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MOCK TEST FOR THE GIFTED
I. LISTENING
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI NGHE HIỂU
• Bài nghe gồm 03 phần; mỗi phần được nghe 02 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 05 giây.
• Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc.
• Mọi hướng dẫn cho thí sinh (bằng tiếng Anh) đã có trong bài nghe.
Part 1. For questions 1-5, complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/OR TWO NUMBERS for each answer in the boxes below. Number (0) is done as an
example. (1.0 pt)
APPLICATION FORM
FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE GYM
Surname 0. Pierce
Family name 1. ________
Address 2. ________. Tipton. TP3 4MB
Date of birth 3. ________
Type of
Annual
Membership
Amount due 4. ________ £
Credit card number 4673 9702 0361
Expiry date 5. ________
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 2. For questions 6-10, listen to a conversation, choose and write the correct letter A, B or
C for each answer in the boxes below. (1.0 pt)
6. The woman sees ________ on the floor of the man's apartment.
A. pizza boxes
B. hamburger wrappers
C. soda bottles
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7. What is causing the bad smell?
A. mouldy cheese
B. rotten eggs
C. spoiled milk
8. The home cleaning service will take care of the man's ________.
A. floors
B. clothes
C. windows
9. The cleaning service will cost the man ________ an hour.
A. $30
B. $23
C. $13
10. The man's sister says that his place isn't clean, so he ________.
A. doesn't have friends
B. will have to pay more rent
C. won't get married
Your answer:
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 3. For questions 11-20, complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD for each answer in the
boxes below. (2.0 pts)
Agricultural programme in Mozambique
How the programme was organised
● It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.
● People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.
● 11 ________ was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
● Most of the work organised by farmers’ associations was done by 12 ________
● Fenced areas created to keep animals away from crops.
● The programme provided
– 13 ________ for the fences
– 14 ________ for suitable crops
– water pumps.
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● The farmers provided
– labour
– 15 ________ for the fences on their land.
Further developments
● The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 16 ________
● Training was therefore provided in methods of food 17 ________
● Farmers made special places where 18 ________ could be kept.
● Local people later suggested keeping 19 ________
Evaluation and Lessons Learned
● Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.
● Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 20 ________ phase of the programme.
Your answer:
11. 16.
12. 17.
13. 18.
14. 19.
15. 20.
II. USE OF ENGLISH

Part 1. Choose and write in boxes below the correct option (A, B, C or D) that best completes
each unfinished sentence. (3.0 pts)
21. “Did you go to the casino when you were in Monte Carlo?”
“No, I never ________”
A. bet B. stake C. hazard D. gamble
22. Come on. Spill the ________! What is the big secret?
A. peas B. beans C. milk D. dust
23. Everything included, the cost of our new living room came to a ________ total of £10,000.
A. full B. great C. gross D. grand
24. It is difficult to ________ the difference between margarine and butter.
A. tell B. speak C. talk D. split
25. On the way to Cambridge yesterday, the road was blocked by a fallen tree, so we had to
make a ________.
A. deviation B. digression C. detour D. departure
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26. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
27. Round and round ________.
A. The wheels of the engine went B. Went the wheels of the engine
C. Went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
28. Few people can do creative work unless they are in the right ________ of mind.
A. trend B. frame C. attitude D. tendency
29. ________ the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict.
A. Notwithstanding B. On grounds of C. No matter how D. Be that as it may
30. ________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer D. What do we refer
31. We had been looking for the nest for hours before we ________ lucky.
A. hit B. made C. struck D. came
32. The company has a lot of problems but they all seem to ________ to money.
A. boil down B. cook up C. lead over D. reason out
33. Good instructors will ________ early signs of failure in their students.
A. get through with B. come up with
C. think back on D. look out for
34. Looking down at the coral reef, we saw ________ of tiny, multi-coloured fish.
A. swarms B. flocks C. teams D. shoals
35. Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention ________.
A. limit B. span C. duration D. time
36. There are 30,000 ________ at the match.
A. spectators B. viewers C. witnesses D. audiences
37. Two friends, Edward and Evan, are talking about their last driving test. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
Edward: “I failed my driving test yesterday.”
Evan: “________”
A. You should try your hand at it. B. I wish that we could talk about it.
C. Oh well. You’re in good company. D. You want to pass the test. Dream on.
38. The bank where James worked for 3 months last year is reported in the local newspaper
________ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. having been robbed B. to be robbed
C. to have been robbed D. robbed
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39. We ________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. should have studied B. must have studied
C. would study D. might study
40. It is imperative that everyone ________ uniform.
A. must wear B. has to wear C. wears D. wear
41. Johnny has got his degree with flying ________.
A. colours B. flags C. balloons D. hands
42. I was just ________ to go out when you telephoned.
A. about B. on the point C. thinking D. planned
43. Jack’s father bought him a(n) ________ bike as a birthday gift.
A. blue Japanese expensive B. expensive Japanese blue
C. expensive blue Japanese D. Japanese expensive blue
44. ________ alone in ________ dark, deserted street is risky.
A. Walk/so B. Walking/so C. Walking such a D. Walked/such
45. Mike, ________, will you switch off that television!
A. once and for all B. now and then
C. over and above D. from time to time
46. That suggestion of yours might just become a reality — I do have the ________ of the CEO,
you know.
A. hand B. eye C. ear D. mind
47. When the ship docked at Hamburg, they found a ________ in the hold.
A. gatecrasher B. stowaway C. interloper D. trespasser
48. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they ________ the names they had
been given by the witness.
A. bewildered B. merged C. confused D. puzzled
49. The outcome was a ________ circle whereby women's work, perceived as low status, was
poorly rewarded and therefore regarded as unimportant.
A. relentless B. vicious C. brutal D. merciless
50. Recent research suggests that, contrary to popular opinion, muscular performance
________ by lactate during exercise.
A. is actually improved B. would actually improve
C. ought to have been actually improved D. be actually improved
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Your answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Part 2. Write the correct form of each bracketed word in the numbered boxes provided. (1.0 pt)
51. Democracy died after a period of ________ wars, imperial expansion abroad, and the rise of
demagoguery at home. (CEASE)
52. You should see the way my older brother dresses. I suppose on his salary he can afford to
look so smart and ________ (GROOM)
53. The film is entertaining but full of historical ________. (ACCURATE)
54. The stray dog spent his days following tourists hoping to ________ one of them. (FRIEND)
55. Low income and little administrative support make teachers ________ with their
profession. (HEART)
56. His performance in the match today ________ his reputation as a great player. (LIE)
57. In ________ with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified. (ACCORD)
58. His behaviour in his father’s presence caused his ________ and his sister ended up
inheriting the whole family fortune. (INHERIT)
59. He was in the ________ position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
(ENVY)
60. You want clothes that are stylish as well as practical, versatile, ________ and low
maintenance. (TASK)
Your answers:
51. 56.
52. 57.
53. 58.
54. 59.
55. 60.
III. READING
Part 1. Read the following passage and write in the boxes below the letter A, B, C, or D to
indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 pt)
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DR SEUSS
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as ‘Dr Seuss’, began writing for children (61) _____ by
chance. During a long sea voyage in 1936, Seuss amused himself by (62) _____ together a
nonsense poem to the rhythm of the ship's engine. Later he illustrated the rhyme and
published it as And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street. Many critics (63) _____ it as Seuss'
best work.
A later book, McElligot's Pool, (64) _____ the first appearance of Seuss’ famous fantasy
characters, and Horton Hatches the Egg introduces an (65) _____ of morality. Seuss' reputation
as a major children's writer was sealed with the publication of The Cat in the Hat. This book
uses easy-to-read words to tell the story of two children alone at home on a rainy day. A cat
wearing a tall hat arrives to entertain them, wrecking their house in the (66) _____. The
enthusiastic (67) _____ of this book delighted Seuss and led him to found Beginner Books, a
publishing company specializing in easy-to-read books for children. Some of his books have
been made into cartoons and one of them, How the Grinch stole Christmas, was also made
into an ingenious and (68) _____ successful feature film starring Jim Carrey.
At one point in his career, Seuss (69) _____ gave up writing for children and (70) _____ his
talents to making documentary films. One of these attracted a great deal of attention and
won an Academy Award.
61. A. fully B. quite C. extremely D. fairly

62. A. placing B. laying C. putting D. setting
63. A. look beyond B. look upon C. look through D. look towards
64. A. indicates B. shows C. means D. marks
65. A. amount B. ingredient C. element D. item
66. A. practice B. method C. process D. action
67. A. reception B. welcome C. greeting D. admission
68. A. highly B. intensively C. strongly D. widely
69. A. shortly B. momentarily C. temporarily D. presently
70. A. assigned B. allocated C. donated D. devoted
Your answers:
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.
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Part 2. Read the passage and write ONE suitable word for each blank in the boxes below. (2.0
pts)
How Children Learn to Talk: A Historical and Practical Perspective
For over two hundred years, scholars have shown an interest in the way children learn to
speak and understand their first language. Several small-scale studies were carried out,
especially towards the end of the nineteenth century, (71) ______________ data recorded in
parental diaries. But detailed, systematic investigation did not begin until the middle decades
of the twentieth century, when the tape recorder (72) _______________ into routine use. This
made it possible to keep a permanent record of samples of child speech, so that analysts
could listen repeatedly to obscure (73) _____________ and thus produce a detailed and
accurate description. The problems that have to be (74) ______________ when investigating
child speech are quite different from (75) ____________encountered when working with adults.
It is not possible to carry out some kinds of experiments because aspects of children's
cognitive development, such as their ability to (76) ______________ attention or to remember
instructions, may not be very advanced. (77) ____________ is it easy to get children to (78)
______________ systematic judgments about language - a (79) ____________that is virtually
impossible below the age of three. Moreover, anyone who has tried to make tape recordings
of a representative sample of a child's speech knows how frustrating this can be. Some
children, it seems, are innately programmed to switch off as soon as they notice a tape
recorder (80) ____________ switched on.
Your answers:
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.
Part 3. The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Identify the mistakes, correct them, and write
your answers in the boxes below. Line 1 has been done as an example. (2.0 pts)
Line
1 Wheeled trolley bags have become an essential item of luggage among frequent
2 travelers. The compact version proves particularly useful as a piece of hand luggage.
3 Carrying onboard airplanes, it allows you to avoid the queues at the baggage check-in
4 counters on your outward journey and waiting at the baggage reclaim carousel in your
5 way home. These days, there are official guidelines regarded the maximum size for
6 hand luggage on flights, and these stipulated measurements are continuously subject
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7 of change. Policies also vary between airlines and airport, as well as being influenced
8 by your eventual destination. The outcome of all this is that travelers are recommended
9 to check out the lattest luggage restrictions before setting out for the airport.
10 What's more, before investing in a trolley bag, it's wise to run a few checks. You're likely
11 to be negotiating uneven surfaces as well as a smooth flooring of airport lounges, so
12 bear in mind that larger wheels are better able to absorb bumps than their smaller
13 counterparts. Also, checking the handle. You're bound to need lifting your bag at some
14 point in your journey, probably when you are suddenly confronted with an inconvenient
15 flight of step, and that's not the moment to discover that the handle is awkward to hold.
Your answers:
Question Line Error → Correction
0 1 an → a
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
Part 4. Read the following passage and write in the boxes below the letter A, B, or D to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions. (2.0 pts)
Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train
carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a
snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had
become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living,
fat, and healthy. How had they survived?
The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their
haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In
the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It
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grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing
hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was
often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could
imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to
feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had
wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses.
Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune
to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They
were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not
need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in
this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors
to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh
grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by
the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured
them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.
91. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. A type of wild vegetation B. Western migration after Civil War
C. The raising of cattle D. The climate of the Western United States
92. What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?
A. Most history book include the story of the train.
B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.
C. The driver of the train invented the story.
D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.
93. The word “they” in line 5 refers to _____.
A. plains B. skeletons C. oxen D. Americans
94. What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?
A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.
B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.
C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.
D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.
95. The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. lonely B. uncomfortable C. infertile D. dangerous
96. The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.
A. favored B. available C. ordinary D. required
97. Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second
paragraph?
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A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.
B. It had to be imported into the United States.
C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.
D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.
98. Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?
A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass
99. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A. They contain little moisture B. They have tough stems
C. They can be grown indoors D. They are not affected by dry weather
100. According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.
A. eating only small quantities of grass
B. continually moving from one grazing area to another
C. naturally fertilizing the soil
D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.
Your answers:
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
IV. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence given before. (1.0 pt)
101. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their
second child.
→ Only when ______________________________________________________________________.
102. Could you possibly get here before lunch?
→ Is there _________________________________________________________________________?
103. If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably him.
→ He is the most ____________________________________________________________________.
104. You must try to accept that you will never be famous.
→ You must come ___________________________________________________________________.
105. Students must not enter the exam late, whatever the reason might be.
→ Under _______________________________________________________________________ late.
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Part 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use
BETWEEN THREE AND EIGHT WORDS, including the word given in capitals, and this word must
not be changed in any way. (1.0 pt)
106. His recent behaviours are outrageous. (ORDINARY)
→ The way he has behaved recently ___________________________________________________.
107. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (BUTTERFLIES)
→ The young actress ________________________________________________before the audition.
108. John doesn’t feel like going out with his friends right now. (MOOD)
→ John ___________________________________________ with his friends right now.
109. The handling of the matter has been heavily criticised by the press. (SCORN)
→ The press ______________________________________________________ the matter.
110. In the area, Thailand is much better than all other countries in football. (SHOULDERS)
→ In the area, Thailand _____________________________________ all other countries in football.
Part 3. Write an essay of about 250-300 words on the following topic:

Students learn far more with their teachers than other sources (Internet or television). To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experiences. (3.0 pts)
Your answer:
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II. USE OF ENGLISH

61. A. fully B. quite C. extremely D. fairly

Part 3. Write an essay of about 250-300 words on the following topic:

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