VỀ ĐÍCH- TEST 3

Hướng dẫn thí sinh:

- Phần thi nghe gồm 3 bài. Thí sinh được nghe mỗi bài 2 lần liên tiếp.
- Thí sinh đọc kĩ yêu cầu của từng bài trước khi nghe.
-Hướng dẫn chi tiết bằng Tiếng Anh có trong đĩa nghe. Bắt đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
SECTION A: LISTENING (4.0 points)
PART 1: Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.

Customer’s name: 1. ______________________

Customer number: 45993

Product: 2. ______________________

Cost of the product: 3. ______________________

Language(s) in manual: 4. ______________________

Order number: 5. ______________________

Customer’s phone number: 348-28841

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Part 2. For questions 1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. (1.0 pts)
1. What is one of Shawn's concerns about the dog?

A. It can be somewhat aggressive. B. It eats too much food at one time.

C. The dog might mess on his carpet.

2. What is Shawn supposed to do between 3:00-4:00 p.m. for the dog?

A. Take the dog for some exercise with a Frisbee. B. Feed him an afternoon doggie treat for a snack.

C. Let the dog watch a program on television.

3. Which point is NOT true about the cat?

A. The cat becomes a little moody at times. B. The cat enjoys listening to rock music.

C. The cat will run away if it gets outside the house.

4. What can we infer from the conversation on the snake's reaction to Shawn?

A. The snake appears to warm up to him. B. The snake doesn't care for Shawn at all.

C. The snake is extremely shy of Shawn.

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5. What is Shawn's final response to Norman?

A. Norman should seek someone who is well-trained with animals.

B. Norman should take his animals to the zoo for special care.

C. Norman agrees to watch them for a lot of extra money.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PART 3: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) or not given (NG)

1. Jackie was surprised that David had problems placing his order.

2. David needs to order the software for his office.

3. Jackie gives him the 25% discount even though he's not ordering online.

4. Jackie tells David that the free microphones are usually not very good quality.

5. David buys both versions of the software.

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points)

Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences and write your answers
in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 points)
1. Mr and Mrs Jones are such permissive parents that their son can ________ no matter what he
insists.
A. jump on the bandwagon B. go against the grain
C. make their blood boil D. wind them around his little finger
2. You are bound to find information on the stock market crash of 1987 in the newspaper________.
A. files B. archives C. records D. collections
3. According to psychiatrists, many violent criminals harbour feelings of ________and insecurity.
A shortage B insufficiency C scarcity D inadequacy
4. If the market does not improve, these businesses may not be able to ________ their debts, and we
may see more bankruptcies.
A. disgorge B. milk C. indemnify D. service
5. The mini dress was _________, but now it is making a comeback.
A. a fad once thought to be finished B. once thought a fad to be finishing
C. thought a fad to be finished once D. once thought to be a finishing fad
6. Lying can be used to ________ the character of a brother or to flatter a friend.
A. backbite B. impugn C. spurn D. abnegate
7. It is ________that the Minister of Justice should be accused of corruption
A sarcastic B sardonic C ironic D cynical

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8. You can’t believe a word that woman says –she is a ________liar.
A. dedicated B. committed C. compulsive D. devoted
9. He was so lonely he _________ the sound of a human voice.
A. angled for B. ached for C. egged on D. fussed over
10. I think that this painting can be ________in a number of different but equally valid ways.
A dissected B interpreted C translated D rendered
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Read the passage below which contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes and write the
corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes. (1.0 points)
Line 1 Having a roof over your head is a basic human need, but there are 1.2 billion people in
2 the world with adequate housing. This may change thanks for a revolutionary, low-cost
3 use of 3D printers to construct houses. With 3D printing, materials are joined together or
4 reinforcing by using a computer-controlled device to create a three-dimensional object.
5 Two companies have joined forces to try and ease homeless around the world by building
6 affording homes using 3D printing. Tech company ICON has developed a method for
7 printing a one-floor, 60-square-meter house out of cement in a day for just $10,000. This
8 is a fraction of both the time and cost needing to build a similar construction using
9 conventional methods.
10 ICON has teamed up with the non-profit, internationally housing organization New
11 Story. Together, they will start building homes in developing countries. Their joint venture
12 will see 100 new homes constructing in El Salvador next year. New Story's co-founder
13 Alexandria Lafci acknowledged that the 100 homes were just a drop in the ocean. She
14 said: "There are over 100 million people living in slum conditions, in what we call survive
15 mode." She also saw possibilities for 3D-printed houses to become regular in richer
16 countries in years to come. However, she said that for the moment: "The tech is ready now
17 to print very high-quality, safe homes in the places we're building."

Your answers

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Part 3. Write the correct form of the words given in the brackets. Write your answers in the spaces
provided below. (1.0 points)
Over half a century ago, scientists found that they could record the electrical signals of the
brain at work. What at first appeared a random hotchpotch of activity became a pattern of elegant
waves (1. RHYTHM) determined. Ever since, scientists have wondered whether the secrets of
our thoughts, (2. PERCEIVE) and even (3. CONSCIOUS) itself might be hidden in the patterns
of our brain waves. The question of why we have brain waves is, (4. ARGUE), as hotly debated
today as it was when the patterns were discovered. But the meaning, and even the existence, of
fast rhythms in the alert brain is highly (5. CONTROVERSY).
What is problematic is that you cannot perceive these rhythms directly, they are so well hidden
in the noise created by other brain activity, but many (6. SEARCH) now hold the (7.
CONVINCE) that the significance of these brain waves should not be (8. ESTIMATE).
The latest suggestion is that the rhythms could be (9. DECIDE) in detecting progresses going
on in different regions of the brain. Some believe that these rhythms might even interact, and in
doing so help the brain to package information into (10. COHERE) thoughts. How we bring
together these related signals of the brain is a puzzle as yet unsolved.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
C. READING (6.0 points)
Part 1. For questions 1-10, read the article below and then decide which answer best fits each space.(2.0 points).
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who knocked a teenage cyclist off her bike in East
Street. Sarah Tucker, 17, had a lucky escape on Friday, 13th May, when she was sent reeling by a
black Volvo on her way home from work. She bruised her thigh and shoulder and her bicycle was
1_______. The driver stopped for a moment but then drove off without 2________ a name or
address and before Sarah could get his number. “I tried to get out of his way, but I couldn’t” she said.
“Everyone at work kept going on about it being Friday 13th. I’m not a bit 3________ and wouldn’t
change any of my plans just because Friday 13th is supposed to be unlucky, I don’t usually take any
4_______ of that sort of thing but I will now. I think I’ll stay in bed.” The accident 5________ at the
junction with Westwood Road at about 6.30pm as Sarah was making her 6________ home to the
Harley Estate. The Volvo pulled out of Westwood onto Henley Road in front of the teenager’s
bicycle. “He could at 7_________ have helped her up. I don’t see why he should get away with it,”
said her father, Derek, “Sarah was lucky. I don’t know why the driver didn’t see her. He can’t have
been 8_______ attention. It is unfortunate that nobody took down the number.” Though still too
9_______ to ride a bike, Sarah was able to go back to 10_________ in Marlow on Monday.

1. A. damaged B. harmed C. devastated D. crashed

2. A. noting B. presenting C. leaving D. suggesting
3. A. irrational B. superstitious C. unreasonable D. prejudiced
4. A. notice B. consider C. note D. care
5. A. came across B. turned up C. finished up D. took place
6. A. route B. way C. course D. path
7. A. once B. most C. least D. best
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8. A. giving B. paying C. attracting D. providing
9. A. discouraged B. confused C. overcome D. shaken
10. A. work B. job C. post D. employment
Part 2. Read the passage and choose the right answer for each question. (2.0 points).
Vincent Van Gogh was born in Groot Zundert, in The Netherlands on March 30th 1853, to
parents Theodorus Van Gogh, a preacher, and Ana Cornelia Carbentus. In 1869 at the age of 16, Van
Gogh began a career, not as a painter, but as an art dealer with the firm Goupil & Cie. He spent 7
years at Goupil & Cie where daily contacts with works of art kindled his appreciation of paintings
and drawings. Gradually Vincent lost interest in his work and decided to try his hand teaching at a
Catholic School for boys. His growing interest religion and his desire to help the poor eventually
drove him to become a clergyman. In 1878, he became a lay preacher in one of the most
impoverished regions in Western Europe: the coal-mining district of the Borinage in Belgium.
Vincent sympathized with the poverty-stricken miners and gave away most of his food and clothing
to ease their burdened lives. His extreme commitment to the miners drew disfavor from the church,
which dismissed him of his post. Vincent, however, decided to remain with the miners and began to
paint them and their families, chronicling their harsh conditions.
Soon after, thanks to his brother’s financial help, Vincent decided to go to Brussels in 1880 to
begin studies in art. During the next 10 years, Vincent painted around 872 painting. In 1882, Vincent
began living with Clasina Maria Hoornik, also known as Sien, and her children, in the Hague. Their
volatile personalities and the strain of living in complete poverty created stormy relationship. Vincent
was devoted to Sien and her children, but art always came first. As his drawing and painting skills
advanced, his relationship with Sien deteriorated and they parted ways in September 1883.
In 1886, Vincent moved in with his brother-Theo in Paris where he met Paul Gauguin and
various other artists, who had a tremendous impact on his ongoing evolution as an artist. Never truly
happy in large cities, Vincent decided to move to Aries Province in the south of France, where he
rented a studio and invited Paul Gauguin to live with him. In December 1888, Vincent experienced a
psychotic episode in which he cut off a piece of his left ear. After his episode, he was in and out of
asylums for the next year. It was thought that Van Gogh was actually epileptic and that is why people
thought he had fits of insanity throughout his life. He painted one of his best-known painting, Starry
Night, during one of his stays in the asylum. In mid-1890, Vincent left the asylum and spent the last
few months of his life in Auvers, France. On July 27th 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in the
chest. Two days later he died with his younger brother-Theo by his side. He left behind a wonderful
array of paintings that make him one of the most influential painters of our time.
1: The word "chronicling" in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to "_________".
A. recording B. classifying C. suffering D. colouring
2: Van Gogh decided to become a clergyman due to ________.
A. his love of art B. his teachings at the Catholic School for boys
C. the Goupil & Cie art dealer firm D. his developing enthusiasm in Christianity
3: Vincent's extreme commitment to the miners resulted in ________.
A. his painting the miners and their families B. his sympathizing with the miners
C. the church discharging him of his duty D. the church giving food and clothing to the miners
4: The word "deteriorated" in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to "_________".
A. detested B. became worse and worse C. developed D. turned down

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5: Vincent and Clasina's relationship was stormy because of ________.
A. his devotion to art B. the stress of living in poor conditions
C. her children D. their tame personalities
6: Vincent first went into an asylum because ________.
A. he painted Starry Night B. he was epileptic
C. he cut off part of his ear D. he was insane throughout his life
7: Vincent went to Aries because ________.
A. he did not get along with his brother, Theo B. he wanted to live in Gauguin's house in Aries
C. he wanted to live in a bigger city D. he disliked big cities
8: Vincent moved to Paris ________.
A. in order to evolve as an artist B. to live with his brother
C. to meet other artists D. to live with Paul Gauguin
9: Van Gogh was believed to be ________.
A. insane B. a loner C. epileptic D. an inadequate painter
10: The word "episode" in paragraph 3 refers to "_________".
A. important event in his life B. unbelievable fact
C. unfortunate time D. one of several parts of a story on television
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. The reading passage below has seven paragraphs A-G. (2.0 points).
Thomas Harriot
The Discovery of Refraction
A When light travels from one medium to another, it generally bends, or refracts. The law of
refraction gives us a way of predicting the amount of bending. Refraction has many applications in
optics and technology. A lens uses refraction to form an image of an object for many different
purposes, such as magnification. A prism uses refraction to form a spectrum of colors from an
incident beam of light. Refraction also plays an important role in the formation of a mirage and other
optical illusions. The law of refraction is also known as Snell’s Law, named after Willobrord, Snell,
who discovered the law in 1621. Although Snell’s sine law of refraction is now taught routinely in
undergraduate courses, the quest for it spanned many centuries and involved many celebrated
scientists. Perhaps the most interesting thing is that the first discovery of the sine law, made by the
sixteenth-century English scientist Thomas Harriot (1560-1621), has been almost completely
overlooked by physicists, despite much published material describing his contribution.

B A contemporary of Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Johannes Kepler and Galilei Galileo, Thomas

Harriot (1560-1621) was an English scientist and mathematician. His principal biographer, J. W.
Shirley, was quoted saying that in his time he was “England’s most profound mathematician, most
imaginative and methodical experimental scientist” . As a mathematician, he contributed to the
development of algebra, and introduced the symbols of ”>” , and ”<” for ”more than” and ”less than.”
He also studied navigation and astronomy. On September 17, 1607, Harriot observed a comet, later
Identified as Hailey-s. With his painstaking observations, later workers were able to compute the
comet’s orbit. Harriot was also the first to use a telescope to observe the heavens in England. He
made sketches of the moon in 1609, and then developed lenses of increasing magnification. By April
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1611, he had developed a lens with a magnification of 32. Between October 17， 1610 and February
26, 1612 ， he observed the moons of Jupiter, which had already discovered by Galileo. While
observing Jupiter, s moons，he made a discovery of his own: sunspots, which he viewed 199 times
between December 8, 1610 and January 18, 1613. These observations allowed him to figure out the
sun’s period of rotation.

C He was also an early English explorer of North America. He was a friend of the English
courtier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, and travelled to Virginia as a scientific observer on a
colonising expedition in 1585. On June 30, 1585, his ship anchored at Roanoke Island ，off Virginia.
On shore ， Harriot observed the topography, flora and fauna, made many drawings and maps, and
met the native people who spoke a language the English called Algonquian. Harriot worked out a
phonetic transcription of the native people’s speech sounds and began to learn the language, which
enabled him to converse to some extent with other natives the English encountered. Harriot wrote his
report for Raleigh and published it as A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia
in 1588. Raleigh gave Harriot his own estate in Ireland, and Harriot began a survey of Raleigh’s Irish
holdings. He also undertook a study of ballistics and ship design for Raleigh in advance of the
Spanish Armada’s arrival.

D Harriot kept regular correspondence with other scientists and mathematicians, especially in
England but also in mainland Europe, notably with Johannes Kepler. About twenty years before
Snell’s discovery, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) had also looked for the law of refraction, but used
the early data of Ptolemy. Unfortunately, Ptolemy’s data was in error, so Kepler could obtain only an
approximation which he published in 1604. Kepler later tried to obtain additional experimental results
on refraction, and corresponded with Thomas Harriot from 1606 to 1609 since Kepler had heard
Harriot had carried out some detailed experiments. In 1606, Harriot sent Kepler some tables of
refraction data for different materials at a constant incident angle, but didn’t provide enough detail for
the data to be very useful. Kepler requested further information, but Harriot was not forthcoming, and
it appears that Kepler eventually gave up the correspondence, frustrated with Harriot’s reluctance.

E Apart from the correspondence with Kepler, there is no evidence that Harriot ever published
his detailed results on refraction. His personal notes, however, reveal extensive studies significantly
predating those of Kepler, Snell and Descartes. Harriot carried out many experiments on refraction in
the 1590s, and from his notes it is clear that he had discovered the sine law at least as early as 1602.
Around 1606, he had studied dispersion in prisms (predating Newton by around 60 years), measured
the refractive indices of different liquids placed in a hollow glass prism, studied refraction in crystal
spheres, and correctly understood refraction in the rainbow before Descartes.

F As his studies of refraction, Harriot’ s discoveries in other fields were largely unpublished
during his lifetime, and until this century, Harriot was known only for an account of his travels in
Virginia published in 1588, ， and for a treatise on algebra published posthumously in 1631. The
reason why Harriot kept his results unpublished is unclear. Harriot wrote to Kepler that poor health
prevented him from providing more information, but it is also possible that he was afraid of the
seventeenth century’s English religious establishment which was suspicious of the work carried out
by mathematicians and scientists.

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G After the discovery of sunspots, Harriot’ s scientific work dwindled. The cause of his
diminished productivity might have been a cancer discovered on his nose. Harriot died on July 2,
1621, in London, but his story did not end with his death. Recent research has revealed his wide range
of interests and his genuinely original discoveries. What some writers describe as his “thousands
upon thousands of sheets of mathematics and of scientific observations” appeared to be lost until
1784, when they were found in Henry Percy’s country estate by one of Percy’s descendants. She gave
them to Franz Xaver Zach，her husband’s son’s tutor. Zach eventually put some of the papers in the
hands of the Oxford University Press, but much work was required to prepare them for publication,
and it has never been done. Scholars have begun to study them ，, and an appreciation of Harriot’s
contribution started to grow in the second half of the twentieth century. Harriot’s study of refraction
is but one example where his work overlapped with independent studies carried out by others in
Europe, but in any historical treatment of optics his contribution rightfully deserves to be
acknowledged.

QUESTION 1-5. Choose the correct heading for paragraphs B-E and G from the list of
headings below. Write the correct number, i-x, next to the paragraphs.

List of Headings

i A misunderstanding in the history of science

ii Thomas Harriot’s biography

iii Unknown reasons for his unpublished works

iv Harriot’s 1588 publication on North America studies

v Expedition to the New World

vi Reluctant cooperation with Kepler

vii Belated appreciation of Harriot’s contribution

viii Religious pressures keeping him from publishing

ix Correspondence with Kepler

x Interests and researches into multiple fields of study

Example Answer: Para A -i

1. Paragraph B 2. Paragraph C 3. Paragraph D

4. Paragraph E 5. Paragraph G

QUESTION 6-10. Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from
the passage for each answer.

Various modem applications base on an image produced by lens uses refraction, such as 6___. And a
spectrum of colors from a beam of light can be produced with 7____. Harriot travelled to Virginia

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and mainly did research which focused on two subjects of American 8___. After, he also enter upon a
study of flight dynamics and 9_______ for one of his friends much ahead of major European
competitor. He undertook extensive other studies which were only noted down personally yet
predated than many other great scientists. One result, for example, corrected the misconception about
the idea of 10_______.

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
D: WRITING (5.0 points)
I. Write an email of about 150 words: (2.0 points)
You have just returned home after living with a family in an English-speaking country for six months.
You now realise that you left a small bag of personal possessions in your room.
Write to the family describing the things you left behind. Ask them to send some or all of them to you. Offer
to cover the costs.
Your email:
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To what extent do you agree or disagree?
You should write at least 150 words.
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