Đề thi tiếng Anh trình độ C: đề số 10

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Paper 1

READING COMPREHENSION

 

SECTION A

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) Modern English has ….. from the mingling of the other languages.

A/ involved

B/ evolved

C/ concerned

D/ transferred

2) …… at the age of eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral.

A/ On dying

B/ Having died

C/ Dead

D/ On his death

3) The police were …… when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done.

A/ asteemed

B/ astounded

C/ astonishing

D/ flickered

4) In seeking independence, they do not sacrifice their human ……..

A/ mood

B/ situation

C/ dignity

D/ personification

5) The journalist informed …… while carrying out his instructions.

A/ his arrest to the editor

B/ the editor his arrest

C/ the editor that his arrest had been

D/ the editor of his arrest

6) We delayed our departure ….. the weather condition.

A/ on account of	B/ on behalf on
C/ in front of	D/ ahead of

7) When I went to talk to the manager, he told me he could only …… me a few minutes.

A/ provide

B/ let

C/ spend

D/ spare

8) Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and ….. the assistant severely.

A/ disregarded

B/ grudged

C/ reprimanded

D/ complained

9) Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn’t find it at ….. difficult.

A/ first

B/ all

C/ once

D/ least

10) …… you mention it, I do remember the accident.

A/ If only

B/ Now that

C/ No matter

D/ So that

11) If I had met you last Sunday, I ……. here today.

A/ wouldn’t have been	B/ wouldn’t be
C/ were not	D/ am not

12) Having been asked to speak at the conference, …….

A/ some notes were prepared for Dr Clark.

B/ some notes were prepared by Dr Clark.

C/ Dr Clark prepared some notes.

D/ the members were pleased to hear Dr Clark.

13) She demanded that she ….. allowed to meet her soon in prison.

A/ was

B/ would be

C/ be

D/ Both B and C are correct

14) We shall defend the city ….. it means fighting to the last of our men.

A/ even if

B/ however

C/ whether

D/ no matter

15) Hardly …… asleep when the phone woke him up again.

A/ the doctor fell	B/ the doctor had fallen
C/ did the doctor fall	D/ had the doctor fallen

16) Hard as they tried, they ….. in their scheme.

A/ haven’t succeeded	B/ hadn’t succeeded
C/ succeeded not	D/ not succeeded

17) Mary has got a friend …… all the papers for her.

A/ types	B/ to type
C/ typing	D/ typed

18) They went …… hard days when they first came to settle there.

A/ by	B/ on
C/ along	D/ through

19) We called ….. her shop on our way home.

A/ at	B/ on
C/ up	D/ for

20) The boy could not find his sixpence anywhere ….. get his arm out.

A/ nor could he	B/ nor he could
C/ neither he could	D/ either he could not

SECTION B

Read the following passage carefully, then choose the best answer to each question.

Charles Eliot, taking over at Harvard in 1869 at the age of 35, pioneered a break with the traditional curriculum. The usual course of studies at American universities emphasized classical and humanistic courses, classical languages, mathematics, ethics, and rhetoric; and each institution prescribed a rigid programme of required courses. Under Eliot’s leadership, Harvard dropped most of its required courses in favour of an elective system and increased its course offerings to stress the physical and social sciences, the fine arts, and modern languages. Soon other institutes in all sections of the country were following Harvard’s lead. Eliot was also influential in bringing about important reforms in professional education. He renovated the Harvard medical and law schools, raising the requirements and lenthening the residence period, and again the Harvard model affected the other schools. Improved technical training in other professions accompanied the advances in medicine and law. Both state and private universities hastened to establish schools of architecture, engineering education, journalism and business.

Although Harvard was one of the first universities to found a graduate school, the recognized centre of graduate study, based on the German system with the highest award, was Johns Hopkins.

21) What did Charles Eliot do at Harvard?

A/ He started studies under a rigid programme.

B/ He introduced modern studies.

C/ He removed all classical studies.

D/ He selected students under an elective system.

22) According to the passage, after 1869 students at Harvard were …..

A/ given a wide selection of subjects to choose from.

B/ allowed to choose any subject at all to study.

C/ required to study physical and social sciences.

D/ unable to follow classical and humanistic courses.

23) Under Charles Eliot’s influence at Harvard, students who wished to become doctors and lawyers had to …..

A/ study for longer hours.

B/ conform to a required Harvard model.

C/ reach a higher academic level.

D/ act in a professional way.

24) We understand from the passage that John Hopkins University ……

A/ offers the best graduate prizes.

B/ provides an excellent German education.

C/ offers the most prestigious graduate education.

D/ has the oldest established graduate school.

25) The overall effect of Charles Eliot’s reforms was to …….

A/ standardize professional education.

B/ diminish the other universities.

C/ lower the prestige of classical and humanistic studies.

D/ widen the academic curriculum.

Paper 2

WRITING

SECTION A

USE OF ENGLISH

A/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

Tired (26) …… sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran (27) …… up for years to buy a real bed. For the first (28) ….. in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had spring and a mattress. (29) …… the weather was very hot, he carried the bed (30) …… to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the (31) ….. two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew (32) …… A gust of wind swept the bed (33) ….. the roof and sent it crashing (34) …….the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. (35) …… the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously (36) …… When he woke up, he was (37) …… on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the (38) ……. and carried it into the house. After he (39) ……. put it on the floor, he (40) …… went to sleep again.

 

B/ GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Build a comple sentence with the given words.

 

41) police / say / no / connection / two murders.

………………………………………………..

42) director / ill / deputy / speech / instead of.

………………………………………………..

43) I / complain / manager / restaurant / food.

………………………………………………..

44) not see / picture / our city / as / look / 100 years.

………………………………………………..

45) It / age / 14 / Jack London / leave school / sailor.

………………………………………………..

46) You / know / interested / buy / hand / car ?

………………………………………………..

47) stand / plane / doctor / good-bye / everybody / airport.

………………………………………………..

48) John / show / hotel / stay / vacation.

………………………………………………..

49) advantage / have / car / that / rely / public transport.

………………………………………………..

50) mother / still / hospital / out / danger.

………………………………………………..

C/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it.

51) She urged her husband to write and accept the post.

She urged that …………………………….

52) After four years abroad, Mr. Brown returned home as an excellent engineer.

After Mr. Brown ………………………………..

53) People rumoured that he had died in battle.

He was ……………………………………….

54) “Don’t do that! Are you mad?” She said to me.

She told ………………………………………

55) He had hardly left the office when the phone rang.

No sooner ……………………………………..

 

SECTION B

COMPOSITION

Write a composition from 150 to 180 words on this topic:

Which do you think is more valuable – health or wealth? Give your reasons.