PRACTICE TEST

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Đề thi Cao học 2004
Part I: reading
SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling the letter next to the word that best fits each space. Give one answer only to each question.

1. When we arrived in Đa Năng it was ..... with rain.
A. running B. dropping C. pouring D. falling

2. I should be very .... if you would accept the invitation to the party.
A. thanking B. honourable C. pleasing D. pleased

3. Please don`t ..... to put stamps on the letters I gave you to post.
A. forget B. remind C. realize D. remember
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4. "You will not find kangaroos anywhere else on .......," said the Australian.
A. soil B. earth C. world D. ground

5. Will you ..... me your pen for my examination this afternoon?
A. lend B. borrow C. allow D. permit

6. He has very good manners and is very ..... when he speaks to people.

A. discourteous B. simple C. proud D. polite
7. The picture was sold for a great ....... of money.

A. cost B. sum C. value D. price
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8. No one was able to explain the .... of the old custom.
A. origin B. starting point C. beginning D. reason

9. It is very difficult to .... a secret from my family.
A. learn B. take C. hear D. keep

10. She said that she could not ...... a new dress on her small salary.
A. spend B. save C. afford D. spare

11. He applied for a .... in the offices of a local newspaper.
A. work B. duty C. career D. job
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12. When I arrived in London I spent all my time .. and visited all the important museums and buildings.
A. sight-seeing B. traveling C. looking D. touring

13. The boy climbed the tree and picked all the fruit ... reach.
A. near B. inside C. within D. beyond

14. Do you know ...... he is traveling, by train or by car ?
A. where B. when C. how D. what

15. It can take up to three months to ..... a man to repair motorcycles.
A. guide B. raise C. learn D. train
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SECTION B: reading passages
Passage 1: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RICE
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2004 the International Year of Rice. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discussed the importance of the declaration in January, and said that the UN declaration gives many nations the chance to consider food security and that technology has an important part to play in improving rice production.
Rice provides twenty percent of the world’s dietary energy - more than wheat or corn. It is a central food in the diet of a majority of the world’s population and has been called a symbol of cultural identity and unity.
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During the 1990’s, world’s rice production increased. However, production will not meet the needs of growing populations by 2030.
The economics of rice is also very important. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says developing governments often place price controls on rice. These governments have to balance two pressures. Prices need to stay low so people can buy this important food. Buy growers need prices to rise to increase their income.
Exporting can ease these pressures. Special kinds of rice may offer a way to create new export markets. Rice with qualities like good smell, unusual colour or high protein levels represent specialty products. They could provide growers with high profit crops.
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QUESTIONS :

16. What has the United Nations General Assembly declared ?
17. What did the Association of Southeast Asian Nations say about the United Nations General Assembly`s declaration ?
18. What has rice been called ?
19. What are the two pressures that governments have to balance ?
20. What kinds of rice may offer a way to create new export markets ?
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Passage 2 : Read the passage below and circle the letter next to the word that best fits each space :
EXAMPLE : The shop ........ gave me the wrong change.
A. assistant B. person C. person D. one
CARTOON FILMS

Cartoon films have very few limits. If you can draw something, you can (21) ..... it move on the cinema screen. The use (22) ..... new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (23) ...... ages.
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By the (24) ……….. of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon (25) ………….. , one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (26) ………….. the fun.
However, not (27) ………….. cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (28) ………….. for children and too childish for adults. Directors learned from this (29) ………….. , and the film companies began to make large (30) ………….. of money again.
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21. A. get B. cause C. wish D. make
22. A. for B. of C. with D. by
23. A. more B. other C. all D. these
24. A. end B. finish C. departure D. back
25. A. afterwards B. later C. next D. then
26. A. divide B. add C. mix D. share
27. A. every B. both C. any D. each
28. A. nervous B. fearful C. afraid D. frightening
29. A. damage B. crime C. mistake D. fault
30. A. amounts B. accounts C. numbers D. totals
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Passage 3 : Read the following text and look at Questions 31-35 to decide if each statement is TRUE or FALSE.
DINOSAURS
Until 65 million years ago, a family of animals known as dinosaurs roamed the earth. Dinosaurs were for the most part terrestrial reptiles, meaning that they lived on land, and had skins covered with scales. Some dinosaurs were carnivorous (meat-eating) while others were herbivorous (plant-eating). Dinosaurs disappeared at about the same time as did a large number of other groups of species, including the microscopic organisms that created the White Cliffs of Dover in England. Perhaps the reason the dinosaurs are remembered while these other organisms are not is their immense size. For example, one type of dinosaur, the brontosaurus, weighed nearly 30 tons.
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Some dinosaurs may have lived in water.

All dinosaurs had basically the same diet.

The passage implies that the dinosaur`s diet may have been responsible for its extinction.

The passage establishes that dinosaurs disappeared for the same reason that other organisms living at the same time did.

35. The passage suggests that the disappearance of the dinosaur is more important than that of other organisms.
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Passage 4: Read the following passage and choose the right answer by circling the suitable letter A,B,C, or D space in the Questions 36-40.
Insect control is only one of the problems being addressed by cooperative agricultural research teams. Besides the problem of pests, great quantities of food are lost by improper threshing methods and by poor handling, storage, and food preservation.
Fermentation and mold during wet-season crop harvesting and badly organized drying and milling facilities lose much grain. Grain dryers that work for North America may be useless in tropical climates. Grain bins designed for gentle prairie winds are no good for Africa’s blazing sun. Developing the right storage facilities for local conditions is a great need.
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36.This passage mainly discusses
A. insect control B. food harvesting and storage
C. tropical climates D. grain loss

37.The word "addressed" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
A. dealt with B. mailed to
C. neglected D. marketed

38. According to the passage, one problem leading to crop loss is
A. poor planting methods
B. damage from vandals
C. proper transportation of food products
D. harvesting procedures during rainy seasons.
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39. What did the paragraph preceding this passage most probably discuss ?
A. Proper threshing methods
B. Food preservation
C. Insect control
D. Agriculture in North America

40. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. agricultural facilities used in North America are not appropriate in all parts of the world.
B. drying tool is easy in tropical climates.
C. African storage facilities are superior to North American ones.
D. pest control is the biggest problem facing agricultural research today.
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SECTION C: GAP-FILLING
Choose the correct word or phrase for each space
from the list below:
affected aid birds break out
chickens evidence fight human
infected measures outbreak person
provide resist spread

BIRD FLU (Cúm gà)
In Asia, officials have been working to control the (41) ...... of the avian influenza virus known as H5N1. That virus has killed millions of (42) ....... in several countries. The number of human deaths reached twenty in Vietnam and Thailand.
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The bird flu (43) ……………… in Asia has caused economic damage. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it will (44) ……………… some of the countries affected. The FAO said it would (45) …………….. 11.6 million dollars to Cambodia, Laos, Pakistan and Vietnam.
The agency also joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in urging (46) …………….. to fight bird flu. One of these measures is the use of vaccine medicine to help chickens (47) ……………. the virus.
Scientists are developing a human vaccine in case the virus takes a form that spreads easily from person to (48) …………….. . Some people have worried that pigs may also become (49) ……………….. and give the virus to humans. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization says it has found no (50) ……………… that the H5N1 virus can infect pigs.
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Part II: writing
SECTION D: GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce complete sentences. Write each sentence in the space provided:
EXAMPLE: I/be very surprised/receive/letter/you/this morning
ANSWER: I was very surprised to receive a letter from you this morning.

51. John / just / start / new job.
 ..............................................................................
52. I / go / Jane’s house / but / she / not at home.
 .................................................................................
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53. We / buy / some more drinks / in case / Edward / come.
? ................................................................................

54. Computers / other machines / become / more and more / important / everyday .
?....................................................................

55. you / see / much / London ?
? ..............................................................................

56. Never / I / seen / such / impressive / landscape.
? .............................................................................
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57. We / hardly / reach home / it start / rain.
? ...................................................................................

58. It / been / pleasure / talk / you .
? ...................................................................................

59. I / be / delighted / hear / your / pass / your exam.
? .................................................................................

60. you / tell / me / how / get / Hang Bai Street / please?
? ....................................................................................
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SECTION E: RE-WRITING
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
EXAMPLE: They`ll do the job by Friday.
ANSWER: The job will be done by Friday.
61. "You should think carefully before writing the answers." the teacher said.
? The teacher advised ............................................... .

62. When he wanted a new motorcycle, he had to save up for years.
? It ....................
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63. We missed the turning because we forgot to take a map with us.
? If ................................................................... .

64. Weather conditions influence most people`s lives.
? Most people`s lives .......... .

65. Jane hasn`t been swimming for five years.
? The last ..................................................... .

66. I have never seen a football match as good as this before.
? This is the first time (I have seen such a good football match)......................................................... .
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67. I regret giving him my phone number.
? I wish ................................................................... .

68. It will be difficult for me to finish the work by the week-end.
? I ( find it difficult to finish ..)........................................................................... .

69. You can borrow my motorbike if you are in a hurry.
Unless ................................................................. .

70. The film I saw last week was better than this one.
? This film ............................................................ .
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SECTION F: TRANSLATION
English - Vietnamese :
71. World coffee prices have dropped by almost fifty percent over the last three years.
72. The United Nations has said 10.5 million dollars annually should be budgeted within the next two years for AIDS prevention program in developing country.
73. Health officials fear that bird flu could change into a form that spreads person-to-person worldwide.
74. Experts say developing nations invest less than one percent of their economic resources into agricultural research and development..
75. Reducing population growth rates does not solve all population problems. As more people move to the cities, they use more resources and create more pollution.
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Vietnamese - English
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