ĐỀ ĐÁNH GIÁ NĂNG LỰC SỐ 2

I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1-5)
1. A. type B. typhoon C. typing D. tyranny
2. A. cleanse B. glean C. mean D. clean
3. A. apology B. classify C. testify D. verify
4. A. servile B. servant C. service D. sergeant
5. A. pray B. quay C. payer D. layer

II/ Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others (6-10)
6. A. exaggerate B. commemorate C. extraordinary D. patriotism
7. A. astronomical B. explanatory C. immediately D. democracy
8. A. particular B. environment C. prosperity D. circumstance
9. A. dissent B. involve C. descent D. constant
10. A. passionate B. infamous C. assertive D. virtuous

III/ Multiple-choice Questions (11-40)

11. Following the accident, he was prosecuted for _____ driving
A. rash B. heedless C. irresponsible D. reckless

12. The theft of my father’s camera cast rather a ______ on the holiday
A. blight B. curse C. misfortune D. misery

13. In the last month I was _____ my affairs in England and saying goodbye to all my friends
A. switching off B. hanging up C. winding up D. fading away

14. _____ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed
A. The ancestor B. The ancestor is C. How the ancestor D. That the ancestor

15. You should be grateful to have opportunities which were _____ to me at your age
A. refused B. declined C. denied D. restricted

16. At the most important stage of the season, the footballer was troubled by the _____ of an old injury
A. recurrence B. renewal C. restart D. resumption

17. If Harold _____ with his piano playing, he can eventually reach concert standard
A. sustains B. perseveres C. perseveres D. maintains

18. The life _____ of individuals in developed countries has increased dramatically for decades
A. expectation B. exception C. exertion D. expectancy

19. The child was _____ by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street
A. knocked out B. run across C. run out D. knocked down

20. The company was declared bankrupt when it had _____ more debts than it could hope to repay
A. inflicted B. incurred C. entailed D. evolved

21. On being told about her sack, ________

A. her boss felt sorry for Mary B. Mary was shocked
C. Mary’s face turned pale D. all are correct

22. I wish you ____ me from the station to inform me that you were on your way – I ____ the dinner ready for
your arrival home
A. phone/ can prepare
B. have phoned/ will have prepared
C. would phone/ have prepared
D. had phoned/ could have prepared

23. Mike decided that election to the local council would provide a _____ to a career in national politics
A. milestone B. springboard C. highway D. turning point

24. The book says that the revolution was _____ off by the assassination of the state governor
A. launched B. cropped C. triggered D. prompted

25. He’s applied for a(n) _______ lot of jobs but he’s only been short-listed once
A. dreadful B. awful C. enormous D. wide

26. Despite the high _____ of living, Hanoi is a great place to live
A. price B. value C. expense D. cost

27. We went out for a meal to _____ our friendship

A. draw B. tie C. cement D. stick

28. I often _____ in my mother whenever I have a problem

A. confess B. conceal C. confide D. consent

29. It is only your own actions _____ you may take responsibility and credit.
A. in which B. that C. where D. for which

30. Oh, gosh! You _____ with a shark coming straight towards you
A. must have been terrified
B. could have terrified
C. must have been terrifying
D. should have terrified

31. “Another cup of tea?” - “No, but thanks _______”

A. not at all B. for all C. all the same D. you for all

32. Thao: “Are you dissatisfied with my feedback? You look a bit upset”
Lan: “_________. I enjoyed it.”
A. At all costs B. Just in case C. Not in the least D. You are welcome

33. Acne is a very common skin disorder _____ most young people get in early puberty
A. for which B. in which C. that D. when

34. Diana: “My parents didn’t have a penny to rub together, but we still had lots of fun then”
Anna: “_________”
A. Sorry, but your family was too poor B. I admire your family for that
C. Yes, your parents looked so lovely D. Thank you for that

35. James: “Pauline poked fun at Jim’s new hairstyle in yesterday’s party”
Tom: “_________”
A. Going to parties is great fun B. I was too busy to attend that party
C. Why don’t you look at his new hairstyle? D. It’s so typical of her to be rude in public

36. Sales of the toy ______ sharply when the TV news reported that a child had swallowed part of the toy and
almost died
A. dropped off B. dropped over C. took away D. turned out
37.What her problems all seemed to............to was lack of money.
A. analyze B. condense C. boil down D. sum up

38. After hours and hours trying to solve the problem, I was at my _________ end.
A. nerves' B. wits' C. humours' D. tethers'

39. Everybody was busy with the spring cleaning, except Stanley, who always refused to pull his ______ .
A. shocks B. finger C. weight D. share

40. Simon's business has been on the _______ for some time and I understand he's going into liquidation.
A. fire B. rocks C. wave D. clouds

IV/ Insert a preposition in each blank to complete the following sentences

41. Today we have to work but Linh is ________ misapprehension that it's a holiday.
42. Ly always associates the song ________ her ex-boyfriend.
43. When coming into an orphanage, you have to bear ________ mind that don't mention hometown, parents.
44. The photo I took is a little ________ of focus but we can still see their faces.
45. Where does your belief ________ reincarnation come from?
46. Talking to older sister can help to put your own problems ________ perspective.
47. ________ conclusion, I would like to send a big thank you to supporters and generous donators.
48. Some music videos are banned ________ basis that they are violent.
49. Has a cure ________ AIDS been discovered yet?
50. No matter what he said to me, I refused to give ________

V/ Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words given
51. You'll be punished for all your ___________ (DO)
52. Don't you know that your good result will make your parents ___________ (MEASURE) proud of?
53. Please put the books back to where you took them. Don't ___________ (PLACE) any of them.
54. Young children should be well aware of their ___________ (BEHAVE) manner.
55. I've never met such a strong man. His energy seems ___________ (EXHAUST)
56. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ___________ (INSECT)
57. The boy watched the performance of the lions, ___________ (BREATHE) with amazement
58. I would like to express my admiration for his ___________ (PROFOUND) of knowledge.
59. To be successful, an artist must show great ___________ (ORIGIN)
60. Be careful. You may be ___________ (ADVICE) to put all your eggs in one basket.

VI/ Guided Cloze Test

Books before school?
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are slightly more than
toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but forcing a child could be (61)_____ if she isn’t ready.
Wise parents will have a (62)_____ attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a
selection of (63)_____ toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty of good (64)_____ available
for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to
read.

Of course, books are no longer the only source of stories and information. There is also a huge range of
videos, which can (65)_____ reinforce and extend the pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable
in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration. Television gets a bad (66)_____ as far as children are
concerned, mainly because too many spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age
group. Too many television programmes induce an incurious, uncritical attitude that is going to make learning
much more difficult. However, (67)_____ viewing of programmes designed for young children can be useful.
Just as adults enjoy reading a book after seeing it (68)_____ on television, so children will pounce on books
which (69)_____ their favourite television characters, and videos can add a new (70)____ to a story known
from a book.

61. A. use B. unproductive C. useful D. counter-productive

62. A. cheerful B. contented C. relaxed D. hopeful
63. A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D. stimulating
64. A. materials B. sense C. produce D. amusement
65. A. uphold B. found C. assist D. reinforce
66. A. review B. press C. criticism D. result
67. A. cautious B. choice C. discriminating D. approved
68. A. serialized B. revised C. transferred D. visualized
69. A. illustrate B. extend C. possess D. feature
70. A. revival B. dimension C. option D. existence

VI/ Gapped Text

(71)_____ This is because when a big modern business offers fast food, it knows that we, its customers, are
likely to want 'No Surprises'. We are hungry, tired and not in a celebratory mood.

The building itself is easy to recognise and designed to be a 'home from home', on the motorway or in the city.
However, the usual things you find in a restaurant are a little different - tables and chairs are bolted to the floor,
and cutlery is either non-existent or not worth stealing. Words and actions are officially laid down, learned by
the staff handbooks and teaching sessions, and then picked up by customers in the course of regular visits.
(72)_____. The staff wear a distinctive uniform, menus are always the same and even placed in the same spot
in every outlet in the chain; prices are low and the theme of cleanliness is repeated endlessly.

(73)_____. It knows people are suspicious of large corporations and so it tries to stress its love for children; it
often has cottagey-style buildings for warmth and coziness or large glass walls and smooth surfaces to show
cleanliness and modernity. It responds to social concerns, but only if beliefs are sufficiently widely held and
therefore 'correct'. Take, for example, the worry about fat in our diets. Fast-food chains only responded by
putting salads on the menu when there was pressure in various countries from doctors and health ministers.
Some chains are busy at present showing how much they care about the environment, too.

Fast-food chains know that they are ordinary. They want to be ordinary and to be thought of as almost
inseparable from the idea of everyday food consumed outside the home. They are happy to allow their
customers time off for holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas and so on - for which they do not cater. Even those
comparatively rare holiday times are turned to a profit because the companies know that their favourite
customers - families - are at home together then, watching television, where carefully placed commercials will
spread the word concerning new fast-food products and re-imprint the image of the various chains for later.
Families are the customers the fast-food chains want; good, law-abiding citizens who love their children,
teaching them how good hamburgers are for them. (74)_____

Supplying a hamburger that is perfect in terms of shape, weight, temperature, together with selections from a
pre-set list of extras, to a customer who knows what to expect, is a difficult thing to do. The technology
involved has meant spending huge sums on research, and there are also political and economic questions to
consider - how to maintain supplies of cheap beef and cheap buns. (75)_____. Make up your own mind, but
there's more to a hamburger than just beef in a bread roll.

A. The company attempts to play the role of kind concerned parents

B. The chains even have very bright lighting to make sure that undesirable people don't want to come in
C. Things have to be called by their correct names (cheeseburger, large fries); the staff have a script they
must learn - you know the irritating
D. Each employee is encouraged by the chain to have their own individual way of communicating with
customers.
E. We all know what a fast-food outlet looks like and what it serves
 F. However, the image that is maintained is of a 'casual' eating experience
G. More money needs to be spent on research into new fast-food technology.

VII/ Open Cloze Test

When presented with the idea of international boarding school, parents are (76) __________ to baulk at the
prospect of emptying their bank (77) __________ to send their darlings to live a life permeated by
blackboards, bunk beds and Bovril. (78) __________, conversely, will either share their parents’ fear of being
sent to fend for themselves or feel overjoyed at the prospect of signing (79) __________ for a-literally-fantastic
life at Hogwarts. Such misconceptions neatly miss the point of international boarding education, sidestepping
its capacity to (80) __________ solid foundations for students' academic and professional success in today’s
increasingly global society.

Parents, understandably, require justification for (81) __________ a considerate amount of money in their
offspring's education. Their offspring, on the other hand, should be made (82) __________ of the huge number
of opportunities provided by boarding school life. Most of the world's leading boarding schools offer stimulating,
progressive (83) __________ which prioritizes their students' needs, thus consistently producing graduates
(84) __________ are confident learners, critical thinkers and self-starters.

Therefore, the time has come for parents and students (85) __________ to discover the unique, intellectually
challenging experiences offered by international boarding schools worldwide.

VIII/ Reading
Getting the best out of our children​
There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model. On the one hand, class sizes are
huge by western standards with on average between 30 and 40 students per class in countries like Japan and
Korea. On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest in the world
for academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics, especially on standardised tests.
Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would
say are far more likely to help them succeed.

Why do Asian students seem to perform so well then? Is it their legendary discipline? Certainly, classroom
management seems to be a whole lot easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessons are more effective as a
direct consequence. After all, we are only too aware of the decline in discipline standards in our own schools;
belligerent and disrespectful students appear to be the norm these days. Teachers in Britain seem powerless
to control what happens any more. Surely this situation cannot create a very effective learning environment, so
perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves.

But there are other factors to consider, too. Korean students spend a lot more time with their teachers. It
seems logical to suggest, therefore, that they might form stronger bonds and greater trust, and that Korean
teachers, in understanding their pupils better, might be able to offer them a more effective learning programme.
Of course, trust and understanding leads to greater respect as well, so Korean students are probably less
likely to ignore their teachers’ advice.

Then there is the home environment. The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact in Korea. Few
children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security, safety and trust both at home and at school.
In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorce rates are sky-high. Perhaps children
struggle to cope with unstable family conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by
misbehaving at school. Maybe all this delinquent behaviour we are complaining about is just a cry for help and
a plea for attention.

But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the
statistics don’t tell the truth. Asian students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They do
very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their studies than their British peers. And this
begs the question: is all that extra effort justified for a few extra percentage points in some meaningless
international student performance survey? So Asian students are on average 3-5% better at maths than
Britons – big deal! What is their quality of life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are
they not?

There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their impressive statistics of late.
And without question, some of this praise is justified, but it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation
here. At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic of the Asian students' success in
education before all else. At the other end, British students at times appear careless and extremely
undisciplined by comparison, but at least they DO have the free time to enjoy their youth and explore their
interests. Is either system better outright? Or is it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying
to combine the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education?
We are not just dealing with statistics; never forget that every statistic is a little human being somewhere who
desperately needs our help and guidance - who deserves it.

86. What does the writer mean when he says there is a paradox in the Asian education model?
A. There are too many students in each class.
B. Larger classes are expected to lead to poorer results but they do not.
C. Asian students outperform their peers in other countries.
D. Class sizes in Asia are much smaller in other parts of the world.

87. British secondary school students........

A. do better on standardized tests
B. have larger class sizes
C. fail at school more than they succeed
D. enjoy better classroom conditions

88. What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools more successful than in Britain?
A. stricter classroom discipline
B. better school Boards of Management
C. more effective lesson planning
D. better teachers

89. What can be inferred from the utterance “perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the
manner in which they conduct themselves”?
A. Class size does not affect student performance.
B. Class size is important to maintaining control.
C. How students behave might be more important than class size.
D. How teachers conduct classes affects student performance.

90. The traditional family unit.......

A. is unstable in Korea due to conditions in the home
B. is bad for children that come from broken homes
C. is disappearing in Korea due to high divorce rates
D. is more common in Korea than in Britain

91. Look at the following sentence.

You see, behind those great math and science scores, there is a quite remarkable work ethic.​
Where does the sentence best fit in the paragraph?

But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the
statistics don’t tell the truth. [1] Asian students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They
do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their studies than their British peers. [2] And
this begs the question: is all that extra effort justified for a few extra percentage points in some meaningless
international student performance survey? So Asian students are on average 3-5% better at math than Britons
– big deal! [3] What is their quality of life like? Remember, school days are supposed to be the best, are they
not?[4]
A. [4] B. [3] C. [2] D. [1]

92. According to the writer, Asian students........

A. don't allow themselves much time to relax and have fun
B. focus too much on recreational activities.
C. don't have as good a work ethic as British ones
D. make a big deal of their good results

93. What are the two extremes’ mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. good discipline and a hard work ethic
B. success and failure
C. carelessness and indiscipline
D. neglecting school and neglecting free time

94. Which conclusion about the two educational systems discussed would the author most probably agree
with?
A. Neither system is perfect.
B. Both systems are quite satisfactory.
C. The Asian system is obviously better.
D. The British system is too strict.

IX/ Sentence Transformation

95. Martin cannot go higher in his career (PINNACLE)
= Martin

96. He suddenly realized that she was never coming back (DAWNED)
= It

97. Don’t tell my mother anything about it (BREATHE)

= Don’t

98. By leaving Mary alone, I am sure she will finish the project on time (DEVICES)
= If Mary

99. I knew the project would not succeed from the start (DOOMED)
= I knew

100. She's not really upset; she's only pretending (ACT)

= She's not really upset; she's only