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GIÁO ĐÀO ÔN THI NGHI TRUNG PH THÔNG ĐỀ CHÍNH TH NĂM 2017- 2018Ọ (Đ có 04 trang) MÔN TI NG ANHẾ MÃ ĐỀ 985 Th gian: 60 phút không tính th gian giao đờ ềMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the positionof primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1:A. prof se B. prod ce C. lett ce D. ind ce Question 2:A. reti B. adm re C. sat re D. racleMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 3: The police questioned two strangers but neither of them could speak English .A. The police questioned two strangers who could not speak English.B. The police questioned two English strangers.C. Neither of the strangers was questioned by the police in English.D. The two strangers could answer the police's questions in English.Question 4: Her friend came and saw her in hospital, which was kind .A. She was kind to come and see her friend in hospital.B. It was kind of her friend to come and see her in hospital .C. It was kind to her friend who came and saw her in hospital.D. It was kind of her to come and see her friend in hospital.Question 5: went to school with Anna when we lived near each other.A. Anna and lived near the school, so we went to school together.B. used to go to school with Anna, who lived near each other.C. went to school with Anna, who lived near my house.D. Anna’s school was near mine and we lived with each other.Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 6: I'm sorry never graduated. I've always regretted not.......college.A. having finished B. finished C. finish D. to finishQuestion 7: Her married name is Dawson, but Graham is her.......name.A. virgin B. maiden C. girlish D. childishQuestion 8: He manages to get.....his monthly salary in couple of weeks.A. round B. through C. by D. overQuestion 9: I’m sorry snapped at you like that, but I'm in bad.......A. manner B. mood C. mind D. mentalityQuestion 10: What dangerous thing to do! You.......have been killed!A. must B. might C. may D. canQuestion 11: was kept awake for most of the night by the.......of mosquito in my ear.A. groan B. moan C. whine D. screechQuestion 12: There is a......of plant which is found only in this particular valley.A. breed B. specimen C. species D. classQuestion 13: I'm afraid had to have ..... to dictionary in order to complete the translation.A. application B. resort C. recourse D. availQuestion 14: When they finished building the ..... the voyage from Europe to Asia became much quicker.A. canal B. channel C. river D. ditchQuestion 15: The professor noticed that the student's essay.......a strong resemblance to an article he had seen published ina journal.A. bore B. held C. contained D. carriedQuestion 16: I’ve been working.......quite lot of pressure lately.A. in B. on C. under D. withQuestion 17: All through his life he remained..... resentful of the way he had been abandoned by his parents as child.A. completely B. seriously C. bitterly D. fullyMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the otherthree in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 18:A. photography B. advantageous C. proverbial D. magnificent Question 19:A. crocodile B. emergency C. contaminate D. chronologyMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinedword(s) in each of the following questions.Question 20: As an educationalist, he was held in very high esteem .A. attended B. much admired C. much respected D. scornedQuestion 21: The first boy gave quick-witted reply.A. nonsensical B. silly C. tepid D. intelligentMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the followingexchanges .Question 22: A: "How long have you been speaking English?" B: "..............."A Quite long time ago. haven't spoken it since did at schoo l.C Not until entered the primary school. practised it on any foreigners met.Question 23: “What seems to be the matter?” “...............”A. That sounds better for our next trip. B. No way. High heels are in this season.C. Well, think I’m coming down with somehting ." D. Not at all. I’ll be back in moment.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word orphrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 29 .A SOLAR-POWERED FUTUR FOR TRANSPORT The transport industry lsmaking progress in its endeavours to ...(24)... its negative impact on the environment, largely thanksto the sun. two-mile-long railway tunnel near the Belgian city of Antwerp is now covered with 16,000 photo-voltaic panels, whichhelp to ...(25)... both Antwerp station and trains. In London, solar panels have been installed in the roof of the new Blackfriarsunderground station, which stands on bridge ...(26)... the River Thames. It is estimated that the power generated by thepanels will be sufficient to cover 50 percent of the station's needs and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 511 tonnes perannum. On the high seas, meanwhile, solar-powered catamaran has successfully completed its ...(27)... of the globe and in the caseof air travel, pilot Bertrand Piccard achieved the first ...(28)... solar-powered flight from Madrid in Spain to Rabat airport inMorocco. Although both epic journeys were incredibly slow by today's standards the flight taking nineteen hours and the ...(29)...almost two years it is believed that their success proves solar power to be reliable source of renewable energy for transportand gives us taste of things to come. Question 24:A. upset B. inset C. outset D. offset Question 25:A. supply B. provide C. power D. force Question 26:A. extracting B. expanding C. tracking D. spanning Question 27:A. surrounding B. enclosing C. circumnavigation D. protecting Question 28:A. all-round B. transcontinental C. intercontinental D. overall Question 29:A. voyage B. excursion C. trip D. travelMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of thefollowing questions.Question 30: Not single alphabet has ever perfectly represented the sounds of any of Earth's natural languages.A. the B. any of C. perfectly D. NotQuestion 31: It was not until 40 when he got married to widow.A. not until B. got married C. to D. whenQuestion 32: Some jellyfish make daily journeys from deep water to the surface and back while others migrate horizontal .A. from deep B. horizontal C. back D. makeRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer toeach of the questions from 33 to 40 .WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE TO 100? Remarkably, two in five girls born today will live for century, and boys are close behind. But, asks Jeremy Laurance, islongevity all it's cracked up to be? Human beings have struggled to defeat the ageing process for millennia. From olive leaves in ancient Egypt to thealchemists' 'elixir of life', vast resources have been spent and still are today on tonics, potions and vitamins in the attemptto stave off the ravages of the years. Now we know the secret. Quietly, without fanfare, we are putting it to work. Lifeexpectancy soared by 30 years in richer nations during the 20 th century and shows no sign of slowing. In some countries it hasincreased by three months year for the last 160 years. When the British tradition of sending telegram from the monarch toall new centenarians began in 1917, King George dispatched 24 celebratory messages. By 1952, the number had increased10-fold and by 2011 it had increased almost 40-fold to nearly 10000. Leading economist Professor John Appleby cites the figures in the British Medical Journal and asks: 'Where will it all end?'That is an economist's question, but one that 18 th century author Jonathan Swift also wanted to answer. Gulliver'sTravelsfeatures race of humans, the Struldbrugs, who were normal in all respects except one. Their immortality, instead ofbeing blessing, was curse, because they continued to age. 'At 90, they lose their teeth and hair; they have at that age nodistinction of taste, but eat and drink whatever they can get, without relish or appetite... the question therefore was not,whether man would choose to be always in the prime of youth, attended with prosperity and health; but how he would passa perpetual life under all the usual disadvantages which old age brings along with it.' In recent article, centenarian Walter James wrote poignant account of the deprivations of age. Though he still cooks andlooks after himself, does the crossword, enjoys glass of whisky and can recall events from his past with clarity, what hecannot recover are the sensations that accompanied the events. Recounting his sporting successes and close relationships, henotes the absence of the exhilaration that went with them. 'Perhaps the greatest loss is what it is like to be in love. canremember the routines, the shared meals, concerts and theatres, walks in the country. But writing all this is like taking bookdown from the shelf and leafing through its pages.' Such observations are bound to make those younger wonder is ageing, at the rate those of us fortunate enough to livecomfortable lives are achieving, something to be celebrated or feared? The pace of advance is astonishing. As recently as1980, scientists believed that age 85 would mark natural limit for average life expectancy. In Japan that barrier was passedfor women in 2007. In the UK, average life expectancy for both sexes born today is over 90. What is the secret the elixir oflife? Just better standards of living, education and healthcare is all, rather than blend of exotic ingredients secretly distilledin laboratory. Dull, perhaps, but marvellously true In the early part of the last century, improvements in infant and childsurvival contributed most to growing life expectancy, but since the 1950s the biggest gains have been in the over-80s. What worries most people about ageing is losing their faculties and the ability to perform the daily tasks of living eating,dressing, bathing and getting around. The trends in this regard are worrying. The good news is that despite increases inchronic conditions such as diabetes and arthritis, earlier diagnosis and improved treatments have rendered these conditionsless disabling. In the future, more of us will fall ill, but the illnesses should affect us less. The result is that we may live to seeour great grandchildren and even our great-great-grandchildren. Nevertheless, there are large differences between countries in healthy life expectancy beyond 65 that is, years spentwithout disability and the UK performs poorly compared with countries such as Italy and Belgium. If ageing is to be celebrated we need answers to the personal, social, financial and health challenges it poses. Onesuggestion, proposed by Professor Kaare Christensen, of the Danish Ageing Research Centre, is to extend working lives byshortening the working week.'The 20 th century was century of redistribution of income,' Professor Christensen says. 'The21 st century could be century of redistribution of work. Redistribution would spread work more evenly across populationsand over the ages of life. Preliminary evidence suggests that shortened working weeks over extended working lives mightfurther contribute to increases in life expectancy and health.' Work till you are 100? Now that would deserve celebratorytelegram. How many people would welcome this opportunity is quite another matter.[Source: READY FOR ADVANCED Workbook Roy Norris, Macmillan, 2014]Question 33: What does the writer suggest about getting older in the first paragraph ?A. There is no reason to celebrate getting older.B. Staying youthful has always been something people desired .C. Long life is no longer seen as remarkable.D. Life expectancy has increased beyond our expectations.Question 34: What does the writer find most moving about Walter James' situation ?A. his physical deterioration B. his sense of nostalgiaC. his determ ination to be independent D. his disconnection with emotionQuestion 35: The phrase stave off is closest in meaning to ......A. put away B. keep away C. finish up D. turn awayQuestion 36: What is the writer emphasizing in the sentence Dull, perhaps, but marvellously true’ ?A. the unexceptional reasons that people live longerB. the objectivity of statistics for ageing populationsC. the common patterns of longevity in different countriesD. the particular accuracy of recent scientific predictionQuestion 37: The word deprivations is closest in meaning to .......A. shortcomings B. weakness C. losses of necessary things D. emotionally painfulQuestion 38: In the fifth paragraph, the writer draws contrast between ......A. the physical problems older people suffered in the past com pared to today.B. the fears that people have about ageing and the eventual reality.C. countries where the elderly enjoy healthy lives and those where they do not.D. attitudes towards the care of the elderly across various European countries.Question 39: The writer refers to the novel Gulliver’s Travels in order to ......A. compare views on ageing from previous centuries and the current one.B. show how the obsession with ageing is odern phenomenon.C. make the pqjnt that eternal life is not necessarily positive thing .D. illustrate how ageing has been typically portrayed in literature.Question 40: In the final paragraph, we get the impression that the writer ......A. intends to extend his career in the way Professor Christensen recommends.B. sees no connection between the way income and work ight be divided.C. is reluctant to accept lower financial rewards for job he is already doing.D. is sceptical of Professor Christensen’s proposal regarding person’s working life .Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinedword(s) in each of the following questions.Question 41: She’s been down in the mouth the whole morning.A. hungry B. sad C. talkative D. ill at easeQuestion 42: couldn't believe it was true, but there it was, in black and white A. in print B. written down C. with evidence D. under proofRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer toeach of the questions from 43 to 48 .INTERPOL The fight against crime takes many forms. From conscientious residents who look out for each other in NeighbourhoodWatch schemes to international organisations that are dedicated to bringing criminals to justice. The International CriminalPolice Organisation better known as Interpol is one such international agency. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it operates allday, year round and was established in order for police around the globe to work together to make the world safer place. Itsemblem, which is made up of globe, olive branches, sword and scales, relects this. Respectively, the symbols representworldwide activity, peace, police action and justice. Interpol has four main functions. First it provides worldwide police communications service, which allows police fromInterpol 's 190 member countries to provide and share information. The second main function is to maintain and update thisinformation in databases that police authorities can access and use. The third function is to provide support in emergencysituations or with crimes that Interpol believes are priorities such as the exploitation of children. Finally the fourth mainfunction is to help member countries improve their police by, for example, training police agencies to deal with more recentlyemerging crimes like bioterrorism or cyber crime. Contrary to what some people believe, Interpol is not law enforcement agency, which means it does not actually send itsofficers into countries to arrest people. It is multinational organisation that collects data on crimes and criminals andprovides this information to its member countries. National police use the information supplied by Interpol in theirinvestigations, and it is up to the country in which the criminal is in to make the arrest. Interpol will often go after criminals that are involved in weapons smuggling, terrorism, drug traficking, fraud, art theft andother crimes that involve movement across borders. Many criminals who are involved with international crime syndicateshave committed crimes in other countries, and this is where the Interpol database becomes an extremely valuable tool. It ishuge and contains information about unsolved crimes, criminal proiles, stolen goods and much more. The database of stolen works of art is good example of the tools Interpol has created to tackle crime. The databasecombines descriptions and pictures of over 38,000 missing items. When police agencies need to check if work they havecome across is stolen, the database is quick and efficient means for them to see if the work is among the missing objects thathave been registered with Interpol When the theft of work of art is reported, national police can have the item added toInterpol 's database, which can help in recovering it. In addition, Interpol produces poster twice year, in June and December, to publicise the Most Wanted Works of Art muchlike the 'Wanted' posters for the most dangerous criminals. These posters as well as file of stolen works are available atInterpol 's online site. Having such resource readily at hand enables not only police, but museums, art galleries, auctionhouses and prospective buyers to see if an item they are interested in buying is legitimate or stolen. Interpol works closely with other organisations. In order to prevent stolen items from being sold or illegally exported, theInternational Council of Museums (ICOM) produces 'The Red Lists' Each one is specific to country or an area that is at riskof having cultural items stolen. The places represented on the lists are usually poorer or war-torn countries that do not havethe financial means to protect their sites or museums from art thieves and looters. Through Interpol the Red Lists aretransmitted to police and customs oficials around the world to help them recognise objects that may have been stolen andremoved illegally from their country of origin. The Red List for Afghanistan, for example, has pictures and descriptions of thegeneral types of items most likely to be stolen and then sold in the west. In Afghanistan, as in many other countries, it is against the law to sell or export items of cultural importance. With theassistance of Interpol number of these stolen items have been recovered By helping police agencies around the world to dotheir job effectively, Interpol ensures that as many criminals as possible are arrested.[Source: CLOSE-UP B2 Tests, National Geographic Cengage Learning, 2015]Question 43: What is the benefit of Interpol’s stolen art database ?A. police can locate and arrest buyers B. museums are aware of what not to buyC. thieves can see what is missing D. collectors know what art might be for saleQuestion 44: What is the purpose of Interpol ?A. to make police forces more active B. to promote peace and understandingC. to locate and arrest dangerous criminals D. to fight crime through international cooperationQuestion 45: Which crime would NOT be matter for Interpol ?A. hacking into another country’s military database B. smuggling endangered species out of AfricaC. the theft of car in Afghanistan D. hijacking plane from Europe to AsiaQuestion 46: The word recovered is closest in meaning to ......A. found and got back B. covered again C. took back D. returnedQuestion 47: What is one way Interpol helps the police ?A. It shows them how to tackle newer crimes. B. It teaches them to understand the four functions.C. It informs them of an emergency. D. It helps them to update their database .Question 48: How can customs officers help in the recovery of stolen art ?A. by reporting stolen items to Interpol B. by recognising thieves from wanted postersC. by transmitting lists for the police D. by knowing which objects are probably illegalMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences inthe following questions.Question 49: Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport. It is enjoyed by many young people.A. Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport enjoyed by many young people .B. Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport which many young people enjoy it.C. Enjoyed by many young people, motorcycle racing is dangerous sport. D. Motorcycle racing is enjoyed by many young people because it is dang sport.Question 50: The local market sells excellent local products. It is two-minute walk from my flat.A. The local market is two-minute walk from my flat sells excellent local products.B. The local market which sells excellent local products is two-minute from my flat .C. The local market sells excellent local products which is two-minute from my flat.D. The local market from which sells excellent local products is two-minute walk from my flat.The EndS GIÁO ĐÀO ÔN THI NGHI TRUNG PH THÔNG ĐỀ CHÍNH TH NĂM 2017- 2018Ọ (Đ có 04 trang) MÔN TI NG ANHẾ MÃ ĐỀ 731 Th gian: 60 phút không tính th gian giao đờ ềMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the positionof primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 1:A. sat re B. reti C. racle D. adm re Question 2:A. prod ce B. ind ce C. prof se D. lett ceRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer toeach of the questions from 03 to 08 .INTERPOL The fight against crime takes many forms. From conscientious residents who look out for each other in NeighbourhoodWatch schemes to international organisations that are dedicated to bringing criminals to justice. The International CriminalPolice Organisation better known as Interpol is one such international agency. Headquartered in Lyon, France, it operates allday, year round and was established in order for police around the globe to work together to make the world safer place. Itsemblem, which is made up of globe, olive branches, sword and scales, relects this. Respectively, the symbols representworldwide activity, peace, police action and justice. Interpol has four main functions. First it provides worldwide police communications service, which allows police fromInterpol 's 190 member countries to provide and share information. The second main function is to maintain and update thisinformation in databases that police authorities can access and use. The third function is to provide support in emergencysituations or with crimes that Interpol believes are priorities such as the exploitation of children. Finally the fourth mainfunction is to help member countries improve their police by, for example, training police agencies to deal with more recentlyemerging crimes like bioterrorism or cyber crime. Contrary to what some people believe, Interpol is not law enforcement agency, which means it does not actually send itsofficers into countries to arrest people. It is multinational organisation that collects data on crimes and criminals andprovides this information to its member countries. National police use the information supplied by Interpol in theirinvestigations, and it is up to the country in which the criminal is in to make the arrest. Interpol will often go after criminals that are involved in weapons smuggling, terrorism, drug traficking, fraud, art theft andother crimes that involve movement across borders. Many criminals who are involved with international crime syndicateshave committed crimes in other countries, and this is where the Interpol database becomes an extremely valuable tool. It ishuge and contains information about unsolved crimes, criminal proiles, stolen goods and much more. The database of stolen works of art is good example of the tools Interpol has created to tackle crime. The databasecombines descriptions and pictures of over 38,000 missing items. When police agencies need to check if work they havecome across is stolen, the database is quick and efficient means for them to see if the work is among the missing objects thathave been registered with Interpol When the theft of work of art is reported, national police can have the item added toInterpol 's database, which can help in recovering it. In addition, Interpol produces poster twice year, in June and December, to publicise the Most Wanted Works of Art muchlike the 'Wanted' posters for the most dangerous criminals. These posters as well as file of stolen works are available atInterpol 's online site. Having such resource readily at hand enables not only police, but museums, art galleries, auctionhouses and prospective buyers to see if an item they are interested in buying is legitimate or stolen. Interpol works closely with other organisations. In order to prevent stolen items from being sold or illegally exported, theInternational Council of Museums (ICOM) produces 'The Red Lists' Each one is specific to country or an area that is at riskof having cultural items stolen. The places represented on the lists are usually poorer or war-torn countries that do not havethe financial means to protect their sites or museums from art thieves and looters. Through Interpol the Red Lists aretransmitted to police and customs oficials around the world to help them recognise objects that may have been stolen andremoved illegally from their country of origin. The Red List for Afghanistan, for example, has pictures and descriptions of thegeneral types of items most likely to be stolen and then sold in the west. In Afghanistan, as in many other countries, it is against the law to sell or export items of cultural importance. With theassistance of Interpol number of these stolen items have been recovered By helping police agencies around the world to dotheir job effectively, Interpol ensures that as many criminals as possible are arrested.[Source: CLOSE-UP B2 Tests, National Geographic Cengage Learning, 2015 ]Question 3: How can customs officers help in the recovery of stolen art ?A. by transmitting lists for the police B. by knowing which objects are probably illegalC. by reporting stolen items to Interpol D. by recognising thieves from wanted postersQuestion 4: What is one way Interpol helps the police ?A. It informs them of an emergency. B. It helps them to update their database.C. It teaches them to understand the four functions. D. It shows them how to tackle newer crimes.Question 5: What is the purpose of Interpol ?A. to promote peace and understanding B. to fight crime through international cooperationC. to locate and arrest dangerous criminals D. to make police forces more activeQuestion 6: The word recovered is closest in meaning to ......A. took back B. found and got back C. covered again D. returnedQuestion 7: What is the benefit of Interpol’s stolen art database ?A. museums are aware of what not to buy B. collectors know what art might be for saleC. thieves can see what is missing D. police can locate and arrest buyersQuestion 8: Which crime would NOT be matter for Interpol ?A. the theft of car in Afghanistan B. hacking into another country’s military databaseC. smuggling endangered species out of Africa D. hijacking plane from Europe to AsiaMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 9: The professor noticed that the student's essay.......a strong resemblance to an article he had seen published in ajournal.A. bore B. carried C. contained D. heldQuestion 10: Her married name is Dawson, but Graham is her.......name.A. childish B. girlish C. virgin D. maidenQuestion 11: What dangerous thing to do! You.......have been killed!A. must B. may C. might D. canQuestion 12: I’m sorry snapped at you like that, but I'm in bad.......A. mentality B. mood C. manner D. mindQuestion 13: He manages to get.....his monthly salary in couple of weeks.A. by B. through C. round D. overQuestion 14: was kept awake for most of the night by the.......of mosquito in my ear.A. whine B. moan C. screech D. groanQuestion 15: I'm afraid had to have ..... to dictionary in order to complete the translation.A. resort B. avail C. recourse D. applicationQuestion 16: I'm sorry never graduated. I've always regretted not.......college.A. finish B. finished C. to finish D. having finishedQuestion 17: I’ve been working.......quite lot of pressure lately.A. on B. with C. under D. inQuestion 18: When they finished building the ..... the voyage from Europe to Asia became much quicker.A. river B. channel C. canal D. ditchQuestion 19: All through his life he remained..... resentful of the way he had been abandoned by his parents as child.A. seriously B. completely C. bitterly D. fullyQuestion 20: There is a......of plant which is found only in this particular valley.A. breed B. specimen C. class D. speciesMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the otherthree in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 21:A. proverbial B. advantageous C. magnificent D. photography Question 22:A. chronology B. contaminate C. crocodile D. emergencyMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinedword(s) in each of the following questions.Question 23: As an educationalist, he was held in very high esteem .A. much admired B. attended C. much respected D. scornedQuestion 24: The first boy gave quick-witted reply.A. silly B. tepid C. nonsensical D. intelligentMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 25: went to school with Anna when we lived near each other.A. went to school with Anna, who lived near my house.B. Anna’s school was near mine and we lived with each other.C. used to go to school with Anna, who lived near each other.D. Anna and lived near the school, so we went to school together.Question 26: Her friend came and saw her in hospital, which was kind .A. She was kind to come and see her friend in hospital.B. It was kind of her friend to come and see her in hospital.C. It was kind to her friend who came and saw her in hospital.D. It was kind of her to come and see her friend in hospital.Question 27: The police questioned two strangers but neither of them could speak English .A. The two strangers could answer the police's questions in English.B. The police questioned two English strangers.C. Neither of the strangers was questioned by the police in English.D. The police questioned two strangers who could not speak English.Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinedword(s) in each of the following questions.Question 28: She’s been down in the mouth the whole morning.A. sad B. hungry C. talkative D. ill at easeQuestion 29: couldn't believe it was true, but there it was, in black and white .A. written down B. with evidence C. in print D. under proofVIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct wordor phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 30 to 35 .A SOLAR-POWERED FUTUR FOR TRANSPORT The transport industry lsmaking progress in its endeavours to ...(30)... its negative impact on the environment, largely thanksto the sun. two-mile-long railway tunnel near the Belgian city of Antwerp is now covered with 16,000 photo-voltaic panels, whichhelp to ...(31)... both Antwerp station and trains. In London, solar panels have been installed in the roof of the new Blackfriarsunderground station, which stands on bridge ...(32)... the River Thames. It is estimated that the power generated by thepanels will be sufficient to cover 50 percent of the station's needs and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 511 tonnes perannum. On the high seas, meanwhile, solar-powered catamaran has successfully completed its ...(33)... of the globe and in the caseof air travel, pilot Bertrand Piccard achieved the first ...(34)... solar-powered flight from Madrid in Spain to Rabat airport inMorocco. Although both epic journeys were incredibly slow by today's standards the flight taking nineteen hours and the ...(35)...almost two years it is believed that their success proves solar power to be reliable source of renewable energy for transportand gives us taste of things to come. Question 30:A. outset B. upset C. offset D. inset Question 31:A. supply B. provide C. force D. power Question 32:A. extracting B. spanning C. tracking D. expanding Question 33:A. enclosing B. surrounding C. protecting D. circumnavigation Question 34:A. overall B. intercontinental C. all-round D. transcontinental Question 35:A. trip B. travel C. voyage D. excursionRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer toeach of the questions from 36 to 43 .WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE TO 100? Remarkably, two in five girls born today will live for century, and boys are close behind. But, asks Jeremy Laurance, islongevity all it's cracked up to be? Human beings have struggled to defeat the ageing process for millennia. From olive leaves in ancient Egypt to thealchemists' 'elixir of life', vast resources have been spent and still are today on tonics, potions and vitamins in the attemptto stave off the ravages of the years. Now we know the secret. Quietly, without fanfare, we are putting it to work. Lifeexpectancy soared by 30 years in richer nations during the 20 th century and shows no sign of slowing. In some countries it hasincreased by three months year for the last 160 years. When the British tradition of sending telegram from the monarch toall new centenarians began in 1917, King George dispatched 24 celebratory messages. By 1952, the number had increased10-fold and by 2011 it had increased almost 40-fold to nearly 10000. Leading economist Professor John Appleby cites the figures in the British Medical Journal and asks: 'Where will it all end?'That is an economist's question, but one that 18 th century author Jonathan Swift also wanted to answer. Gulliver'sTravelsfeatures race of humans, the Struldbrugs, who were normal in all respects except one. Their immortality, instead ofbeing blessing, was curse, because they continued to age. 'At 90, they lose their teeth and hair; they have at that age nodistinction of taste, but eat and drink whatever they can get, without relish or appetite... the question therefore was not,whether man would choose to be always in the prime of youth, attended with prosperity and health; but how he would passa perpetual life under all the usual disadvantages which old age brings along with it.' In recent article, centenarian Walter James wrote poignant account of the deprivations of age. Though he still cooks andlooks after himself, does the crossword, enjoys glass of whisky and can recall events from his past with clarity, what hecannot recover are the sensations that accompanied the events. Recounting his sporting successes and close relationships, henotes the absence of the exhilaration that went with them. 'Perhaps the greatest loss is what it is like to be in love. canremember the routines, the shared meals, concerts and theatres, walks in the country. But writing all this is like taking bookdown from the shelf and leafing through its pages.' Such observations are bound to make those younger wonder is ageing, at the rate those of us fortunate enough to livecomfortable lives are achieving, something to be celebrated or feared? The pace of advance is astonishing. As recently as1980, scientists believed that age 85 would mark natural limit for average life expectancy. In Japan that barrier was passedfor women in 2007. In the UK, average life expectancy for both sexes born today is over 90. What is the secret the elixir oflife? Just better standards of living, education and healthcare is all, rather than blend of exotic ingredients secretly distilledin laboratory. Dull, perhaps, but marvellously true In the early part of the last century, improvements in infant and childsurvival contributed most to growing life expectancy, but since the 1950s the biggest gains have been in the over-80s. What worries most people about ageing is losing their faculties and the ability to perform the daily tasks of living eating,dressing, bathing and getting around. The trends in this regard are worrying. The good news is that despite increases inchronic conditions such as diabetes and arthritis, earlier diagnosis and improved treatments have rendered these conditionsless disabling. In the future, more of us will fall ill, but the illnesses should affect us less. The result is that we may live to seeour great grandchildren and even our great-great-grandchildren. Nevertheless, there are large differences between countries in healthy life expectancy beyond 65 that is, years spentwithout disability and the UK performs poorly compared with countries such as Italy and Belgium. If ageing is to be celebrated we need answers to the personal, social, financial and health challenges it poses. Onesuggestion, proposed by Professor Kaare Christensen, of the Danish Ageing Research Centre, is to extend working lives byshortening the working week.'The 20 th century was century of redistribution of income,' Professor Christensen says. 'The21 st century could be century of redistribution of work. Redistribution would spread work more evenly across populationsand over the ages of life. Preliminary evidence suggests that shortened working weeks over extended working lives mightfurther contribute to increases in life expectancy and health.' Work till you are 100? Now that would deserve celebratorytelegram. How many people would welcome this opportunity is quite another matter.[Source: READY FOR ADVANCED Workbook Roy Norris, Macmillan, 2014]Question 36: In the final paragraph, we get the impression that the writer ......A. is sceptical of Professor Christensen’s proposal regarding person’s working life.B. sees no connection between the way income and work ight be divided.C. is reluctant to accept lower financial rewards for job he is already doing.D. intends to extend his career in the way Professor Christensen recommends.Question 37: In the fifth paragraph, the writer draws contrast between ......A. the fears that people have about ageing and the eventual reality.B. the physical problems older people suffered in the past com pared to today.C. countries where the elderly enjoy healthy lives and those where they do not.D. attitudes towards the care of the elderly across various European countries.Question 38: What is the writer emphasizing in the sentence Dull, perhaps, but marvellously true’ ?A. the objectivity of statistics for ageing populationsB. the particular accuracy of recent scientific predictionC. the common patterns of longevity in different countriesD. the unexceptional reasons that people live longerQuestion 39: The word deprivations is closest in meaning to .......A. weakness B. losses of necessary things C. emotionally painful D. shortcomingsQuestion 40: The writer refers to the novel Gulliver’s Travels in order to ......A. show how the obsession with ageing is odern phenomenon.B. illustrate how ageing has been typically portrayed in literature.C. compare views on ageing from previous centuries and the current one.D. make the pqjnt that eternal life is not necessarily positive thing.Question 41: The phrase stave off is closest in meaning to ......A. keep away B. finish up C. put away D. turn awayQuestion 42: What does the writer find most moving about Walter James' situation ?A. his disconnection with emotion B. his determ ination to be independentC. his sense of nostalgia D. his physical deteriorationQuestion 43: What does the writer suggest about getting older in the first paragraph ?A. There is no reason to celebrate getting older.B. Life expectancy has increased beyond our expectations.C. Long life is no longer seen as remarkable.D. Staying youthful has always been something people desired.Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of thefollowing questions.Question 44: Some jellyfish make daily journeys from deep water to the surface and back while others migrate horizontal .A. from deep B. make C. back D. horizontalQuestion 45: It was not until 40 when he got married to widow.A. not until B. to C. got married D. whenQuestion 46: Not single alphabet has ever perfectly represented the sounds of any of Earth's natural languages.A. perfectly B. the C. any of D. NotMark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the followingexchanges .Question 47: “What seems to be the matter?” “...............”A. That sounds better for our next trip. B. Not at all. I’ll be back in moment.C. No way. High heels are in this season. D. Well, think I’m coming down with somehting."Question 48: A: "How long have you been speaking English?" B: "..............."A haven't spoken it since did at school. Quite long time ago.C practised it on any foreigners met. Not until entered the primary school.Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences inthe following questions.Question 49: Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport. It is enjoyed by many young people.A. Motorcycle racing is enjoyed by many young people because it is dang sport.B. Enjoyed by many young people, motorcycle racing is dangerous sport. C. Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport which many young people enjoy it.D. Motorcycle racing is dangerous sport enjoyed by many young people.Question 50: The local market sells excellent local products. It is two-minute walk from my flat.A. The local market from which sells excellent local products is two-minute walk from my flat.B. The local market is two-minute walk from my flat sells excellent local products.C. The local market sells excellent local products which is two-minute from my flat.D. The local market which sells excellent local products is two-minute from my flat.The End