Tài liệu tiếng Anh ôn thi tuyển sinh cao học - Phần 5 pdf

PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSIONSECTION 1: VOCABULARY 20 marks take?. The order arrived late but we were able to supply the goods on time.. Practice test 14PRACTICE TEST 14 P

PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION

SECTION 1: VOCABULARY (20 marks)

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7 I'dJike to have just a plain omc1ette, if that's

8 ]']] Mrs Hanson callsyou back as soon as she's free.

14, How is Stephania? nOh, she's fine She sends her regards,

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all 'the changes and additions necessary to produce sentences, which together make a

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1. Thankyou / much / your enquiry

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SECTION 2: SENTENCE

4 " Take your time, please", said the supervisor.

The supervisor told me

7 The order arrived late but we were able to supply the goods on time

Although the order

10 We must redecorate our building before Christmas

Our building needs

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7 I~eprescntatives from housing construction companies suggested that 40%) of the costs for

housing construction for the poor in the Mekong Delta should be lent by the government and be repaid within 5-10 years.

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floods, easy to be installed, light, durable and eheap

Practice test 14

PRACTICE TEST 14

PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION

-1 I don't know why this has happened I'll to you this afternoon.

10 I've been to Vietnam , but this is the first time in HCM City.

11 , after the meeting, he dropped his briefcase onto the desk.

13 She sit in the smoking section because she's allergic to smoke

14 Can I go through to the departure lounge now? - Certainly Go

15 !<;very country has different customs and you can't to get it wrong.

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SECTION 2: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Instructions: There are four passages Read each passage carefully and then answer thequestions that follow Write your answers in the provided space

I What does M&S stand for?

6 What is the bus service in Londonlike?

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Italian meetings arc l110re like a social gathering, used to reinforce a sense of togetherness It's very different in Spain, where meetings do litt1c to create a team spirit The Spanish prefer to be independent and make decisions on their own Meetings arc often a waste of time bc.cause it is impossible to get everyone to agree.

11 What is the passageabout?

The ~Japanese have a special \va:' of making decisions They call it the consensus system This

is how it \\'orks When a firm is thinking of taklng a certain action, it encourages workers at all

agreement A.s soon as everyone agrees on the right course of action, the decision is taken.

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Because of this method, a, group of workers, rather than one person, is responsible for

from the top, the middle and the bottom of the enterprise Another advantage is that juniorstaff frequently suggests ideas for change

16 What do the ,Japanese call their way of making decisions?

SECTION 3: READING CLOZE (10 marks)

Travelling by train has many (I)

There are no stressful traffic jams,

the lime indifferent ways You can just sit and read, (4)

watch the world go by You canwork, or you can (51 a meal or a snack in the buffet car Travelling this way(6)

trains cannot take (9)

has some disadvantages (7)

is expensive and the trains (8)

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the (10) . station.

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PART 2: WRITING

1 I see I advertisement I personal assistant ITuoi Tre 'newspaper

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4 Nobody could move the photocopier It was too heavy.

The photocopier \vas

7 Thank you for helping me.

It was very kind

Due to . .

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7 A newspaperhas reported that the Vietnamese and Chinese railroad sectors have agreed

to organize a train for tourists every day from early this year to transport passengers from Vietnam to China and vice versa

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8 The first route, Hanoi- Kunming, is expected to transport the first visitors by the upcomjng Lunar New Year

9 Travel agendesof-the two countries wil] attract customers to these rallwa.:v' vo.yages with high quaHty servkes and tour price discounts.

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10 In the near future, Vietnam-China tour prices will be reduced by at least] 0% ,

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Practice test 15

PRACTICE TEST 15

PART 1: VOCABULARY AND READING COMPREHENSION

1 i\lthough the order arrived late, we were able to supply the goods

2 I never sign a letter before I have read it

10 In 1966 Nissan set up its first foreign operation in Mexico.

13 Making 'real' coffee is an important part of the French Instant coffee is too casual

14 I'd like a cheese sandwich, a chicken sandwich, and a cherry tart served chocolat('

sauce.

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Instructions: There are 4 passages Read each passage carefully and then answer thequestions that follow Write your answers in the provided space

Passage 1

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is Britain's favourite store Tourists Jove it, too It attracts a greatvariety of customers, from housewives to millionaires The duchess of York, Dustin lIoffman,and the British Prime Minis1er arc just a few of its famous customers Last year it made a profit

of 529 mmion pounds, which is more than 10 million pounds a week It all started 105 yearsago, when a ,\'oung Polish immigrant, Michael Marks, had a stall in Leedsmarket lie didn'thave many things to sel1; some cotton, a little \vool, lots of buttons, and a few shoelaces Tenyears later, he met Tom Spencer and together they started staBs in many towns in the North of

"ngJand, Today there, arc 564 branches of M&S all over the world in America, Canada,Spain, France, Belgium, and Hungary

1 Who are Marks& Spencer's customers?

separate scat and children of two years of age and above, but under twelvc years of age arc carried at 500/0 of the adult fare A discount of 251;';0 of the normal tourist single, return or excursion fare is available to young people under the age of 1\\/cnt)' two Passengers must report

at the check-in desk and have all formalities completed 30 minutes before aircraft departure Departures cannot be delaycd for passengers who arrive ]atc.

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11 According to the passage, do most people use computers?

Tai li~u on {hi titn Anh

by their employers Generally, when a person joins a firm after leaving high school oruniversity, he expects to stay with that firm until he retires lie has a secure job for life.Therefore, he will not bc laid off if the company no longer needs him because there is' no work.Instead it will retrain him for another position

16 What are the main qualities of Japanese workers?

Instructions: Complete the following passage with the missing words Fill in each blankwith ONE_suitable word only

George Wong comes (1) Taiwan but he Jives in Hongkong He's 40 years of (21 , very successful , and (3) loves his job He is Chairman ofParkview, (41 property devc1opment, ship building, and car distributionbusiness In his (5) time George listens to rock music lIe (61 10cars, including a Ferrari 512Tl~, three Mercedes, and a Mini It is an unusual Mini (71

it has a television, fridge and karaoke machine insjdc George hates numbers

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1 I please / offer you / position / personal assistant / General Manager / Shell Company

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SECTION 2; SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (15 marks)

Instructions: Use the words given to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a

1 "lias the second shipment arrived yet?" asked Anna

5 The gate is closed to stop the strangers breaking into the \varehouse.

The gate is closed so that

6 ! advise you to put your money in the bank.

9 /\ single person couldn't lift the package because it was very heavy'.

The package was so

10 I sent them a fax in order to give them the information at once

The reason why'

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1 C6 nhieu cd hoi eha cae nha dau tLlnLloe ngaa'i khi Viet nam bat dau mo cua vaa diiu thap ky

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10 As a result, research on methods of preserving fresh fruits and vegetables is not only of

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