ĐỀ CƯƠNG TIẾNG ANH THI NÂNG BẬC 2008 B READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW I Three years ago on the last day of january, I had a big problem I can’t forget this day forever The story began when my uncle, my cousin, and I went to the desert My uncle was the oldest at 72 years old, but he was still strong My cousin at that time was 10 years old, and I was 25 years old All of us liked hunting Usually we went hunting on the weekend, especially in winter, because winter is the hunting season On the 25th of January, we decided to go hunting All things were ready in the car, a Range Rover with four – wheel drive We reached the place we were looking for at 5:15 PM First, we fixed the tent, then we made coffee and hea a few minutes of rest After that, we left to go on the hunt We hunted using a falcon Often, we hunt birds and rabbits We spent two hours without finding anything We decided to go back to the camp On our way back, my cousin saw a rabbit He cried, “Raibbit!! Raibbit!!Quick” I took the falcon’s head cover and flung it off aggressvely When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunterr He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit After two minutes, the rabbit was caught We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat aroud the fire talking untl 10.30 P.M Then we went to bed We left camp the next day at o’clock in the morning We went north and found two kinds of birds and caught them However, we faced trouble at 10.00A.M because the car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress Finally, we decided to wald I talked with my uncle about how hard it is for an old man or a young boy to walk mere than 40km, in ther desert He agreed with me So I took a bottle of weter with me and started to walk south alone I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand I walked more than four hours without stopping I felt tired and thirsty I drank all the water wich was in the bottle I stopped to rest, sleeping around two hours When I got up, darkness had covered the area “What should I do?” I asked myself I continued to walk south I was worried about my uncle and sousin, and they were worried about me also Suddenly, I met a bedouin man who was riding his camel He took me to his house When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road and he did After the, I found a car which took me to the city to get help I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again Eventually, I learned a lesson from this story, which was that the desert is very dangerous Next time, when we go hunting, we must go in groups with two or more cars If we go together, we can keep each other safe We know the desert is dangerous, but we will never quit hunting Which of the following is Not true? A The writer’s uncle was over 70 years old B Three males went hunting C The writer was younger than his uncle and his cousin D Winter is the hunting season, so they went hunting in January Choose the correct answer A the range rover had front – wheel drive B after resting, they fixed their tent C The group left for the hunting trip at 2.15 P.M D During the first two hours, the group found animals to hunt Which happened last? A On their way back to camp, saeed’s cousin saw a rabbit B They ate delicious food and drank Arabic coffee C The group sat around the fire talking D The falcon flew up and down and caught the rabbit Which is not true about the Bedouin man? A He was riding a camel B He took the writer to his house C He took the writer to get help D He allowed the writer to rest What lesson did the writer learn from his experience? A Hunting is dangerous and he will not hunt again B When hunting in the desert, people should go in groups with two or more cars C When hunting, the writer will use a fifferent type of car D Bedouins are not helpful to strangers in the desert II …Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty – that always helps when I’m angry And I am It’s my neighbour, Bonzo, He’s the wilsons’ pet and he’s terrible He’s a dog, of cours I’m a cat My name is fred, and, listen everybody, let me tell you something about Bonzo: - For example, when peter calls Bonzo, he runs away – And when mrs Wilson takes him for a walk in the park, he always gets lost – When I want to go to bed, he barks and he sometimes wakes me up in the middle of the day – And when the children ride away on their bikes, he runs after them Typical – And, let’s see, people, what day is it today? Monday? No Tuesday? Wednesday, No, Thursday OK, on Thursday and on Friday he watches TV of course – And he can’t stand on the garden wall like this I’m the best Oh no, here he is now Not another picnic behind the house He’s eating Cornflakes again One, two, three, four, five… Who tells the story? A Peter tells the story B Bonzo tells the story C Fred tells the story D The dog tells the story Who is terrible? A Peter is terrible B Bonzo is terrible C Fred is terrible D Mrs Wilson is terrible What does Bonzo when peter calls him? A he goes for a walk B he runs away C he always gets lost D He runs after the bikes When does Bonzo get lost? A He gets when Mrs Wilson takes him for a walk B He gets lost when Mrs Wilson calls him C He never gets lost C Not Bonzo but Mrs Wilson gets lost When does Bonzo watch TV? A On Thursday B On Monday C On Sunday and Monday D On Thursday and Friday III Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us It was impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley The riverlay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which asually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground We had somehow to break through to the rirver which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file Progress was slow Then, When we thought we had really reached the river, we fornd ourselves instead on the adge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feed to the water belew We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down We climbed, slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river Happily we strode downhill along its bank without having to cut our way However, after a few miles the river entered a steep – sided gap beween rocks and suddenly propped thirty – five feet over a waterfall There was no path alongside it and no way round it Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls Without hesitation he climbed down the slipperty trunk to show us how easy it was Having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footbller who has scored a goal, and cheerfully waving us on Having reached the highest point on their route, the travellers expected to be able to A track animals to the river B put away the maps they had been using C approach the river from a different direction D Get down to the river without much difficulty The traivellers wanted to get to the river because……… A it would lead them to the waterfall B it would show them which way to go C is was the only possible route out of the mountains D it was a quicker router than going over the mountains Now elephants are protected by special laws There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant Afrrican elephants can be identified by the larger ears The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds The Indian elephant grows up to feet tall, and weighs up to 8000 pounds It’s easier to identify because of its smaller ears Most circus elephants are Indian elephants Another name for the Indian elephants are Indian elephants Unfortunately, there is a growing conflict between elephants and humans as more of the elephants habitat is developed Elephants can destroy the crops of an entire village in a single night, and this also causes conflict At the moment, there are about 600,000 elephants remaining in Africa The greatest threat to elephants is the ivory trade Most commercial ivory comes from elephant’s tusks From 1979 to 1989 was a bad time for African elephants About 70,000 wild elephants were killed for ivory each year In 1989 an international treaty limited the trade in ivory, decreasing the number or elephants killed, but elephants are still being killed for ivory Please don’t ever buy anything made from ivory! How much does a bady elephant weigh at brith? A 300 pounds B 200 pounds C 70 pounds D 1200 pounds Hunters made umbrella holders out of…………… A Elephants’ feet B Elephants’ tails C Elephants’ trunks D Elephants’ teeth An Indian Elephant has………… than the African Elephant A smaller ears B a stronger trunk C a longer tail D bigger teeth What part of an elephant’s body is used to cool the elephant? A The feet B the trunk C the tail D the ears What animal is the most dangerous to an elephant? A lions B Snakes C Human beings D Zebras V Our demand for water is constantly in creasing Every year there are more and more people in the world Faconries turn out more and more products and need more and more water We line in a world of water But almost all of it – about 97% - is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps There is as much water on earth today as there ever or will ever be Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans There, it is evaporated by the sun It then falls back to the earth as rain Water is used and reused over and over again Is is never used up Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT A We need more and more water B The population of the world is increasiong everky year C Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps D Factories also need more water Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water? A The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water B Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing C Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps D The percentage of fresh water is very small What can be inferred about water? A The amount of water on earth is always the same B Water will probably be exhausted C Water can be used once only D Most of the water we use is rain water It can be inferred from the text that…………… A No region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water B Rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth C The world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water D A region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to………… A Sell B Prove to be C Switch off D Produce ... – about 97% - is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world’s water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available... because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again Eventually, I learned a lesson from this story, which was that the desert is very dangerous Next time, when we go hunting, we must go... terrible He’s a dog, of cours I’m a cat My name is fred, and, listen everybody, let me tell you something about Bonzo: - For example, when peter calls Bonzo, he runs away – And when mrs Wilson takes