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ĐỀ LUYỆN HỌC SINH GIỎI ( 2022 – 2023)

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
Question 1: My New Year's ________ this year is to spend less time on Facebook and more time on my
schoolwork. But I'm not sure I will keep it.
A. resolution B. salutation C. wish D. pray
Question 2: The company allows some customers to buy goods on ________ and pay for them later.
A. card B. cheque C. credit D. cash
Question 3: Mr. Park Hang Seo, a Korean coach, is considered a big ________ in Vietnam football.
A. bread B. cheese C. sandwich D. egg
Question 4: Urbanization programs are being carried out in many parts of the world, especially in densely
________ regions with limited land and resources.
A. popular B. crowed C. populated D. numerous
Question 5: Industrialization ________ various problems for local authorities and town planners in the
process of maintaining sustainable urbanization, especially in developing countries.
A. poses B. offers C. leads D. imposes
Question 6: Over the last few months, garages ________ the price of petrol three times.
A. have gone up B. have put up C. raised D. have risen
Question 7: Quite soon, the world is going to ________ energy resources.
A. come up against B. keep up with C. get into D. run out of
Question 8: The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been rising and this is ________ the sea ice to melt,
endangering the polar bears' home.
A. turning B. resulting C. causing D. making
Question 9: All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency
________ UK universities and colleges of higher education.
A. standing for B. instead of C. on behalf of D. representative of
Question 10: Books are still a cheap ________ to get knowledge and entertainment.
A. means B. way C. method D. measure
Question 11: Getting promotion also means getting more ________.
A. responsibility B. ability C. advisability D. creativity
Question 12: Fire engines and ambulances have ________ over other traffic.
A. prior B. priority C. before D. precedence
Question 13: My older brother is extremely fond of astronomy; he seems to ________ a lot of pleasure
from observing the stars.
A. possess B. seize C. reach D. derive
Question 14: More out-of-school activities are expected to be incorporated in the new school ________
proposed by Ministry of Education and Training.
A. curriculum B. handout C. agenda D. schedule
Question 15: Most teenagers go through a rebellious ________ for a few years but they soon grow out of
it.
A. duration B. stint C. phase D. span
Question 16: I've just been offered a new job! Things are ________.
A. clearing up B. making up C. looking up D. turning up
Question 17: The children had to ________ in the principal's office after they took part in a fight.
A. hit the right notes B. beat around the bush
C. play second fiddle D. face the music
Question 18: The narrow streets were lined with ________ shops.
A. bright-lit B. brightly-lit C. brightly-lightning D. bright-litting
Question 19: According to psychologists, children raised with high ________ of fear in unpredictable or
violent environments experience negative emotions for extended periods of time.
A. grades B. numbers C. quantities D. levels
Question 20: In Hawaii it is ________ to greet visitors to the country with a special garland of flowers.
A. unaccustomed B. accustomed C. customary D. customized
Question 21: Mentoring is open to anybody - no particular ________ experience is required, just a desire
to make a difference to the life of a young person who needs help.
A. difficult B. trained C. skilled D. professional
Question 22: After the interview, don't neglect the thank-you note or ________ letter.
A. follow-up B. turn-up C. start-up D. break-up
Question 23: Timmy dropped the ________ on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can't
stand him anymore.
A. pin B. needle C. botton D. ball
Question 24: In some families, younger people seem more ________ to save money than their
parents.
A. supposed B. objected C. suspected D. inclined
Question 25: Politicians ________ blame the media if they don't win the election. They're so predictable.
A. variety B. various C. invariably D. variable
Question 26: For holistic development schools should ________ families as partners in their children's
education.
A. draft B. recruit C. engage D. enlist
Question 27: If a machine stops moving or working normally, you can say that it has ________.
A. cut off B. seized up C. gone off D. wiped out
Question 28: I refuse to believe a word of it, it's a cock-and- ________ story.
A. bull B. hen C. duck D. goose
Question 29: Paul is a very ________ character, he is never relaxed with strangers.
A. self-conscious B. self-directed C. self-satisfied D. self-confident
Question 30: S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's ________
humanitarianism.
A. charitable B. outstanding C. exhaustive D. widespread

ĐÁP ÁN
LESSON 4
1. A 6. B 11. A 16. C 21. D 26. C
2. C 7. D 12. B 17. D 22. A 27. B
3. B 8. C 13. D 18. B 23. D 28. A
4. C 9. A 14. A 19. D 24. D 29. A
5. A 10. B 15. C 20. C 25. C 30. D

Fill each gap in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.
Bristleworms - a hobbyist's guide
Historically, Bristleworms have had a bad reputation among saltwater aquarium aficionados.
These marine worms usually enter the hobbyist's aquarium by   a ride on a piece of
coral. Once established, they become part of the tank's ecosystem. Bristleworms   
greatly in size. The smallest ones are about an inch long, and the large ones can grow to over 20
inches, although, being segmented, their bodies are often   and so not usually seen
at their greatest extent. Literature has frequently   that bristleworms are harmful,
asserting that they eat clams, anemones and even coral fish. However, most enthusiasts now
conclude that small bristleworms   no threat, and are merely scavengers, clearing the
tank from detritus and carcasses of animals that are already dead. However, larger worms,
particularly those of the species known as fireworms, are   eaters and can do
irreparable damage. These worms are better removed, although this is a challenge in itself, as the
worms are nocturnal, sensitive to light and will go into hiding at the slightest disturbance.
1.hitching
2.range
3. retracted
4. contended
5. pose
6.voracious
. Give the correct form of the word in each of the following brackets. (1.5pt)
It was not so long ago that we dealt with colleagues through face-to-face (1. INTERACT)
______ and with counterparts and customers by phone or letter. But the world of communication
has undergone a dramatic transformation, not for all the good. Email, while (2. DOUBT) _____ a
swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3. FUNCTION) ______ and that
the address you have contains no (4. ACCURATE) _____ has had a (5. SIGNIFY) _____ effect
on certain people’s behaviour, both at home and business. For those people, the use of email has
become irresistibly (6. ADDICT) _____ to the extent that it is (7. THREAT) _____ their mental
and physical health. Addicts spend their day (8. COMPULSION) _____ checking for email and
have a (9. TEND) ______ to panic if their server goes down. It is estimated that one in six people
spend four hours a day sending and receiving messages, the equivalent to more than two working
days a week. The negative effect on (10. PRODUCE) ________ is something employers are well
aware of.
Your answers:
1.____________________________ 2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________ 6. ____________________________
7. ____________________________ 8. ____________________________
9. ____________________________ 10. ___________________________
Keys
1. INTERACTION 2. UNDOUBTEDLY 3. FUNCTIONAL
4. INACCURACIES 5. SIGNIFICANT 6. ADDICTIVE
7. THREATENING 8. COMPULSIVELY 9. TENDENCY
10. PRODUCTION

Part 2 You are going to read an article in which stage manager Adam James talks about his
work in technical theatre. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from
the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). There is one extra sentence which you
do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Technical Theatre
When we go to the theatre we go to see the actors and their performance; the stage is the central
focus point; it is where everything happens, or at least everything that we the audience are
supposed to see. But there is so much more to putting on a performance than just the acting cast.
There is a whole team of people who we never see but without whom no production would be
possible. We spoke to Adam James who has worked in technical theatre since the age of 14 to find
out what goes on behind the scenes and how he got involved.
I was 12 years old when I first saw a show in my local leisure centre. I was fascinated by the fact
that everything came in about ten lorries and they basically built a theatre from scratch. 9.
_____________ I got to know some of the people working on the stage management team and
they let me shadow them while they worked. I met the stage manager and after watching the team
work and talking to him I decided that was what I wanted to do as a job. I didn’t know anything
about work in the theatre industry so I started studying and learning about the
job. 10.____________ However, what I really wanted was to get involved and start working as
part of a stage management team. Once I was 14 I managed to get some work experience and I
started to miss school sometimes and go to work at the theatre instead.
I left school when I was 16 and because I had quite a lot of experience I was able to get a job as an
assistant stage manger in a theatre in London. I worked there for about a year and then did some
freelance work in Cornwall and went on tours around the country. 11. ________ Working on tour
was intense but really good fun. Atypical Monday would see us arrive at about 8 o’clock in the
morning and open up the lorries. We would have some coffee and then when everyone had arrived
we would spend the day building the show. In the afternoon the cast would arrive and I would
show them around so they knew where they could make quick costume changes and things like
that. 12. ________ Once the show had started it was just a case of watching and supervising and
letting the show happen around us. As stage manager I was always the first and the last person on
stage. Working on tour can be stressful as you have to keep track of where everyone is for health
and safety reasons and monitor everything that goes on back stage and keep to time. Then once the
show is over you have to check everything and make a note of everything that needs repairing or
re-doing before the next performance.
After a couple of years touring I decided to return to London and go to college to study technical
theatre. I studied for a year but I realised that it wasn’t very useful to me. I had learnt a lot more
from my years working. 13.__________ I felt like I was already established in the industry so I
decided to leave college and got a job in a theatre. When finding work in technical theatre first
hand experience is much more important than qualifications. 14. ___________ I did some more
freelance work in London for a while and now I work for a production company.
You can have up to 20 people working on any one performance so there’s a real team spirit. There
are people working in lighting, sound, wardrobe, wigs, props, carpentry and stage management.
Apart from the technical side we also have to look after the actors. As stage manager it’s my job to
meet and greet the cast on their first day and make sure they know where everything is and have
everything they need. The hardest thing I’ve ever had to do was try to control 2,500 primary
school children. I really like what I do. There are of course a number of disadvantages; I don’t like
the hours and the disruption to my personal life that working evenings can
cause. 15.______________ But I would highly recommend it to others; it’s very enjoyable and
always different; you never have the same day twice and there’s something very exciting and
beautiful about live theatre.

A It was a course for people who didn’t know anything about the theatre.
B The more I found out about technical theatre the more interested I became.
C Also there’s quite a lot of instability and insecurity to the job and the money is not always
good.
D While the cast were getting ready we would get on with any necessary maintenance jobs
E I was very curious as I watched the whole thing being put together and I found it hugely
exciting.
F Working in a large theatre is much more difficult because there are so many more people to
organise.
G The work was quite sporadic but the money was good; in one month I could earn enough to
last me six months.
H Theatres are looking for people with proven ability and who know what they are doing, and
what interests them the most on your CV is your last job.
Keys
9.E 10.B 11. G 12.D 13. A 14. H 15. C
You are going to read an article in which five people talk about what they have done to raise
money for charity. For questions 16-30 choose from the people (A-E). The people may be
chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required they may be given in any
order.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Which person or people:
would not repeat what they did to raise money?       16  
tried to encourage others to do things to raise money for charity?       17  
spent a long time preparing for what they did?       18  
was frightened?       19  
says raising money for charity was their secondary aim? 20     21  
says the experience was unique and memorable?       22  
did their challenge with a group of people? 23     24  
had a family member help them with the preparation for the event?       25  
says the hardest part was the beginning of the activity?       26  
mentions more than one type of charity event?       27  
sees taking part in charity events as a way of learning about people in       28  
need?
took part in the same event many times?       29  
didn’t enjoy the event as much as the preparation?       30  
 

Raising money for charity

A Housewife and grandmother
I abseiled off a cliff to raise money for charity. It was an enormous challenge as I’m
actually quite afraid of heights. It was only really the moment of going over the edge that
was difficult; after that it was very easy. You just have to get into the rhythm and not go
too fast. My son is very into climbing and things like that and he and some of his friends
from his university climbing club set everything up and organised the whole event. There
were about twenty of us who did it and between us we raised well over the target amount.
It was a great success but I don’t think I’ll be doing anything like that again. Once was
enough!
B Lawyer
I ran a triathlon and managed to get over 50 people to sponsor me. I had to train for months
and it was really hard work but well worth it. I actually enjoyed the training more than the
final event because on the day the weather was terrible. In the months running up to the
event I followed a very strict regime and it felt good to be working towards such a specific
goal. I would often get up at 5 o’clock in the morning so I could train before going to
work. Knowing that I was going to be able to give a large donation to charity made me
even more determined to do it. It wasn’t compulsory to get sponsorship and giving money
to charity wasn’t my main motivation when I first signed up to do it but I wanted to make
the most of the opportunity and all my friends and family were really supportive and
wanted to help and give money. It was such a positive experience I’m going to do it again
 next year.
C Environmental consultant
I cycled from L.A. to Quito last spring. All my family thought I was mad but I love cycling
and I knew it would be an amazing way to see lots of really interesting places that most
people never see. I managed to raise quite a bit of money for charity through sponsorship
although that wasn't my main objective. I turned 30 in March and I really wanted to be
doing something totally different rather than just sitting at my desk in the office. I wanted
it to be different and something I could look back on when I am older and feel proud of. It
is something I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren about and the fact that I was able to do
something to help those less well off than me at the same time, well that made it even
better.
D Theatre manager
When I was a child I took part in a lot of sponsored walks. Each year my school would
organise the walks and although it wasn’t compulsory my friends and I would always take
part. It was fun. Each walk was about 15 km long so it took quite a long time but it was a
nice way to spend a day. The first year I did it I was only 11 years old and my father came
with us to keep an eye on us but once we were older we went by ourselves; there were
about 8 or 9 of us that all walked together. We managed to get quite a bit of money
between us; in fact it became our challenge to raise more money than the year before,
which we always achieved, so there was a great sense of satisfaction.
E Retired primary school head teacher
We used to make a big effort to get the children involved in charity events as I think it
helps raise their awareness of world events and the fact that in many places there are
people, particularly children like themselves, who live in very different circumstances to
them. I think they get a great sense of satisfaction too from knowing that they are able to
do something to help. Each year we had a mufti day; where all the children paid a small
amount of money and then came to school for one day in their own clothes and not in
school uniform. We also regularly held school fetes where the children were encouraged to
donate old toys and books and things which we then sold. The children got involved in
running the stalls too and all the money we made went to our chosen charity.
Keys
16.A 17. E 18. B 19. A 20.B 21. C 22.C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. E 28.E
29. D 30.B
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1
below.
The Life of Sir Isaac Newton
A
Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Lincolnshire, England. The son of a farmer, who
died three months before he was born, Newton spent most of his early years with his maternal
grandmother after his mother remarried. Following an education interrupted by a failed attempt to
turn him into a farmer, he attended the King’s School in Grantham before enrolling at the
University of Cambridge’s Trinity College in 1661, where he soon became fascinated by the works
of modern philosophers such as René Descartes. When the Great Plague shut Cambridge off from
the rest of England in 1665, Newton returned home and began formulating his theories on
calculus, light and color, his farm the setting for the supposed falling apple that inspired his work
on gravity.
B
Newton returned to Cambridge in 1667. He constructed the first reflecting telescope in 1668, and
the following year he received his Master of Arts degree and took over as Cambridge’s Professor
of Mathematics. In 1671 he was asked to give a demonstration of his telescope to the Royal
Society of London in 1671, the same year he was elected to the prestigious Society. The following
year, fascinated with the study of light, he published his notes on optics for his peers. Through his
experiments, Newton determined that white light was a composite of all the colors on the
spectrum, and he asserted that light was composed of particles instead of waves. His methods were
heavily criticized by established Society member Robert Hooke, who was also unwilling to
compromise again with Newton’s follow-up paper in 1675. Known for his temperamental defense
of his work, Newton engaged in heated correspondence with Hooke before suffering a nervous
breakdown and withdrawing from the public eye in 1678. In the following years, he returned to his
earlier studies on the forces governing gravity.
C
In 1684, English astronomer Edmund Halley paid a visit to the reclusive Newton. Upon learning
that Newton had mathematically worked out the elliptical paths of celestial bodies, such as the
movement of the planets around the sun, Halley urged him to organize his notes. The result was
the 1687 publication of “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” (Mathematical Principles
of Natural Philosophy), which established the three laws of motion and the law of universal
gravity. Principia made Newton a star in intellectual circles, eventually earning him widespread
acclaim as one of the most important figures in modern science.
D
As a now influential figure, Newton opposed King James II’s attempts to reinstate Catholic
teachings at English Universities, and was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament in 1689.
He moved to London permanently after being named warden of the Royal Mint in 1696, earning a
promotion to master of the Mint three years later. Determined to prove his position wasn’t merely
symbolic, Newton moved the pound sterling from the silver to the gold standard and sought to
punish forgers.
E
The death of Hooke in 1703 allowed Newton to take over as president of the Royal Society, and
the following year he published his second major work, “Opticks.” Composed largely from his
earlier notes on the subject, the book detailed Newton’s experiments with refraction and the color
spectrum, and also contained his conclusions on such matters as energy and electricity. In 1705, he
was knighted by Queen Anne of England.
F
Around this time, the debate over Newton’s claims to originating the field of calculus, the
mathematical study of change, exploded into a nasty dispute. Newton had developed his
mathematical concept of ‘fluxions’ (differentials) in the mid-1660s to account for celestial orbits,
though there was no public record of his work. In the meantime, German mathematician Gottfried
Leibniz formulated his own theories and published them in 1684. As president of the Royal
Society, Newton oversaw an investigation that ruled his work to be the founding basis of the field,
but the debate continued even after Leibniz’s death in 1716. Researchers later concluded that both
men likely arrived at their conclusions independent of one another.
G
Newton was also obsessed with history and religious doctrines, and his writings on those subjects
were collected into multiple books that were published after his death. Having never married,
Newton spent his later years living with his niece at Cranbury Park, near Winchester, England. He
died on March 31, 1727, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. A giant even among the brilliant
minds that drove the Scientific Revolution, Newton is remembered as an extraordinary scholar,
inventor and writer. His theories about the movement of bodies in the solar system transformed
our understanding of the universe and his precise methodology helped to give birth to what is
known as the scientific method. Although his theories of space-time and gravity were eventually
superseded by those of Einstein his work remains the foundation stone of modern physics was
built.
Questions 1-6
The text has seven paragraphs labelled A–G.
Reading passage 1 has seven paragraphs, A-G.
 Choose the correct headings for paragraphs B-G from the list of headings below.
Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.
List of Headings
i           Continued breakthroughs in research
ii          Competing claims of originality
iii         The early years of Sir Isaac Newton
iv         The legacy of an exceptional mind
v          Routine life at a 17th century university
vi         Heated academic disputes
vii        A new venture
viii       His crowning achievement
ix         A controversial theory about planets
Answer            Example
iii                     Paragraph A
1   Paragraph B
2   Paragraph C
3   Paragraph D
4   Paragraph E
5   Paragraph F
6   Paragraph G
Questions 9-13
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet.
Sir Isaac Newton’s achievements
 Created first reflecting 9………………….., subsequently made a professor at Cambridge at the
age of 25.
 Helped develop the scientific method with his experiments in 10……………………, the study of
light; showed that it is 11………………….., not waves, that constitute light.
 Worked out the laws of the movement of bodies in space (planets etc.), published Principia
Mathematica with laws of gravity and 12……………………..
 Joint founder (with Leibniz) of 13……………………., a new branch of mathematics.
Keys
1. vi 2. Viii 3. Vii 4. I 5. Ii 6. Iv 9. telescope 10. Optics
11. Particles 12. Motion 13. calculus

READING PASSAGE 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26 which are based on Reading Passage
2 below.
The Geography of Antarctica
The continent of Antarctica makes up most of the Antarctic region. The Antarctic is a cold, remote
area in the Southern Hemisphere encompassed by the Antarctic Convergence, an uneven line of
latitude where cold, northward-flowing Antarctic waters meet the warmer waters of the world’s
oceans. The whole Antarctic region covers approximately 20 percent of the Southern Hemisphere.
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent in terms of total area, larger than both Oceania and Europe.
It is unique in that it does not have a native population. There are no countries in Antarctica,
although seven nations claim different parts of it: New Zealand, Australia, France, Norway, the
United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina.
The Antarctic Ice Sheet dominates the region. It is the single piece of ice on Earth covering the
greatest area. This ice sheet even extends beyond the continent when snow and ice are at their most
extreme. The ice surface dramatically expands from about 3 million square kilometers (1.2 million
square miles) at the end of summer to about 19 million square kilometers (7.3 million square
miles) by winter. Ice sheet growth mainly occurs at the coastal ice shelves, primarily the Ross Ice
Shelf and the Ronne Ice Shelf. Ice shelves are floating sheets of ice that are connected to the
continent. Glacial ice moves from the continent’s interior to these lower-elevation ice shelves at
rates of 10 to 1,000 meters (33-32,808 feet) per year.
Antarctica has numerous mountain summits, including the Transantarctic Mountains, which divide
the continent into eastern and western regions. A few of these summits reach altitudes of more
than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). The elevation of the Antarctic Ice Sheet itself is about 2,000
meters (6,562 feet) and reaches 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) above sea level near the center of the
continent.
Without any ice, the continent would emerge as two distinct areas: a giant peninsula and
archipelago of mountainous islands, known as Lesser Antarctica, and a single large landmass
about the size of Australia, known as Greater Antarctica. These regions have different geologies;
Greater Antarctica, or East Antarctica, is composed of older, igneous rocks whereas Lesser
Antarctica, or West Antarctica, is made up of younger, volcanic rock. Lesser Antarctica, in fact, is
part of the “Ring of Fire,” a tectonically active area around the Pacific Ocean. Tectonic activity is
the interaction of plates on Earth’s crust, often resulting in earthquakes and volcanoes. Mount
Erebus, located on Antarctica’s Ross Island, is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.
Antarctica has an extremely cold, dry climate. Winter temperatures along Antarctica’s coast
generally range from -10° Celsius to -30° Celsius (14° Fahrenheit to -22° Fahrenheit). During the
summer, coastal areas hover around 0°C (32°F) but can reach temperatures as high as 9°C (48°F).
In the mountainous, interior regions, temperatures are much colder, dropping below -60°C (-76°F)
in winter and -20°C (-4°F) in summer. In 1983, Russia’s Vostok Research Station measured the
coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth: -89.2°C (-128.6°F). An even lower temperature was
measured using satellite data taken in 2010: -93.2°C (-135.8°F)
Precipitation in the Antarctic is hard to measure. It always falls as snow. Antarctica’s interior is
believed to receive only 50 to 100 millimeters (2-4 inches) of water (in the form of snow) every
year. The Antarctic desert is one of the driest deserts in the world. The oceans surrounding
Antarctica provide an important physical component of the Antarctic region. The waters
surrounding Antarctica are relatively deep, reaching 4,000 to 5,000 meters (13,123 to 16,404 feet)
in depth.
The Antarctic region has an important role in global climate processes. It is an integral part of the
Earth’s heat balance. This balance, also called the energy balance, is the relationship between the
amount of solar heat absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere and the amount deflected back into space.
Antarctica has a larger role than most continents in maintaining Earth’s heat balance and ice is
more reflective than land or water surfaces. As a result, the massive Antarctic Ice Sheet reflects a
large amount of solar radiation away from Earth’s surface. As global ice cover (ice sheets and
glaciers) decreases, the reflectivity of Earth’s surface also diminishes. This allows more incoming
solar radiation to be absorbed by the Earth’s surface, causing an unequal heat balance linked to
global warming, the current period of climate change.
Interestingly, NASA scientists have found that climate change has caused more ice to form in
some parts of Antarctica. They say this is happening because of new climate patterns caused by
this change, which in turn create a strong wind pattern called the ‘polar vortex.’ These kinds of
polar winds lower temperatures in the Antarctic and have been building in strength in recent
decades—as much as 15 percent since 1980. This effect is not seen throughout the Antarctic,
however, and some parts are experiencing ice melt.
Questions 14-17
Answer the questions below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.
Antarctica’s location far from other continents means that it is very 14……………………….
Antarctica is alone among the continents in having no 15………………………
The Antarctic ice sheet holds the record as the largest 16……………………. ice sheet on Earth.
17……………………… are blocks of ice connected to the Antarctic ice sheet.
Questions 18-21
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage on the previous
page?
In boxes 18–21 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
18 Some of Antarctica’s mountains are popular with climbers.
19 The temperature in Antarctica never rises above 0°C.
20 Antarctica constitutes around one-fifth of the southern half of the world.
21 Rain in Antarctica is rare but falls occasionally.
Keys
14. remote 15. native population 16. Single 17. ice shelves
18. NOT GIVEN 19. FALSE 20. TRUE 21. FALSE
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. If the work is finished by lunchtime, you can go home.
 Get _____________________________________________________________________
3. The fourth time he asked her to marry him, she accepted.
 Only on his __________________________________________________________________
4. He said that he had won as a result of good luck.
 He attributed _________________________________________________________________
5. That reminds me of the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
That takes me _________________________________________________________________
9. We cannot see animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
 There is an___________________________________________________________________
10. The staff hated Frank’s new policies so intensely that they went on strike.
 So intense ___________________________________________________________________
II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the
brackets. Do not alter the word in any way
1. I suddenly realized the meaning of a “freebie”. (dawned)
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Bruce said that the situation at work was like a family argument. (likened)
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. I don’t think this record will ever be popular. (catch)
_____________________________________________________________________________
7. The success of our local theater has made our city famous. (map)
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. He is certainly not a reliable witness. (means)
_____________________________________________________________________________
9. Our company is the only company allowed to import these chemicals. (monopoly)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Keys
I. Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words.
1. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home.
3. Only on his fourth proposal did she accept to marry him.
4. He attributed his win/ victory/ success/ achievement/ triumph to good luck.
5. That takes me back to the time I climbed to the top of Mount Fuji.
9.There is an absence of animals in a vast area after the forest fire.
10. So intense was the hatred for Frank’s new policies that the staff went on strike.
 II. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the given one, using the word given in the
brackets. Do not alter the word in any way. (2.0pts)
1. It suddenly dawned on me what the meaning of a “freebie” was.
3. Bruce likened the situation at work to a family argument
5. I don’t think this record will ever catch on.
7. The success of our local theater has put our city on the map.
8. He is by no means a reliable witness.
9. Our company has got the monopoly of/on/in importing these chemicals.
X.The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors to three different areas in a
European country between 1987 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Dàn bài

Mở bài Giới thiệu nội dung chính của biểu đồ

Đoạn tổng  Các khu vực ven biển thu hút lượng khách du lịch nước ngoài lớn nhất trong hầu hết
quát các năm khảo sát.
(Overview)  Các khu vực miền núi dường như ít phổ biến nhất.
 Lượng khách du lịch đến cả ba khu vực đều tăng.
Thân bài 1 Lượng khách du lịch đến khu vực ven biển và núi
 Vào 1987, khoảng 40.000 du khách đã đến thăm khu vực ven biển. Con số này giảm
xuống còn khoảng 35.000 vào 1992 và tăng lên khoảng 75.000 vào 2007.
 Số lượng khách đến thăm các ngọn núi dao động trong khoảng 20.000 đến 30.000
trong nửa đầu của thời kỳ, sau đó tăng lên khoảng 35.000 vào 2007.
Thân bài 2 Lượng khách du lịch đến khu vực hồ
 Số lượng khách đến thăm các hồ liên tục tăng và đạt đỉnh là 75.000 vào 2002.
 Tuy nhiên, con số này bắt đầu giảm đáng kể trong các năm còn lại và đạt 50.000 vào
 2007.

Bài mẫu tham khảo

The graph compares the number of foreign travellers that visited three different types of areas in
a particular European country over a twenty year period from 1987 to 2007.

Overall, coastal areas attracted the largest amount of foreign tourists in most years of the survey,
while mountainous areas appeared to be the least popular for the most part. In addition, the
number of tourists travelling to all three areas increased over the period.

In 1987, around 40,000 foreign travellers visited the coast of this European country. This figure
dropped slightly to around 35,000 visitors in 1992, after which it began to rise, reaching
approximately 75,000 visitors in 2007. Meanwhile, the number of foreign travellers visiting the
mountains fluctuated between 20,000 and 30,000 during the first half of the period, before rising
further to around 35,000 tourists in 2007.

The number of foreign tourists visiting the lakes of this country continually rose over the first
fifteen years of the period, peaking at 75,000 visitors in 2002. However, this figure began to drop
significantly in the remaining years, reaching 50,000 visitors in 2007.

: It is more important for schoolchildren to learn about local history than world history. To what
extent to you agree or disagree?

Many people have valued the role of local history to schoolchildren over that of world history. In
my opinion, I disagree with those people as both of them are equally essential for young learners.

Studying the history of their hometown is for sure an indispensable part of school’s curriculum
during students’ early education. I believe having thorough insights into what happened in the
past at one’s locality develops his patriotism. For example, children of primary and secondary
schools in my village are taught about how their ancestors defended their land against outside
intruders and reclaimed sovereignty. Therefore, those young children would take pride in their
origin and treasure the life they know as it is today. Additionally, I think it is not only students’
privilege but also their responsibility to know about their own history to understand their
hometown’s traditional values and identity .

From another angle, learning about world history shares equal importance just as local one.
Acquiring knowledge about the world’s past events equips students with a more well-rounded
perspective of life. Lessons about the World War or Feminism protest against women’s abuse
and discrimination would help those learners enhance their understanding about various aspects
of the world. Furthermore, I think that being taught about the other countries’ historical
backgrounds would benefit young learners in their future career. Students who accumulate
knowledge of this particular field at an early age would possess a golden selling point to work for
foreign enterprises, especially those who highly value company culture like Japan.

In conclusion, I believe the significance of domestic and international history cannot be brought
into comparison to see which one is more necessary because they have distinctively equal
meanings to children.