies into one huge conglomerate
C. An increase in the number of fishers and fish-processing plants
D. The government moratorium on cod fishing during the 1990s
49. Why did the Canadian government decide to build up the Grand Banks fishing fleet?
A. The 200-mile limit was seen as an economic opportunity.
B. There had not been enough boats to handle all the fish.
C. The shipbuilding sector of the economy was in a slump.
D. Canada faced stiff competition from other fishing nations.
50. It can be inferred from paragraph 6 that the author most likely believes which of the
following about the future of the Atlantic cod fishery?
A. The fishery will improve if the government lifts the fishing ban.
B. It may be a long time before cod stocks recover from overfishing.
C. The center of the Atlantic cod fishery will shift to Norway.
D. The cod will return to the Grand Banks if seal hunting is allowed.
51-60 READING 2
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Monarch Migration
The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), which inhabits regions from the northern area
of South America through The United States to southern Canada in North America, is a well-
known garden butterfly. It is easily spotted because of its bright orange and black coloring
and large size; its popular name means “king,” in fact. Adult Monarch butterflies lay eggs on
the milkweed plant, which provides food for the newly hatched caterpillars when they
emerge.
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 The Monarch is perhaps best known for its unusual life cycle and dramatic migration
habits. Not only do Monarchs go through the four stages of life typical for a butterfly – the
egg; the larva, or caterpillar; the pupa, or chrysalis; and the adult butterfly – but the also go
through four generations in one year.
The first generation of Monarchs hatches from eggs in March and April. The caterpillars
eat the milkweek plant and do little else; in about two weeks , the caterpillars are ready to
create a chrysalis. Once inside the chrysalis, the former caterpillar transforms into the adult
butterfly, a process that takes about ten days. After the adult buterflies have emerged from the
chrysalis, they lay eggs for the next generation. An adult Monarch butterfly lives for only two
to six weeks.
In May and June, the second generation of Monarchs is born, and the third comes in July
and August. In September and October, though, comes the most interesting generation, the
fourth. While the first three parts of the life cycle are the same as those of the other three
generations, the fourth generation of Monarchs does not die in two to six weeks but
instead enters a non-productive phase as diapause, during which they do not lay eggs,
and during this phase, the Monarchs make an incredible migration.
Great clouds of fourth-generation Monarchs migrate from the cold regions in the north
and east to warmer regions in the south and west. Although they are not the only butterflies to
do so, migration is more commonly associated with birds. In fact, most other adult butterflies
in North America die in the winter, leaving their chrysalises to winter over. This fourth
generation of Monarchs, though, lives not for a few weeks but for six to eight months, long
enough to lay the eggs for the new first generation.
Monarchs actually have two reasons for migrating: one is because they could not survive
the cold winter temperatures, and the second is because milkweed plants also die in winter.
While Monarchs are the only butterfly to migrate both south in the fall and back north in the
spring, the generation that moves north is not the same one that flew south, but rather the first
generation of the next year. No one is sure how the new generation of Monarchs knows the
way back north – current theories include the notion that flight patterns are inherited from
previous generations, and also that the insects are guided by the sun or by magnetic fields
from the Earth’s surface – but they do, and the next cycle of four generations begins again.
The migration path of the Monarchs can stretch for 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers).
Monarchs in the United States that live to the west of Rocky Mountains migrate to southern
California, while those that live to the east winter in Mexico. Interestingly, the Monarchs
settle in the same trees in their winter spots every year – even though it is different butterflies
that make the trip each year. How this happens is not yet fully understood. However, a major
threat to Monarch butterflies is the removal of these perennial nesting trees for reads,
housing, and the other development projects.
In warmer areas of the world, such as Bermuda, Monarchs live year round and do not
migrate; in Australia, Monarchs living in cooler areas migrate and others, in warmer regions,
don’t.
51. The word spotted in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
A. noticed
B. removed
C. marked
D. understood
52. The word which in paragraph 1 refers to
A. eggs
B. the milkweed plant
C. adult butterflies
D. caterpillars
53. What is implied about butterflies other than the Monarch in paragraph 2?
A. They do not go through four stages of life.
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 B. They have interesting migration habits
C. They are not as well-known as the Monarch.
D. They do not go through four generations in a year.
54. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in paragraph 4?
A. Monarchs from the fourth generation die more quickly than ones from the first three
generations.
B. The fourth generation of Monarchs is special because they do not lay eggs, a
phenomenon known as diapause.
C. Fourth-generation Monarchs are unusual because they live long enough to migrate.
D. If the generations of Monarchs could migrate, then they would not die so quickly.
55. Why does the author use the phrase “great clouds” in paragraph 5?
A. To indicate that Monarchs prefer to travel in cool weather
B. To show that Monarchs travel in large groups
C. To explain that Monarchs travel together with birds
D. To show that Monarchs travel first in one direction, and then in another
56. The word so in paragraph 5 refers to
A. associate with birds
B. migrate
C. die in the winter
D. leave their chrysalises to winter over
57. The squares {} indicate A, B, C, D, respectively in paragraph 6. Where could the
following sentence could be added to the paragraph ?
If the fourth generation Monarchs behaved as the first three did, then when
their eggs hatched, the emerging caterpillars would have nothing to eat.
 Monarchs actually have two reasons for migrating: one is because they could not
survive the cold winter temperatures, and the second is because milkweed plants also die in
winter.  While Monarchs are the only butterfly to migrate both south in the fall and back
north in the spring, the generation that moves north is not the same one that flew south, but
rather the first generation of the next year.  No one is sure how the new generation of
Monarchs knows the way back north – current theories include the notion that flight patterns
are inherited from previous generations, and also that the insects are guided by the sun or by
magnetic fields from the Earth’s surface – but they do, and the next cycle of four generations
begins again. 

58. According to paragraph 6, what is true about how Monarchs migrate north?
A. The flight path is taught from one generation to the next.
B. No one has directly observed the northern migration.
C. The butterflies that migrate north have never made the trip brfore.
D. The route is different from the southern migration path.
59. According to paragraph 7, what is a danger for Monarchs?
A. Their short lifespan
B. A lack of food
C. Loss of habitat
D. Climate change
60. The word perennial in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to
A. safe for insects
B. not well understood
C. typical of warm climates
D. used again and again

VI. 61-80 GUIDED CLOZE TESTS

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Read the following passages and choose the option that best fits each blank.

PASSAGE 1
Hyping, or to (61)__________ it more politely, marketing movies can double their budget.
And in the end, does it really play the trick? Those without the major studios’ huge spending
(62)__________ are not convinced. ‘There will always be an audience that follows the big
campaigns,’ says Andrea Klein, of the British Film Institute, ‘but there is another which
doesn’t (63)__________ to four-page colour ads.’ For this audience, reviews are all-
important. Publicist Jonathan Rutter concurs: ‘Most of our films can be killed
(64)__________ dead by bad reviews,’ he says. Although he is not (65)__________ to the
odd gimmick, he warns against too much hype: ‘I get put off films which are over-marketed,’
he says. ‘People don’t like to be (66) _________, they prefer to make up their own minds.’
For hollywood blockbusters, (67)__________ people to make up their own mind is not a
viable marketing strategy. Films on this scale are caught up in a (68)__________ circle. To
(69)__________ inflated production costs a mass audience must be found, and to find that
audience take a (70) _________ publicity budget.
61. A. take B. put C. turn D. set
62. A. force B. strength C. weight D. power
63. A. rise B. trigger C. respond D. stir
64. A. stone B. flat C. point D. cold
65. A. reluctant B. counter C. averse D. obstinate
66. A. deluged B. spawned C. self-confessed D. spoon-fed
67. A. leaving B. availing C. consenting D. giving
68. A. relentless B. vicious C. brutal D. merciless
69. A. restore B. refund C. recover D. reimburse
70. A. giant B. redundant C. equitable D. costly

PASSAGE 2
It only requires the completion of the reconstruction of the human genetic map for a whole
host of hereditary diseases to be (71) ______. Originally, it was forecast that the venture
would take until the beginning of the 21st century to be accomplished. At present, it is clear
that the task can be finished much earlier. Hundreds of scholars have gone to (72) ______ to
help (73) ______ the mystery of the human genetic structure with an ardent hope for
liberating mankind from disorders such as cancer, cystic fibrosis or arthritis.

The progress in this incredible undertaking is (74) ______ by an accurate interpretation of

the information (75) ______ in the chromosomes forming the trillions of the cells in the
human body. Locating and characterizing every single gene may (76) ______ an
implausible assignment, but very considerable (77) _______ has already been made. What
we know by now is that the hereditary code is assembled in DNA, some parts of which may
be diseased and (78) ______ to the uncontrollable transmission of the damaged code from
parent to their children.

Whereas work at the completion of the human genome may last for a few years more,
notions like gene therapy or genetic engineering don’t evoke much surprise any longer. Their
potential application has already been examined in the effective struggle against many
viruses or in the genetic treatment of blood disorders. The hopes are, then, that hundreds of
maladies that humanity is (79) ______ with at present might eventually cause to exist in the
not too (80) ______ future.

71. A. terminated B. interfered C. eradicated D. disrupted

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72. A. maximum B. utmost C. supreme D. extremes
73. A. dissolve B. interrogate C. respond D. unravel
74. A. dependent B. reliant C. qualified D. conditioned
75. A. associated B. contained C. involved D. derived
76. A. sound B. hear C. voice D. perceive
77. A. headline B. heading C. headway D. headship
78. A. amiable B. conceivable C. evocative D. conducive
79. A. aggravated B. teased C. persecuted D. plagued
80. A. far-away B. outlying C. distant D. imminent

B. WRITTEN QUESTIONS (70 points)

I. 1-20 OPEN CLOZE TESTS
Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable word to make meaningful
passages.
PASSAGE 1
It is sometimes suggested that tornadoes never strike big cities. In an attempt to (1) _______
this theory. Some say that the higher temperatures at the centre of large urban areas, together
with the air turbulence created by very tall building, somehow (2) _______ to disrupt
tornadoes, or even keep them away entirely. (3) _______ is made of the apparent lack of
recorded cases of severe damage to major cities.
The (4) _______, however, is rather different. While it is true that smaller tornadoes do
indeed seem to be less common in the middle of cities (5) _______ by millions of people,
claims by their citizens that they are in some way immune to the effects of major tornadoes
would seem to be no more than wishful (6) _______.
For a start, a couple of degrees difference in (7) _______, or a handful of 200-metre office
blocks, are hardly likely to impede the (8) _______ of the kinds of 12-kilometre-high
monsters seen in recent years.
Equally unconvincing is the argument that ‘big cities are never hit’. Most people , when they
think of a city, tend to imagine (9) _______ like downtown New York or Tokyo, when in
reality this is a very small ‘target’ area. Unfortunately, there are plenty of well-documented
cases of severe destruction to suburbs, which form by far the most extensive part of any big
town. It is only by (10) _______ that a dense populated city centre has not yet been hit – but
sooner or later it is bound to happen.

PASSAGE 2

Volcanic eruption has been a constant threat to our natural environment for millions of years,
but seldom in recent times _______ a volcano erupted with the felocity of Krakatoa.
Krakatoa, _______ is a volcanic island group in Indonesia, erupted on 27 th August 1883.
_______only was the explosion _______ loud that was heard as far away (more than
3,000km) as Perth in Australia, but it is also recognised as _______ the loudest sound
_______ recorded.
Tens of thousands of people in the region were killed, many _______ in the enormous
tsunamis which the eruption produced – tsunamis which eventually reached South Africa and
the English Channel.
The explosion also had a major effect on the _______ world’s weather system. The volcanic
dust in the atmosphere reduced the _______ of sunlight reaching the earth’s surface, reducing
global temperatures by more than one degree centigrade. Only after five years had passed
_______ global temperatures begin to return to normal.

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II. 21-40 WORD FORMATION
21-30 Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each following sentence.
21. Though many parties regard his behaviors as a(n) ____________, the public still had
much faith in his ability to become a leader. ERR
22. Matilda found it hard to overcome the powerful sense of ____________she felt on waking
for the first time in the new house. ORIENTATE
23. You should avoid those journalists. They are just ____________only distressing and
prying into your private life. CHIEF
24. Our local newspaper is often full of stories that are hardly ____________, but they need to
fill the pages somehow. NEWS
25. The rocks appear to be stationary but in the high winds that whip across this desert
landscape, they are in reality moving ____________. PERCEIVE
26. I was a bit ____________by my performance in the first exam, but I decided to make an
extra effort in the ones left. MORAL
27. His performance in the match today ____________his reputation as a great player. LIE
28. Many countries have agreed on the ____________ treaty. ARM
29. The main reason I believe children shouldn’t be exposed to violence on TV is that they are
so ____________at that age. IMPRESS
30. The positive relationship between a business and a customer, often referred to as
‘___________’, is difficult to quantify financially. GOOD

Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following passage.
A day out to Rosslyn Chapel
lf you have a spare afternoon why not take the kids to visit the remarkable Rosslyn Chapel?
This must surely be one of Britain's most (31-ORDINARY) ____________ buildings. lf
you were shown pictures of it without any clues to its (32- LOCATE) ____________,
you might guess it to be somewhere like Moldavia or Transylvania. ln fact, it is just outside
Edinburgh. The chapel and the (33- NEIGHBOUR) ____________village of Rosslyn are
both quite stunning; in fact, the whole area is generally very (34- PICTURE). Nearly the
entire surface of the chapel's stonework is carved with flowers or stars and another (35-
IDIOSYNCRACY) ____________ feature of the chapel is that although most of the
design of the chapel is Gothic, the aisles are similar to architecture found in Babylon or
Egypt. The chapel's 15th-century builder, St Clair Prince of Orkney, believed that he
was (36- ESSENTIAL) ____________ buying his way into heaven by creating such
an exquisite chapel. He was famous for his (37- PERFECT) ____________but this in
itself created problems. Because everything had to be exactly as he dreamed it should be it
was (38- REAL) ____________of him to expect the work to be finished in his lifetime.
The chapel is now considered to be a local treasure and a (39-CHARITY)
____________ trust was set up in 1996 to oversee and fund its (40- GO)
____________restoration.

III. 41-50 ERROR CORRECTION

Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Line
1 The BBC World Service on radio claims a regular worldwide audience of about 25
2 million for their English language programmes. It is funded directly by the British
3 Foreign Office, even if any Government attempt to control the content of
4 progammes is vigorously fought off. It is broadcast around the world and anyone
5 who has access to a radio with short wave need be without it. The archetypal
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 6 listener today is under 30, male, likely to be quietly well-educated, for whom
7 English is likely to be a second or even third language. Few women tune off, which
8 is why there is no women’s programmes included in its 24-hour service. The
9 biggest and most significance of the news programmes is Newshour, a 60-minute
10 survey of world news which goes out all night at 10p.m, British time. This slot
11 cannot please everyone but is the optional time to catch any listeners having
12 breakfast in Hong Kong or setting down for the night in West Africa. It can have
13 been recommended to anyone who wants to understand the world, not just Britain.
14 At any rate, that is its aim and certainly by comparison, almost British domestic
15 news programmes seems trivial and parochial.

41. ______________--> ______________ 42. _____________--> ______________

43. ______________--> ______________ 44.______________--> ______________
45. ______________--> ______________ 46.______________--> ______________
47. ______________--> ______________ 48.______________--> ______________
49. ______________--> ______________ 50.______________--> ______________

IV. 51-60 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

I. 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.
51. Maria shouldn’t have many problems with the administrative side of the job.
 It’s unlikely ________________________________________________________.
52. In a nutshell, Joseph’s not up to the job.
 The long __________________________________________________________.
53. Standing as tall as he could, he passionately denied any involvement in the affair.
 Drawing __________________________________________________________.
54. We would be extremely grateful if you could reply as soon as possible.
 A prompt __________________________________________________________.

II. For each of the sentences below, write a sentence as similare as possible in meaning to
the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any
way.
55. This kitchen table is also the desk where I work. DOUBLES
 ___________________________________________________________.
56. You can’t just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully.
SPUR
 ___________________________________________________________.
57. She still hasn’t really recovered from losing her job in August. BEING
 _____________________________________________________________.
58. Nobody really expected Glen to do so well in his Biology exams. TAKEN
 ___________________________________________________________.
59. You can’t expect everything to run on an even keel all the time. SMOOTH
 ___________________________________________________________.
60. The public were up in arms over the proposed change to privacy law. OUTCRY
 ___________________________________________________________.

END OF THE TEST

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