1. science
2. ecology
3. pollution

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QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. attract
B. decide
C. reject
D. beauty
Question 2: A. delicate
B. promotion
C. volcanic
D. resources
Question 3: A. badminton
B. swallow
C. challenge
D. ballet
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. linked
B. declared
C. finished
D. developed
Question 5: A. heavy
B. head
C. weather
D. easy
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: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies _______ to be dead.
A. have been appearing B. to be appearing
C. to appear
D. by appearing
Question 7: On _______ he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told
B. having told
C. being told
D. telling
Question 8: It has been raining ______ I got up.
A. when
B. since
C. until
D. as
Question 9: Learning English isn't so difficult once you_______ .
A. get on it
B. get off it
C. get down to it
D. get down with it
Question 10: Next week when there ______ a full moon, the ocean tide will be higher.
A. is
B. will be
C. is being
D. will have been
Question 11: _____ is the natural environment in which plants or animals live.
A. Ecology
B. Habitat
C. Extinction
D. Biodiversity
Question 12: I have told you not to do it_______ .
A. hundreds of times
B. many hundred times C. hundred times
D. a hundred times
Question 13: George wouldn't have met Mary_______ to his brother's graduation party.
A. had he not gone
B. hadn't he gone
C. if he has not gone
D. if he shouldn't have gone
Question 14: Venice, ______ was built on water, is a city in Italy.
A. where
B. that
C. who
D. which
Question 15: It is recommended that he ___________ this course.
A. took
B. take
C. takes
D. taking
Question 16: We bought some _______.
A. German lovely old glasses
B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
Question 17: Tom. "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary. “_______”.
A. Great
B. Oh, that's annoying
C. Well, never mind
D. Sounds like fun
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Question 18: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been
B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be
D. won't be
Question 19: One's fingerprints are _______ other person.
A. different from
B. different from any
C. differ from any
D. different from those of any
Question 20: I have a good job with good salary. You _________ send me any money, my lovely father.
A. mustn’t
B. mightn’t
C. mayn’t
D. needn’t
Question 21: ___ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical
illusion.
A. The Moon
B. The Moon which
C. When the Moon
D. That the Moon
Question 22: I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _______
A. I'm not invited
B. I will not be invited
C. I have not been invited
D. I was not invited
Question 23: The last person __________ will have to turn off the lights.
A. have left
B. left
C. leaving
D. to leave
Question 24: She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she had missed
B. she missed
C. she didn't miss
D. did she miss
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 25: The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.
A. increase
B. necessity
C. demand
D. decrease
Question 26: When their rent increased from $200 to $400 a month, they protested against such a
tremendous increase.
A. light
B. huge
C. tiring
D. difficult
Question 27: Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
A. romantic part
B. difficult part
C. important part
D. interesting part
Question 28: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be wellinformed.
A. popular
B. suspicious
C. easily seen
D. beautiful
Question 29: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain
B. exchange
C. explain
D. arrange
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning
to the given one.
Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extremely concerned about the changes to our
climate which are taking place. Admittedly, climate changes have occurred on our planet before. For
example, there have been several ice ages or glacial periods.
These climatic changes, however, were different from the modern ones in that they occurred gradually
and, as far as we know, naturally. The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of
natural causes, but of human activity. Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid.
The major problem is that the planet appears to be warming up. According to some experts, this
warming process, known as global warming, is occurring at a rate unprecedented in the last 10,000 years.
The implications for the planet are very serious. Rising global temperatures could give rise to such
ecological disasters as extremely high increases in the incidence of flooding and of droughts. These in turn
could have a harmful effect on agriculture.
It is thought that this unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by so-called greenhouse gases,
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such as carbon dioxide, being emitted into the atmosphere by car engines and modern industrial processes,
for example. Such gases not only add to the pollution of the atmosphere, but also create a greenhouse
effect, by which the heat of the sun is trapped. This leads to the warming up of the planet.
Politicians are also concerned about climate change and there are now regular summits on the subject,
attended by representatives from around 180 of the world’s industrialized countries. Of these summits, the
most important took place in Kyotoin Japanin 1997. There it was agreed that the most industrialized
countries would try to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions and were given targets for this
reduction of emissions.
It was also suggested that more forests should be planted to create so-called sinks to absorb greenhouse
gases. At least part of the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too drastic deforestation.
Sadly, the targets are not being met. Even more sadly, global warnings about climate changes are often
still being regarded as scaremongering.
Question 30: According to the passage, in what way did the climate changes in the ice ages differ from
the modern ones?
A. They occurred naturally over a long period of time
B. They were partly intended.
C. They were wholly the result of human activity.
D. They were fully monitored by humans.
Question 31: The word “alarmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. disapprovingly
B. disappointingly
C. surprisingly
D. worryingly
Question 32: According to the passage, agriculture could ____.
A. make the global warming more serious
B. be indirectly affected by the global temperature rises
C. give rise to many ecological disasters
D. be directly damaged by the rises in global temperature
Question 33: Greenhouse gases cause the warming up of the Earth because they ____.
A. are emitted by car engines
B. trap heat from the sun
C. do not add to atmosphere pollution
D. are unusual gases
Question 34: According to the passage, 1997 witnessed ____.
A. the largest number of summits on the subject of climate change
B. the most important summit on climate change taking place inKyoto,Japan
C. the highest attendance by representatives from 180 industrialised countries
D. widespread concern about climate change
Question 35: It can be inferred from the passage that the countries which are mainly responsible for global
warming are ____.
A. countries with the warmest climate
B. developing countries
C. developed countries
D. the most industrialized countries
Question 36: The word “There” in paragraph 5 refers to ____.
A. the world’s industrialized countries
B. regular summits on climate change
C. the most industrialized countries
D. the 1997 summit inKyoto,Japan
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases that may cause the so-called greenhouse effect.
B. The so-called sinks created by forests can absorb greenhouse gases.
C. The problem of rapid climate change has been caused mainly by deforestation.
D. Politicians are among those who are concerned about climate change.
Question 38: The word “drastic” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. hard
B. severe
C. widespread
D. obvious
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Question 39: What is probably the writer’s attitude toward global warning?
A. Optimistic
B. Pessimistic
C. Neutral
D. Positive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 40: The man whom I wanted to meet him was away on business.
A
B
C
D
Question 41:Passengers shouldn’t be thrown away their tickets as they may be checked during the journey.
A
B
C
D
Question 42: No one came to see us since we bought these bloodhounds.
A
B
C
D
Question 43: The shopkeeper warned the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his windows.
A
B
C
D
Question 44: The most people believe that marriage and family life are the basis of society.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks 45 to 54.
We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (45) _________in our cars and to heat our building in
winter.Farmers use petrochemicals to (46) _________ the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (47)
_________eat plants. These chemicals go (48) __________rivers and lakes and kill the fish there.
Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (49) _________ air to other
countries and other continents.
Poor farmers use the same land over and (50) __________ The land needs a rest so it will be better
next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (51) _________
firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (52) _________ desert. Poor people can’t save
the environment for the (53) ___________
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The
people and the nations of the world must work together to (54) ___________ the world’s resources.
Question 45: A. it
B. them
C. that
D. those
Question 46: A. work
B. change
C. make
D. let
Question 47: A. what
B. who
C. whom
D. which
Question 48: A. out
B. for
C. at
D. into
Question 49: A. pollute
B. polluting
C. polluted
D. pollution
Question 50: A. over
B. again
C. repeatedly
D. repeating
Question 51: A. of
B. for
C. with
D. at
Question 52: A. gets
B. changes
C. turns
D. becomes
Question 53: A. future
B. time being
C. times
D. period
Question 54: A. recycle
B. preserve
C. keep
D. reuse
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
Robert Capa
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Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.
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Born in Hungary in 1913 as Friedmann Endre Ernő, Capa was forced to leave his native country
after his involvement in anti-government protests. Capa had originally wanted to become a writer, but after
his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later left Germany and moved to France
due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance journalist and it was here that he changed
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his name to Robert Capa, mainly because he thought it would sound more American.
3
In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here over the
next three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in 1936 that he took one
of his most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of Capa’s most famous quotes was 'If
your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.' And he took his attitude of getting close to the
action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa
captures the very moment the soldier falls. However, many have questioned the authenticity of this
photograph, claiming that it was staged.
4
When World war II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe covering
the war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944 when he swam
ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Capa, armed only with
two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the landing, but a mistake in the
darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight frames. It was the images from these frames
however that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’.
When Life magazine published the photographs, they claimed that they were slightly out of focus, and
Capa later used this as the title of his autobiographical account of the war.
5
Capa’s private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywood’s directors, actors
and actresses. In 1943 he fell in love with the wife of actor John Austin. His affair with her lasted until the
end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He was at one time lover to actress Ingrid
Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946 when he refused to settle in Hollywood and went off to
Turkey.
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In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos. This was a cooperative organisation set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of the copyright
to their work.
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Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorise war though, but to
record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business."
8
Capa died as he had lived. After promising not to photograph any more wars, he accepted an
assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war. On May 25th 1954 Capa was accompanying
a French regiment when he left his jeep to take some photographs of the advance and stepped on a land
mine. He was taken to a nearby hospital, still clutching his camera, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
He left behind him a testament to the horrors of war and a standard for photojournalism that few others
have been able to reach.
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Capa’s legacy has lived on through and in 1966 his brother Cornell founded the International Fund
for Concerned Photography in his honor. There is also a Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is given to the
photographer who publishes the best photographic reporting from abroad with evidence of exceptional
courage. But perhaps his greatest legacy of all is the haunting images of the human struggles that he
captured.Top of Form
Question 55: Why did Capa change his name?
A. Because he had to leave Hungary
B. To hide his identity
C. To sound more American
D. Because he had been involved in protests
Question 56: Capa originally wanted to be
A. American
B. a writer
C. a protestor
D. a photojournalist
Question 57: Capa went to Spain to
A. build his reputation.
B. fight in the civil war. C. take photographs.
D. have a holiday.
Question 58: Capa’s famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier
A. cannot be proven genuine or staged.
B. was definitely genuine.
C. was taken by someone else.
D. wasn’t even taken in Spain
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Question 59: When World War II broke out Capa.
A. swam ashore on Omaha Beach.
B. went to New York.
C. went to Normandy.
D. went to Europe
Question 60: A mistake meant that.
A. Capa lost both of his two cameras.
B. Capa’s images inspired an Oscar winning movie.
C. only one hundred of Capa’s photographs were published.
D. Most of Capa’s images of the D-Day landing were destroyed.
Question 61: Capa’s private life was
A. very glamorous
B. spent in Turkey.
C. less dramatic than his professional life.
D. spent mostly in Hollywood.
Question 62: Capa wanted his work to
A. be very famous.
B. make lots of money.
C. show how glamorous war can be.
D. show the true horror of war.
Question 63: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 5?
A. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
B. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he could move into the
movie industry.
C. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa always put his work first.
D. Capa’s private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two women he loved,
so he went off to work in Turkey.
Question 64: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 4?
A. Capa only kept the best eight D-Day photographs as the others were out of focus. These inspired the
visual style of a Hollywood film.
B. Capa left Europe when the war broke out and went to take his most famous photographs of the DDay invasion.
C. Capa never tried to avoid danger. He risked his life to take photographs of the D-Day invasion, but
then destroyed most of them.
D. Capa took some of his most famous photographs during the D-Day invasion, but most were tragically
destroyed in an accident.
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