key to Hải Phong chuyên 2021-2022
key to Hải Phong chuyên 2021-2022
key to Hải Phong chuyên 2021-2022
II. Fill each blank with a suitable preposition or adverb particle to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Last year, we visited some islands ____off________the west coast ______of________Ireland.
2. Thomas got __into __serious trouble after he he had treated himself _to ______a new pair of shoes and had no money
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left for the bus back home.
3. We can’t use the photocopier ____at___present, it’s been _ under ____repair since last week.
4. ___in_____the absence of medical treatment, the sick man was unable to pull__through : hồi phục về sk ___.
5. The factory has laid __off___a number of workers ___off______a direct consequence of the pandemic.
lay off sb = dismiss/ fire/ sack / make sb redundant: sa thải ai
As a result of/ as a consequence of + N
1 Are dancers really just athletes? They are similarities between them and it has long been acknowledged that
2 its => their (dancers/ athletes) level of fitness is remarkably similar. In fact, experiments which => where/
3 in which footballers played => TOOK part in training sessions with dancers showed that it was the players
4 who got tired first!
5 Many people already view dancers like => AS elite athletes. Unfortunately, what is also apparent is that
6 while dancers possess an enviable range of flexibility, not mentioning=> to mention amazing muscular
7 strength, they are also highly susceptible for => to injury. And apart from those who are lucky enough to
8 dance at the highest level, they may have little real support when something serious occur=> occurs, so
9 careers can be cut short. To return to an => the original question, much => many would argue that dancers
10 are more than athletes. While training equal => equally hard, they have the added pressure of looking
11 beautiful and making everything appear effortless. So it is not only the physical capabilities of the dancers
that people admire but also the grace and artistry with which they perform.
Every/ any/ some/ no + body/ one/ thing + V (singular)
Everything appears OK
make sb/ sth + V : make everything appear OK
Not to mention : chưa kể đến
As: chức năng / nghề nghiệp: I work as a teacher / As a high school student, I am full aware of …
The first spoken words may have been early man's attempt to (3)______the sounds made by animals. Then he
may have developed sounds (4)______his own gradually, man may have repeated certain sounds (5)______ often that
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they became familiar and understandable to others. Once spoken language had begun, perhaps man invented new words
as he needed them to (6)______himself verbally or to name new objects. In this (7)______we can imagine language
growing.
By using words, parents were able to teach them to their children. The children in (8)______probably made up
new ones each generation, therefore, in the developed of language, knew more words than the generation (9)______it.
Language is still growing and changing. Can you think of some words that you use today (10)______were no used by
your parents or grandparents when they were children ?
II. Rewrite each of the sentences below in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one, using
the word given in brackets. Do not change this word in any way. You must use no more than SIX words.
1. Don’t tell your colleagues anything about this . (BREATHE)
=> Don’t ________________________________________________to your colleagues.
2. John is a bit too ill to go out. (UP)
=> John doesn’t __________________________________________out.
3. The residents protested loudly against the closure of the local library. (ARMS)
=> The reisdents were _____________________________________of the local library.
4. We found it absolutely astonishing that Manchester City lost in the final match. (ABSOLUTE)
=> To _________________________________________________lost in the final match.
5. Harry made a very quick decision and he didn’t think about the matter enough. (WITHOUT)
=> Harry made a very quick decision _________________________to the matter.
II. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions from 26 to 35.
Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its motivating
force is, in the broadest sense, money. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competition is stressful; it is
often most intense in the larges cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of people
inevitably involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloading of public services and exposure to those deviants and
criminals who are drawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourished in the relative anonymity of
urban life, but today's ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence that is extent
has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of
crime around them.
As a defense against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the
pressures upon themselves; contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors are kept locked;
telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure.
There are other strategies, too, which are positively harmful to the individuals, for example, reducing awareness through
drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, all these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause
widespread loneliness and destroy the community's concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and
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indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are amongst the major causes of
urban crime.
Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the
competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped because so much
economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and beyond.
Present day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old
established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly swept away, by both public and private organizations, usually to be
replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to leave their familiar homes, usually to be re-
housed in tower blocks which are drab, inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support.
This destruction of established social structures is the worst possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or
city. Instead, every effort should be made to conserve the human scale of the environment, and to retain familiar
landmarks.
26. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are __________
A. naturally aggressive B. likely to commit crime
C. anxious to succeed D. in need of help
27. The word “its” used in paragraph 1 refers to __________
A. control B. movement C. urban life D. crime
28. The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because __________
A. people feel anonymous there B. the trappings of success are attractive to criminals
C. the population is too large D. people do not communicate with their neighbors
29. The word “anonymity” used in paragraph 1 can be replaced by __________
A. intenisty B. vagueness C. isolation D. disaster
30. All of the following strategies to reduce pressure are mentioned EXCEPT __________
A. never use telephones B. limit one’s contact
C. use alcohol D. make quick journeys outside
31. According to the article, what may be the most serious consequence of these defensive forms of behaviour?
A. Tracing the animals B. Drugs and alcoholism
C. Finding somewhere to live D. Social isolation
32. Architectural changes have affected city life by __________
A. giving the individual a plan for rehousing B. making people move to the suburbs
C. dispersing long-established communities D. forcing people to limit the interaction with others
33. The word “drab” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to __________
A. inconsiderable B. colourful C. trapped D. monotonous
34. The word “impersonal´in the last paragrph is closest in meaning to __________
A. remote B. abstract C. businesslike D. unfriendly
35. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Problems facing people living in cities B. City dwellers and their defensive strategies against crimes
C. Costs of urbanized cities D. Stressful competitions inner areas of cities
III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to
complete each of the numbered blanks from 36-45
Sunday May 4th will be World Laughter Day. Dr Madan Kataria, who introduced this annual event, says we
need more laughter in our lives to combat the global rise of stress and loneliness. But surely that strange sound that we
make periodically can't be the (36)_______to such problems.
If an alien were to land on our planet and take a stroll among a crowd of earthlings, it would hear a lot of 'ha-ha'
noises. It might wonder what (37) _______this strange habit served. If we ask ourselves what (38) _______a good
laugh, the obvious answer is that it is a response to something funny. But one scientist, Robert Provine, says humour
has surprisingly (39)_______to do with that. (40) _______, it lies at the root of such issues as the perception of self and
the evolution of language and social behaviour.
Provine realised that you cannot capture (41) _______laughter in the lab because as soon as you place it under
scrutiny, it vanishes. So, instead, he gathered data by (42) _______with groups of people, noting when they laughed. He
collected 1,200 laugh episodes - an episode being defined as the comment immediately preceding the laughter and the
laughter itself. His analysis of this data (43) _______some important facts about laughter. "It's a message we send to
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other people - it (44) _______disappears when we're by ourselves," he says. "And it's not a choice. Ask someone to
laugh and they'll (45) _______try to fake a laugh or say they can't do it on command."