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 QUỐC
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 NĂM
 2015
 
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 MAI
 PHƯƠNG)
 
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 Tiếng
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Thời
 gian
 làm
 bài:
 90
 phút
 (kể
 cả
 luận)
 
Mark

  the
  letter
  A,
  B,
  C,
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
  indicate
  the
  word
  whose
 
underlined
 part
 differs
 from
 the
 other
 three
 in
  pronunciation
 in
 each
 of
 the

 following
 
questions.
 
Question
 1:
 A.
 material
  B.
 crucial
 
Question
 2:
 A.
 reign
 
B.
 leisure
 


 

 

C.
 partial
 

 

C.
 neighbor
 
 

D.
 financial
 
D.
 vein
 

Mark
  the
  letter
  A,
  B,
  C,
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
  indicate
  the
  word
  that
  differs

  from
 
the
 other
 three
 in
 the
 position
 of
 the
 primary
 stress
 in
 each
 of
 the
 following
 questions.
 
Question
 3:
 A.
 equality
 
 
 
 
 B.
 available
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 manufacture
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 biography
 
Question
 4:
 A.
 penalty
 
 
 
 

 
 B.
 attendance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 opponent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 adventure
 
Question
 5:
 A.
 intensity
 
 
 B.
 congratulate
 

 
 
 C.
 philosophy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 entrepreneur
 

 
Mark
  the
  letter
  A,
  B,
  C
  or
  D
  on

  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
  indicate
  the
  correct
  answer
  to
  each
 
of
 the
 following
 questions.
 
Question
  6:
  As
  consumers’
  response
  to
  traditional
  advertising
  techniques
  declines,
 
businesses
 are
 beginning

 ____
 new
 methods
 of
 reaching
 customers.
 
A.
 to
 develop
 
B.
 develop
 

 

 
C.
 it
 developing
 
D.
 the
 development
 that
 
Question
 7:
 Where’s

 the
 ____
 dress
 that
 your
 grandma
 gave
 you?
 

 
A.
 lovely
 long
 pink
 silk
 

 

 

 
B.
 lovely
 pink
 long
 silk
 


 
C.
 pink
 long
 lovely
 silk
 

 

 

 
D.
 long
 pink
 silk
 lovely
 
Question
 8:
 His
 handwriting
 is
 so
 bad
 I
 can’t
 make
 ____

 what
 he
 has
 written.
 

 

 
A.
 up
 
 

 
B.
 off
 
 

 
C.
 out
 
 

 
D.
 down
 

Question
 9:
 We
 were
 going
 to
 go
 by
 bus
 but
 in
 the
 end
 we
 ____
 because
 Simon
 gave
 us
 a
 lift.
 

 
A.
 needn’t
 
 

 

B.
 didn’t
 need
 to
  C.
 needn’t
 have
 

 
D.
 needed
 not
 to
 
Question
 10:
 He
 was
 already
 worried
 lest
 she
 ____
 someone
 what
 had
 happened.
 


 
A.
 would
 tell
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B.
 told
 
  C.
 might
 have
 told
 
 
 
D.
 had
 been
 telling
 
Question

 11:
 ____
 saying
 was
 so
 important
 that
 I
 asked
 everyone
 to
 stop
 talking
 and
 listen.
 

 
A.
 What
 the
 woman
 was
 
 
B.
 That
 the
 woman
 was

 

 
C.
 The
 woman
 was
 

 
D.
 What
 was
 the
 woman
 
Question
 12:
 To
 plant
 rice,
 farmers,
 ____,
 set
 young
 plants
 in
 the
 mud.
 


 
A.
 whose
 bare
 feet
 wading
 in
 the
 water
 
 

 
B.
 water
 wading
 in
 their
 feet
 

 
C.
 wading
 in
 the
 water
 in
 their

 bare
 feet
 
 

 
D.
  they
  wade
  with
  bare
  feet
  in
  the
 
water
 
Question
 13:
 Not
 until
 ____
 home
 ____
 that
 he
 had
 taken
 someone
 else's

 bike.
 

  A.
 did
 he
 get/he
 realized
 

 
 
 
 
 
 B.
 did
 he
 get/did
 he
 realize
 

  C.
 he
 got/did
 he
 realize
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 he
 got/he
 realized
 
Question
  14:
  I’d
  rather
  you
  ____
  anything
  for
  tonight,
  but
  I
  suppose
  it’s
  too
  late
  to
  change
 
things

 now.
 

 

1
 



 
A.
 not
 arrange
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
B.
 didn’t
 arrange
 

 

 
C.
 hadn’t
 arranged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
D.
 don’t
 arrange
 
Question
 15:
 -­‐
 “Have
 you
 seen

 the
 price
 of
 petrol
 these
 days?”
 

 

 
 
-­‐
 “____”
 

 
A.
 I’m
 amazing,
 aren’t
 I?
 
 

 

 

 

B.
 Isn’t
 it
 great?
 

 
C.
 It’s
 amazing,
 isn’t
 it?
 

 

 

 

 
D.
 What
 a
 lot
 of
 petrol?
 
Question
 16:

 _____,
 they
 slept
 soundly.
 
A. Hot
 though
 was
 the
 night
 air
 
B. Hot
 though
 the
 night
 air
 was
 
C. Hot
 the
 night
 air
 as
 was
 
D. Hot
 although
 the
 nigh

 air
 was
 
Question
  17:
  -­‐
  "I
  apologize
  for
  keeping
  you
  waiting
  for
  2
  hours.
  My
  car
  broke
  down
  on
  the
 
way."
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 -­‐
 "____."
 

  A.
 Your
 apology
 is
 accepted
 
B.
 You
 are

 welcome
 
 

  C.
 Thank
 you
 

 
D.
 It's
 my
 pleasure
 
Question
 18:
 When
 the
 U.S.
 and
 England
 proclaimed
 war
 against
 Iraq,
 the
 anti
 war
 protesters

 
all
 
 
 

 
around
 the
 world
 ____
 practically
 all
 the
 roads
 to
 the
 famous
 squares.
 
A.
 set
 up
 


 

B.
 took

 over
 
 


 

C.
 turned
 over
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 blocked
 off
 

Question
 19:
 
 I

 don't
 think
 this
 record
 will
 ever
 ____.
 

  A.
 get
 out
 
B.
 run
 off
 
C.
 catch
 on
 

  D.
 put
 down
 
Question
 20:
 
 It

 was
 too
 late
 to
 ____
 of
 the
 contract.
 

  A.
 back
 up
 
B.
 back
 down
 
C.
 back
 out
 
D.
 back
 away
 
Question
 21:
 
 I’m

 _____a
 complete
 loss
 to
 understand
 why
 you
 reacted
 so
 violently
 
A. at
 
B. in
 
C. on
 
D. by
 
Question
 22:
  After
  hours
  of
  bargaining
  with
  the
  salesman,
  Jake
  bought

  the
  jacket
  for
  a_____
  of
 
the
 original
 price.
 
A. fraction
 
B. piece
 
C. part
 
D. spot
 
Question
  23:
  Amelia
  Earhart
  ____history
  in1928
  when
  she
  became
  the
  first
  woman

  to
  fly
 
across
 the
 Atlantic
 
A. fixed
 
B. made
 
C. prepared
 
D. did
 
Question
  24:
 The
 Avicenna
 Partnership
 is
 a
 ______
 company
 with
 a
 long
 and
 successful
 sales

 
history.
 
A. respectable
 
B. respectful
 
C. respecting
 
D. respective
 

 
Mark
  the
  letter
  A,
  B,
  C
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
  indicate
  the
  word(s)
  SIMILAR

  in
 
meaning
 to
 the
 underlined
 word(s)
 in
 each
 of
 the
 following
 questions.
 
Question
  25:
  Living
  in
  the
  central
  Australian
  desert
  has
  its
  problems,
  of
  which
  obtaining
 
water

 is
 not
 the
 least.
 

 
A.
 getting
 
B.
 storing
 
C.
 purifying
 
D.
 controlling
 

 
Question
  26:
  The
  Industrial
  Revolution
  marked
  the
  beginning
  of

  an
  epoch
  of
  exodus
  from
 
rural
 areas
 to
 cities.
 

 
A.
 migration
 
B.
 period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 episode
 
D.
 story
 

 
Question
 27:
 The
 government
 is
 subsidizing
 the

 ship
 building
 industry.
 
 

 
A.
 ending
 
 

 
B.
 creating
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 aiding

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D.
 improving
 
Question
 28:
 We
 had
 to
 list
 the
 chronology
 of
 events
 in
 World
 War

 II
 on
 our
 test.
 

 

2
 



 
A.
 disaster
 
B.
 discrepancy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 catastrophe
 
D.
 time
 sequence
 

 
Question
 29:
 The
 price
 of
 gasoline
 fluctuates
 daily.
 

 
A.
 spin
 out

 of
 control
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 B.
 run
 faster
 
 
C.
  change
  frequently
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  D.
 
disappear

 

 
Mark
  the
  letter
  A,
  B
  C
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
  indicate
  the
  underlined
  part
 
that
 needs
 correction
 in
 each
 of
 the
 following
 questions:

 
Question
  30:
  Digital
  clocks,
  however
  precise,
  (A)
  they
  cannot
  be
  (B)
  perfectly
  accurate
 
because
 (C)
 the
 earth’s
 rotation
 changes
 (D)
 slightly
 over
 years.
 
 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question
  31:
  At
  the
  Hermitage,
  Andrew
  Jackson’s
  home

  in
  Tennessee,
  even
  his
  glasses
  (A)
 
have
 been
 left
 (B)
 exactly
 where
 he
 (C)
 lay
 (D)
 them.
 

 

 
Question
  32:
 The
 officials
 of
 the
 Board

 of
 Elections
 asked
 that
 each
 voter
 (A)
 present
 (B)
 their
 
registration
 card
 and
 a
 valid
 Texas
 (C)
 driver’s
 license
 before
 (D)
 receiving
 a
 ballot.
 

 
Question
  33:

 (A)
 Someone
 who
 has
 ever
 tried
 (B)
 to
 pick
 up
 spilled
 mercury
 will
 (C)
 agree
 
that
 this
 element
 is
 hard
 (D)
 to
 handle.
 

 
Question
  34:
  Jaguarundis

  are
  sleek,
  (A)
  long-­‐tailed
  creatures
  (B)
  colored
  either
  (C)
  an
 
uniform
 reddish
 brown
 (D)
 or
 dark
 grey.
 

 
Read
  the
  following
  passage
  and
  mark
  the
  letter
  A,

  B,
  C,
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
 
indicate
 the
 correct
 word
 or
 phrase
 that
 best
 fits
 each
 of
 the
 numbered
 blanks.
 
(35)
 ____
 history,
 women
 have

 always
 aimed
 for
 a
 recognized
 place
 in
 (36)
 ____.
 Guided
 by
 their
 
own
  (37)
  ____
  of
  knowledge
  and
  expertise,
  women
  like
  Marie
  Curie
  in
  science,
  Mary
 
Wollstonecraft
  in

  literary
  writing,
  Simone
  de
  Beauvois
  in
  philosophical
  existentialist
  debate,
 
and
  Marie
  Stopes
  in
  medicine,
  to
  name
  a
  few,
  have
  brought
  about
  (38)____
  awareness
  of
  the
 
role
  of
  the

  women
  in
  any
  walks
  of
  life.
  These
  women
  have
  helped
  redefine
  and
  (39)____
  the
 
nature
  of
  women’s
  place
  in
  society.
  Today
  the
  (40)____
  of
  global
  women’s
  organizations
  and
 

the
 impact
 of
 women’s
 contributions
 (41)____
 society
 show
 that
 progress
 has
 been
 made
 and
 
the
 progress
 in
 furthering
 the
 role
 of
 women
 in
 society
 has
 been
 some
 benefit
 to

 the
 (42)____
 
woman.
 It
 is
 true
 to
 say
 that
 not
 all
 women
 have
 the
 same
 need.
 The
 need
 of
 the
 woman
 who
 
stays
  at
  home
  and
  (43)____
  children

  will
  differ
  widely
  from
  the
  woman
  who
  works
  outside.
 
Nonetheless,
  in
  the
  extensive
  field
  of
  equal
  opportunities,
  it
  would
  be
  good
  to
  know
  that
 
access
 is
 given
 to

 both
 with
 equal
 measure
 according
 to
 the
 true
 value
 of
 respective
 abilities.
 It
 
also
  would
  be
  good
  to
  know
  that
  the
  woman
  at
  home
  is
  recognized
  as
  a
  valued

  (44)____
  of
 
society
 just
 as
 much
 as
 the
 one
 who
 deals
 on
 business
 outside
 the
 home.
 
Question
 35:
 A.
 Among
 

 

B.
 Throughout
 
3

 

C.
 During
 

D.
 Upon
 


Question
 36:
 A.
 society
 

B.
 social
 

C.
 socialize
 

D.
 socialist
 

Question

 37:
 A.
 region
 
 

B.
 farm
 

C.
 field
 

D.
 path
 

Question
 38:
 A.
 a
 

B.
 an
 

C.
 the

 

D.
 (no
 article)
 

Question
 39:
 A.
 gain
 
 

B.
 encourage
 

C.
 force
 

D.
 consolidate
 

Question
 40:
 A.
 right

 

B.
 belief
 

C.
 limit
 

D.
 spread
 

Question
 41:
 A.
 on
 

B.
 for
 

C.
 to
 

D.
 at

 

Question
 42:
 A.
 own
 

B.
 private
 

C.
 individual
 

D.
 personal
 

Question
 43:
 A.
 rises
 

B.
 raises
 


C.
 increases
 

D.
 lift
 

Question
 44:
 A.
 party
 

B.
 competitor
 

C.
 partner
 

D.
 member
 


 
Read
 the

 following
 passage
 and
 mark
 the
 letter
 A,
 B,
 C
 or
 D
 on
 your
 answer
 sheet
 to
 
indicate
 the
 correct
 answer
 to
 each
 of
 the
 questions
 from
 45
 to
 54.

 
Line
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 Music
 can
 bring
 us
 to
 tears
 or
 to
 our
 feet,
 drive
 us
 into
 battle
 or
 lull
 us
 to
 sleep.
 


 
Music
 is
 indeed
 remarkable
 in
 its
 power
 over
 all
 humankind,
 and
 perhaps
 for
 that
 

 
every
 reason,
 no
 human
 culture
 on
 earth
 has
 ever
 lived
 without
 it.

 From
 discoveries
 

 
made
  in
  France
  and
  Slovenia
  even
  Neanderthal
  man,
  as
  long
  as
  53,000
  years
  ago,
 
5
  had
  developed
  surprisingly
  sophisticated,
  sweet-­‐sounding
  flutes
  carved
  from
 


 
animal
 bones.
 It
 is
 perhaps
 then,
 no
 accident
 that
 music
 should
 strike
 such
 a
 chord
 

 
with
 the
 limbic
 system
 –
 an
 ancient
 part
 of
 our

 brain,
 evolutionarily
 speaking,
 and
 

 
one
  that
  we
  share
  with
  much
  of
  the
  animal
  kingdom.
  Some
  researchers
  even
 

 
propose
 that
 music
 came
 into
 this
 world

 long
 before
 the
 human
 race
 ever
 did.
 For
 
10
  example,
  the
  fact
  that
  whale
  and
  human
  music
  have
  so
  much
  in
  common
  even
 

 
though
  our
  evolutionary

  paths
  have
  not
  interested
  for
  nearly
  60
  million
  years
 

 
suggests
  that
  music
  may
  predate
  humans.
  They
  assert
  that
  rather
  than
  being
  the
 

 
inventors
 of

 music,
 we
 are
 latecomers
 to
 the
 musical
 scene.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Humpback
  whale
  composers
  employ
  many
  of
  the
  same
  tricks
  that
  human
 
15
  songwriters

  do.
  In
  addition
  to
  using
  similar
  rhythms,
  humpbacks
  keep
  musical
 

 
phrases
  to
  a
  few
  seconds,
  creating
  themes
  out
  of
  several
  phrases
  before
  singing
  the
 

 

next
 one.
 Whale
 songs
 in
 general
 are
 no
 longer
 than
 symphony
 movements,
 perhaps
 

 
because
 they
 have
 a
 similar
 attention
 span.
 Even
 though
 they
 can
 sing
 over
 a

 range
 

 
of
  seven
  octaves,
  the
  whales
  typically
  sing
  in
  key,
  spreading
  adjacent
  notes
  no
 
20
  farther
 apart
 than
 a
 scale.
 They
 mix
 percussive
 and
 pure
 tones

 in
 pretty
 much
 the
 

 
same
 ratios
 as
 human
 composers
 –
 and
 follow
 their
 ABA
 form,
 in
 which
 a
 theme
 is
 

 
presented,
  elaborated
  on
  and

  then
  revisited
  in
  a
  slightly
  modified
  form.
  Perhaps
 

 
most
 amazing,
 humpback
 whale
 songs
 include
 repeating
 refrains
 that
 rhyme.
 It
 has
 

 
been
 suggested
 that
 whales

 might
 use
 rhymes
 for
 exactly
 the
 same
 reasons
 that
 we
 
25
  do:
 as
 devices
 to
 help
 them
 remember.
 Whale
 songs
 can
 also
 be
 rather
 catchy.
 When
 

 

a
 few
 humpbacks
 from
 the
 Indian
 Ocean
 strayed
 into
 the
 Pacific,
 some
 of
 the
 whales
 

 
they
 met
 there
 quickly
 changed
 their
 tunes
 –
 singing
 the
 new
 whales’

 songs
 within
 

 
three
  short
  years.
  Some
  scientists
  are
  even
  tempted
  to
  speculate
  that
  a
  universal
 
music
 awaits
 discovery.
 

 

 

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Question
 45:
 Why
 did
 the
 author
 write
 the
 passage?
 
A.
 To
 describe
 the
 music
 for
 some
 animals,
 including
 humans
 
B.
 To
 illustrate
 the
 importance
 of
 music

 to
 whales
 
C.
 To
 show
 that
 music
 is
 not
 a
 human
 or
 even
 modern
 invention
 
D.
 To
 suggest
 that
 music
 is
 independent
 of
 life
 forms
 that
 use
 it

 
Question
 46:
 The
 word
 “sophisticated”
 in
 line
 5
 is
 closest
 in
 meaning
 to:
 
A.
 compound
 
 

  B.
 attractive
 
 
 

  C.
 well-­‐developed
 
 


  D.
 beautiful
 
Question
 47:
 The
 word
 “one”
 in
 line
 7
 can
 be
 replaced
 by:
 
A.
 the
 chord
 
 

 
 
 
B.
 the
 left
 brain

 
 

 
C.
 the
 right
 brain
 
 
 
 
 
D.
 the
 limbic
 system
 
Question
 48:
 According
 to
 the
 passage,
 which
 of
 the
 following
 is
 true

 of
 humpback
 whales?
 
A.
 Their
 tunes
 are
 distinctively
 different
 from
 human
 tunes.
 
B.
 They
 can
 sing
 over
 a
 range
 of
 seven
 octaves.
 
C.
 They
 do
 not
 use

 rhyme,
 unlike
 humans.
 
D.
 Whale
 songs
 of
 a
 particular
 group
 cannot
 be
 learned
 by
 other
 whales.
 
Question
 49:
 The
 word
 “They”
 in
 line
 18
 refers
 to:
 
A.

 human
 composers
 
 
  B.
 whole
 songs
 

 

  C.
 octaves
 
 

  D.
 whales
 
Question
 50:
 Which
 of
 the
 following
 is
 NOT
 true
 about
 humpback

 whale
 music?
 
A.
 It
 uses
 similar
 patterns
 to
 human
 songs.
 
B.
 It’s
 comparative
 in
 length
 to
 symphony
 movements.
 
C.
 It’s
 easy
 to
 learn
 by
 other
 whales.
 

D.
 It’s
 in
 a
 form
 of
 creating
 a
 theme,
 elaborating
 and
 revisiting
 in
 rhyming
 refrains.
 
Question
 51:
 The
 word
 “catchy”
 in
 line
 24
 is
 closest
 in
 meaning
 to:
 

 
A.
 easy
 to
 catch
 

 
  B.
 easy
 to
 remember
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C.
 easy
 to
 read
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 D.
  easy
 
to
 think
 
Question
 52:
 Which
 of
 the
 following
 can
 be
 inferred
 from
 the
 passage?
 
A.
 The
 earliest
 human
 beings
 came
 from

 France
 and
 Slovenia.
 
B.
 Music
 helped
 to
 shape
 the
 whale
 brain.
 
C.
 Humpback
 whales
 imitate
 the
 way
 human
 composers
 so
 in
 creating
 their
 own
 music.
 
D.
 The

 research
 of
 musical
 brain
 will
 lead
 to
 a
 discovery
 of
 a
 universal
 music.
 
Question
 53:
 Where
 in
 the
 passage
 does
 the
 author
 first
 mention
 whales?
 
A.
 Lines
 5-­‐9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B.
 Lines
 10-­‐14
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 C.
 Lines
 15-­‐19
 
 

 
 
 D.
 Lines
 20-­‐24
 
Question
 54:
 The
 word
 ‘their”
 in
 line
 25
 refers
 to:
 
 
A.
 Indian
 Ocean
 humpbacks
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 B.
 Pacific
 Ocean

 humpbacks
 
C.
 all
 whales
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 D.
 whale
 songs
 
 

 
Read
  the
  following
  passage
  and
  mark
  the
  letter
  A,
  B,
  C
  or
  D
  on
  your
  answer
  sheet
  to
 
indicate
 the
 correct

 answer
 to
 each
 of
 the
 questions
 from
 55
 to
 64.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The
  food
  we
  eat
  seems
  to
  have
  profound
  effects

  on
  our
  health.
  Although
  science
  has
 
made
  enormous
  steps
  in
  making
  food
  more
 fit
  to
  eat,
  it
  has,
  at
  the
  same
  time,
  made
  many
 
foods
 unfit
 to
 eat.

 Some
 research
 has
 shown
 that
 perhaps
 eighty
 percent
 of
 all
 human
 illnesses
 
are
 related
 to
 diet
 and
 forty
 percent
 of
 cancer
 is
 related
 to
 the
 diet
 as
 well.,
 especially

 cancer
 of
 
the
 colon.
 People
 of
 different
 cultures
 are
 more
 prone
 to
 contract
 certain
 illnesses
 because
 of
 
the
 characteristic
 foods
 they
 consume.
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 That
 food
 is
 related
 to
 illness
 is
 not
 a
 new
 discovery.
 In
 1945,
 government
 researchers
 
realized
  that
  nitrates
  and
  nitrites
  (commonly

  used
  to
  preserve
  color
  in
  meat)
  as
  well
  as
  other
 
food
  additives
  caused
  cancer.
  Yet,
 these
 carcinogenic
 additives
  remain
  in
  our
  food,
  and
  it
 

 

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becomes
  more
  difficult
  all
  the
  time
  to
  know
  which
  ingredients
  on
  the
  packaging
  labels
  of
 
processed
 food
 are
 helpful
 or
 harmful.
 
 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The
 additives
 that
 we
 eat
 are
 not
 all
 so
 direct.
 Farmers
 often
 give
 penicillin
 to
 cattle
 and
 
poultry,
  and
  because

  of
  this,
  penicillin
  has
  been
  found
  in
  the
  milk
  of
  treated
  cows.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sometimes
 similar
 drugs
 are
 administered
 to
 animals

 not
 for
 medicinal
 purposes,
 but
 for
 
financial
  reasons.
  The
  farmers
  are
  simply
  trying
  to
  fatten
  the
  animals
  in
  order
  to
  obtain
  a
 
higher
  price
  on
  the
  market.
  Although

  the
  Food
  and
  Drug
  Administration
  (FDA)
  has
  tried
 
repeatedly
 to
 control
 these
 procedures,
 the
 practices
 continue.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 A
  healthy
  diet
  is
  directly
  related
  to
  good
  health.
  Often
  we
  are
  unaware
  of
  detrimental
 
substances
  we
  ingest.
  Sometimes
  well-­‐meaning
  farmers
  or
  others
  who
  do
  not
  realize
  the
 

consequences
 add
 these
 substances
 to
 food
 without
 our
 knowledge.
 
 

 
Question
 55.
 How
 has
 science
 done
 a
 disservice
 to
 people?
 
A:
 The
 scientists
 have
 preserved
 the

 color
 of
 meats,
 but
 not
 of
 vegetables.
 
B:
 It
 caused
 a
 lack
 of
 information
 concerning
 the
 value
 of
 food.
 
C:
  As
  a
  result
  of
  scientific
  intervention,
  some
  potentially

  harmful
  substances
  have
  been
  added
 
to
 our
 food
 
D:
 Because
 of
 science,
 disease
 caused
 by
 contaminated
 food
 has
 been
 virtually
 eradicated.
 
Question
 56.
 The
 word
 “prone”
 is

 nearest
 in
 meaning
 to
 ______.
 
A:
 healthy
 
 

 
B:
 predisposed
 

 
C:
 supine
 
 

 
D:
 unlikely
 
Question
 57.
 What
 are

 nitrates
 used
 for?
 
A:
 They
 preserve
 the
 colour
 of
 meat.
 
 

 
B:
 They
 preserve
 flavor
 in
 packaged
 foods.
 
C:
 They
 are
 the
 objects
 of
 research.

 

 

 
D:
  They
  cause
  the
  animals
  to
  become
 
fatter.
 
Question
 58.
 FDA
 means
 ______.
 
 
A:
 Federal
 Dairy
 Additives
 

 


 

 
B:
 Final
 Difficult
 Analysis
 
C:
 Food
 Direct
 Additives
 
 

 

 

 
D:
 Food
 and
 Drug
 Administration
 
Question
 59.
 The
 word

 “these”
 refers
 to
 ______.
 
A:
 nitrates
 and
 nitrites
  B:
 researchers
 

 
C:
 meats
 

 

 
D:
 colors
 
Question
 60.
 The
 word
 “carcinogenic”
 is

 closest
 in
 meaning
 to
 ______.
 
A:
 cancer-­‐causing
 
 
B:
 trouble-­‐making
 
 
C:
 money-­‐making
 
 
D:
 
color-­‐
retaining
 
Question
 61.
 All
 of
 the
 following
 statements

 are
 TRUE
 except
 ______.
 
A:
  Researchers
  have
  known
  about
  the
  potential
  hazards
  of
  food
  additives
  for
  more
  than
  forty-­‐
five
 years
 
B:
 Drugs
 are
 always
 given
 to
 animals

 for
 medical
 reasons
 
C:
  Some
  of
  the
  additives
  in
  our
  food
  are
  added
  to
  the
  food
  itself
  and
  some
  are
  given
  to
  the
 
living
 animals
 
D:
 Food

 may
 cause
 forty
 percent
 of
 the
 cancer
 in
 the
 world
 
Question
 62.
 The
 word
 “additives”
 is
 closest
 in
 meaning
 to
 ______.
 
A:
 benign
 substances
 
B:
 added
 substances

 
C:
 natural
 substances
 
D:
  dangerous
 
substances
 
Question
 63.
 What
 is
 the
 best
 title
 for
 this
 passage?
 
A:
 Harmful
 and
 Harmless
 Substances
 in
 Food.
 B:
 Avoiding

 Injurious
 Substances
 in
 Food.
 
C:
 The
 Food
 You
 Eat
 Can
 Affect
 Your
 Health.
  D:
 Improving
 Health
 through
 a
 Natural
 Diet.
 
Question
 64.
 The
 word
 “
 fit”
 is
 closest

 in
 meaning
 to
 ______.
 
A:
 tasty
 

 

 
B:
 suitable
 
 

 
C:
 athletic
 
 

 
D:
 adaptable
 

 


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WRITING
 
Part
 I.
 Finish
 each
 of
 the
 following
 sentences
 in
 such
 a
 way
 that
 it
 means
 the
 same
 as
 the
 
sentence
 printed

 before
 it.
 
Question
 65:
 I
 was
 astonished
 by
 her
 confidence.
 

 
à
 What
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
 
Question
 66:
 I
 don’t
 really
 like
 her,
 even
 though
 I
 admire
 her

 achievements.
 

 
à
 Much
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
 
Question
 67:
 He
 speaks
 more
 persuasively
 than
 his
 brother.
 

 
à
 He
 is
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
 
Question
 68:
 
 The
 only

 way
 to
 eliminate
 world
 terrorism
 is
 by
 united
 opposition.
 
 

 
à
 Only
 by
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
 
Question
 69:
 Someone
 has
 stolen
 the
 boss’s
 car.
 

 
à

 The
 boss
 ………………………………………………………………………………………………
 

 
Part
 II.
 In
 about
 140
 words,
 write
 a
 paragraph
 about
 the
 most
 important
 person
 in
 your
 
life.
 
 

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