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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

I Which word is differently pronounced? Circle the letter A, B, C or D (1 point):

3 A finished B stopped C pronounced D closed

9 A laughter B caught C taught D daughter

II Choose the best by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D (2.5 points):

1 I sometimes stay bed until lunchtime

2 He has gone abroad He will return

C for two years ago D in next two years

3 Please the radio, it’s too noisy

A slow down B turn down C put down D let down

4 to swim across a flooded river

A Dangerous C Very dangerous is

B There has danger D It’s dangerous

5 Every car a number at the back and front

A is having B have C has D are having

6 The singers were at the microphone at the time of the broadcast

A It was a successful broadcast C It was a charity broadcast

B It was an education broadcast D It was a live broadcast

7 Good morning Susan This is my sister, Emily

A What do you do? B How do you do?

C What do you like? D Don't I meet you?

8 , Sir? - Fruit salad, please

A What would you like for dessert B What dessert you would like

C How would you like for dessert D How dessert would like

9 Could you tell me to get to the bank?

10 You did very in your study

11 Wait a minute I want to a picture of you and the baby

12 Airmail is much than surface mail

A expensive B very expensive C more expensive D most expensive

13 No one can make me my mind?

A change B changing C to change D changed

14 What are you cooking in that sauce pan? It good?

15 This is my book and

A that are yours B those are your

C that are your D those are yours

16 Lan's got dark hair, but is fair

A his brother's hair B his brother hairs

C his brother hair D his brother hair's

17 What's your birthday, Ann? - It's

A on the thirty-one of July B on the thirty-first of July

C on July the thirty-one D in July the thirty-first

18 Tommy is a better swimmer than Tony

A No one can swim as well as Tommy and Tony

B Tommy is the best swimmer of all, apart from Tony

C Tony can’t swim so well as Tommy

D Tony can’t be better than Tommy

19 Christine finds it easy to make friends

A It is easy to make friends to Christine B Christine has no difficulty making friends

C Christine has a lot of friends D Christine is fond of making

friends

20 She started learning English 3 years ago

A She started learning English 3 years B She has learnt English for 3 years

C She started learning English since 3 years D She learnt English since 3 years

21 Walking a mile a day is good exercise

A It is good exercise for walking a mile a day

B It is good exercise walking a mile a day

C It is good exercise to walk a mile a day

D It is good exercise to walking a mile a day

22 We / collect stamps

A We likes collecting stamps C We like to colleting stamps

B We likes stamps collect D We enjoy collecting stamps

23 What time/ you/ work?

A What time you work? C What time do you start work?

B What time do you go work? D What time do you go to work?

24 I/ ski/ the winter/ sometimes

A I ski the winter sometimes C I sometimes go skiing in the winter

B I ski on winter sometimes D I sometimes go to ski in winter

25 He/ weak/ that job

A He is too weak to do that job C He doesn't week to do that job

B He is weak doing that job D He does that job weak

III Give the correct tense or form of the verb in brackets (1 point):

1 He couldn't make his motor bike (start) _ this morning

2 I dislike (listen) _ to music while (do) _ my homework

3 These tigers used (keep) _ in iron cages

4 What you (do) _ when I (phone) _ you last night ?

5 When we entered his room, we (see) _ him (sleep) _ in an armchair

6 She said that her mother (not be) _ very well, so she (can not) _ go

V Read the passage carefully Then do the exercises below: (1.5 points):

Why do people in many countries learn English?

It is not difficult to answer this question Students learn English at school because it is one of their subjects Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers learn it for their higher studies because some of their books are in English

at the college or university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English

1 The following statements are true (T) or false (F) Put T or F at the end of each statement:

a English is learnt by people in many countries

b Students learn English because their parents make them

c Teenagers learn English because they want to go abroad

d Many adults learn English because it helps them in their work

e Books are always in English at the college or university

2 Answer these questions:

a Why do students learn English at school?

b What do you often do to improve your English?

VI Use the correct form of the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence (1p): 1 Paris is for the Eiffel Tower (fame)

2 I think these thick clothes are very for cold weather (suit)

3 It's in England to eat turkey on Christmas Day (tradition)

4 On Christmas Day, I often send my close friends cards (greet)

5 Tam Dao is a wonderful resort in Vietnam (mountain)

6 How of you to break that cup! (care)

7 We hate him because of his to the children (Kind)

8 The boy ate two of the cakes (hungry)

9 I had my bike yesterday (repair)

10 Women nowadays have more to participate in social activities (free)

VII Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first Use the word in brackets (2 points): 1 Your shoes are as big as mine (size)

2 If you run a lot, you’ll be fitter (The)

3 Could you tell me the way to the nearest Post office, please? (mind) ?

4 She is too young to do that work (enough)

5 Who wrote that poem? (by)

6 Martin said to Susan: "Can you work on Saturday?" (could)

7 When I was young, I regularly walked to school (used)

8 I’m very sorry I don’t remember your birthday (wish)

9 Yesterday’s work was easier than today’s (difficult)

10 Hoa said "Would you like to join me for dinner, Mai?" (invited)

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NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7

I Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group: ( 5 m)

1.A talked B fitted C needed D visited

2 A houses B misses C glasses D mixes

3.A stamp B sew C opposite D bookstore

4.A milk B library C dinner D polish

5 A chicken B coach C orchestra D change

II Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences (10 m)

1 When I was a boy, I tea to coffee

A prefer B preferred C prefers D preferring

2 He was only thirteen, but he ate his father did

A as much as B more that C much than D as much than

3 Every girl ought to learn to cook

A what B when C how D where

4 John enjoys ……… tennis

A playing B play C played D to play

5 ……… coffee without milk is yours?

A The B An C A D Ø

6 Video games can be

A addictive B wonderful C interesting D beautiful

7 Could you show me the way the railway station please?

A near to B at C next D to

8 “Was the competition a success ?” “Yes, people took part in it than usual”

A more B fewer C less D many

9 The meat of a pig is

A beef B pork C chilken D lamb

10 Some scientists spend most of their lives .at rocks

A look B looking C looked D to look

III Put the verbs into correct tense or form: (10 m)

1 Every body ( wait ) ……….for the president in the hall now

2 Where is your mother ?

-She (be) in the sitting-room She (read) newspaper

3 Look! That plane (fly) toward the airport It (land)

4 We (see) a movie tomorrow You (join) ?

5 He is busy at the moment But he (come) to give you a helping hand as soon

as he finishes his work

6.Long( fall) down the stairs this morning and ( break) his leg

IV Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition (10 m)

1 Viet lives ……… his aunt and uncle ………… 83 Hoang Van Thu Street

2 Her birthday is ……… October, 17th

3 Our party will be …… ten o’clock to half past eleven ………… the morning

4 I’ll wait ……… you outside the stadium

5 I received a letter my mother yesterday

6 There are plenly .movie programs

7 What’s .VTV1 to night ?

8 Next add a litte soy sauce .the dish

V Find and correct mistakes in each sentence (10 m)

1 There aren't much students in my class

2 My new school is more bigger than my old one

3 Nam lives at Tran Hung Dao street

4 How is Hoa unhappy? -Because she misses her parents and friends

5 Her date of birth is on twelve May

6 Hoa doesn’t have some friends in Hanoi

7 We can get our books in recess

8 It takes me a day painting this house

9 I am never late at school

10 It’s difficult training dogs

VI Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences (10 m)

My teacher, Miss White, is a young lady of twenty-six She is (1) nice lady She loves her students (2) She never (3) _ angry with them Miss White (4) _ teaching her students Sometimes she tells (5) _ many interesting stories I like to listen to her stories (6) _ they all help us to learn some (7) _ lessons Sometimes she takes us out (8) a picnic Whenever she takes us out, she tries

to teach us something (9) It is my dream that (10) _ I grow up, I can become a good teacher like her

1 A a B an C the D some

2 A very many B very much C too D so

3 A is B gets C makes D comes

4 A enjoy B enjoying C enjoys D to enjoy

5 A we B they C I D us

6 A because B when C where D why

7 A use B useful C using D to use

8 A from B by C for D of

9 A old B new C bad D well 10.A where B why C what D when

VII Fill in the blank with one suitable word (10 m)

play, started, had, by, met, stayed, an, only, did, for

I left home at 8 a.m yesterday morning and went to college (1)……… bus I arrived there half an hour later My lessons (2)…………at 9.00 and finished at 1 p.m I went to (3)…………Italian restaurant for lunch I (4)………… my brother there and we (5)…………lunch together We (6)…………ate spaghetti After lunch, I bought a birthday present (7)………… my father, and my brother went to the sports center to

(8)………….tennis In the evening I (9)…………at home and (10)…………my homework

VIII Complete the sentnces using the cues (5 m)

1 She/ be/ 15/ next Sunday

2 His/ date/ birth/ be/ October 2nd

3 Lan / be / youngest / the three sisters

4 My friend / work / few / hours /than / I do

5 Lan / not / go / school / yesterday / because / she / sick

……….…

……….……

……….………

………

…………

…………

IX Rearrange the words to complete sentences (10 m) 1 like / dinner / house / would / have / tonight / you / to / my / at /? 2 detective/parents /going / movie / this afternoon / we / see /with /are/ a / our / to / 3 watching / prefers / to / brother / books / TV / my / reading 4 daughter / best / kinds / does / like / what / TV program / your / of/? 5 showing / local cinema / is / horror film / the / a / there / next week / at 6 durians / and / my / like / much/ does / I / very / father / so 7 went / she / stomachache / the doctor’s / an / Lan / because / awful / to / had 8 have / the farm / often / them / vegetables/ from / dirt / on 9 in / work / will / do / all /the / machines / for / the / future / us 10 it / hours / about / two / Hoa Binh / to / takes / by / get / to / coach ……….…

……….……

……….………

……….…………

……….………

……….………

……….………

……….………

……….………

……….………

X Insert the correct form of the words in brackets (10 m)

1 Hoa is the most……… girl in her class (beauty)

3 Today the weather is fine and ……… ………… (sun)

6 Bill Gates is a famous (busy)

7 Hoa has a fine ………… ….……… of stamp (collect)

8 Minh looks .again What’s the matter with him? ( worry )

9 He lives in ………area with his parents (mountain)

10 You should be .when driving (care)

XI Rewrite the sentences in a way that is has similar meaning to the original

sentences (10 m)

1 A year has twelve months

-> There are

2 Lan is more intelligent than her sister

-> Lan’s sister isn’t

3 He looks after the sick people

-> He takes

4 Do you enjoy listening to music?

-> Are you interested .?

5 What is your mother’s job?

-> What does .?

6 We have a two - month summer vacation

-> Our summer vacation lasts

7 Remember to write a letter to me

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : ( 10 M)

I Which word is the odd one out ? ( 2,5pts)

1 a orange b carrot c bean d cabbage

3 a slice b rice c stir-fry d boil

5 a like b love c hate d enjoy

II Underline the stressed syllables of these words (2.5pts)

III Choose the best answer to complete the sentence ( 5ms)

1 Oh, I don’t like pork _

A I don’t like, too B Either do I C Neither do I D So don’t I

2 He was only thirteen, but he ate _ his father did

A as much as B more that C much than D as much than

3 The pineapples are not ripe _ are the bananas

A So B Either C Neither D Both

4 When you are in the swimming pool, play _and listen to the pool lifeguard _

A safe / careful B safely / careful C Safe/ carefully D safely / carefully

5 These are their books and those are _

6 How _ is it from Hanoi to Hue City ?

A many B long C far D much

7 Could you show me the way the railway station please ?

10 _novels are very interesting

B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: ( 10MS)

IV Rewrite these sentences to make the same meaning.(2.5ms)

1 The cat is very lovely →What ?

2 What is your weight? →How .?

3 How much is this cap? How much does .?

4 It takes me about two hours each day to do my homework →I spend

……

5 He works more hours than his wife→ His wife

V Make questions for the underlined word:(2.5ms)

1 She left for HaNoi 2 days ago.→

VI Read the text and answer the questions (2.5ms)

Health and hygiene are very important So Nam always takes care of his health He does morning exercise regularly and eats moderately He brushes his teeth after meals every day He doesn’t eat candy at night Nam doesn’t stay up late He often goes to bed at 10 o’clock and gets up at 6 o’clock He likes watching cartoons but he never sits near TV It is not good for his eyes He will always keep his teeth clean and

his body fit Health is more important than anything else!

1 Why does Nam take care of his teeth?

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

A Trắc nghiệm (20đ)

I/ Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the others of each group:

1.a probably b woman c aquarium d finally

2.a, wrong b stomach c cough d online

3.a result b undersea c scuba d adult

4.a series b detective c equipment d vessel

II/ Choose the word that is a different from the others of each group:

5/ a good b well c slow d quick

6/ a swimming pool b lifeguard c swimmer d cyclist

7/ a chopsticks b plate c bowl d sugar

8/ a cough b runny nose c fever d stomachache

III Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences

9/ They are waiting in………of the theater

a before b front c behind

10/ My mother is trying to learn………to use a computer

a what b how c when

11/ It’s very kind of you to help me Thanks a lot………

a It’s all right b You’re welcome c Ok

12/ People are living……… so there are more elderly people

a longest b long c longer

13/ Ba’s………is playing the guitar

a hobby b like c wish

14/ Lan………this cap two days ago

a bought b buys c buyed

15/ Eating too much fat food is not good for your………

a healthy b healthful c health

16/ Nam……… his homework at the moment

a doesn’t do b isn’t doing c didn’t do

17/ He speaks English………

a fluent b fluently c fluency

18/ TV viewers can ………… in and answer questions through telephone

a take b part c join

19/ There were a few……… in the country thirty years ago

a radio b TV c TV sets

20/ I like swimming

a So do I b So I do c I am, too

B Tự luận

I/ Put the verbs into correct tense or form: (10đ)

1 Let’s (meet) at the school gate

2 My father (go) fishing with his friends tomorrow

3 It’s 7.00 now I (study) English in the classroom

4 I (be) very happy on my last vacation

5 I hope you (visit) .Hanoi after the harvest

6 How (you / feel) now? I feel Ok

7 When (you / buy) this hat? A week ago

8 You must (do) .your homework before watching TV

9 Listen! The birds (sing) in the garden

10 You may (be) interested in the traditions of different cultures

II/ Insert the correct form of the words in brackets (12đ)

1 Hoi an is for its ancient houses (fame)

2 Water has no color It is a liquid (color)

3 Mozart was one of the great (music)

4 Life today is from life 50 year ago (differ)

5 Michael Faraday is one of the British (science)

6 This is my stamp (collect)

III/ Arrange the words to complete sentences (8đ)

1 can / swim / no one / quickly / more / him / than

→

2 people / the / night / were / party / many / there / last / at ?

1/ My sister likes badminton more than soccer

→My sister prefers 2/ Let’s go shopping

→What about 3/ Children should go to bed early

→Children ought 4/ My children like comics very much

→My children are

Thu: At first, everything is strange and difficult Now I am having a lot of fun

Ha: .(3) in the morning?

Thu: I often get up at 6:00 and do morning exercises After that I wash my face then I eat breakfast

Ha: .(4) eat lunch?

Thu: I eat lunch at 11:30

VI/ Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences (16đ)

Lan doesn’t (1) very well so she isn’t going to school today She (2) an earache Her (3) ear hurts The earache started on Saturday afternoon (4) she (5) to watch a football match, and her ear (6) after that It was very cold and it was freezing on Saturday and

she (7) a hat Her doctor said: “Well (8) a hat so your head doesn’t get cold.”

1/a fell b feel c fells d feels

2/ a have b had c has d having

3/ a false b true c wrong d right

4/ a when b where c what d which

5/ a went b go c goes d going

6/ a hurted b hurt c hurts d hurting

7/ a not have b no have c didn’t have d no had

8/ a wear b wore c wearing d wears

VII/ Read the passage and answer the questions: (16đ)

I had a very bad headache when I was young I had a headache when I wenr to bed and it was still there when I got up in the morning I took medicine from many doctors but it just made me more tired so I became very worried

Then I read a book about Yoga for medical problems, and it changed my life I tried lots of methods in the book and I learned a lot of about the power of mind After five months, my headache disappeared and I stopped taking the medicine

1/ What was the matter with the writer?

2/ When did he have a headache?

3/ Did he take any medicine?

4/ How did he become after taking the medicine?

5/ What kind of book did he read?

6/ Did it change his life?

7/ What did he learn about?

8/ What happened after five months?

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

PART I PHONETICS ( 1.0 POINT) Circle the letter A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced

differently from the rest in each sentence

1 A improved B returned C arrived D stopped

3 A favorite B find C outside D library

5 A future B summer C number D drummer

PART II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 7.0 POINTS)

I Circle the letter A, B, C or D in each sentence before the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences ( 2pts)

1 Most people enjoy _ to different parts of the world

A to travel B travel C traveling D traveled

2 _ time do you spend learning English every day?

A How much B How many C How long D How often

3 This orange tastes _

A sweetly B sweetie C sweet D sweets

4 Every one had at the picnic

A good time B a good time C good times D better time

5 Would you like to _ for a walk later?

6 Please don’t _ so much noise

7 Is there anything good _ TV tonight?

8 My mother doesn’t like coffee and

A neither do I B neither I do C either do I D I don’t too

9 Can you wait please?

10 _ the next turning on the right, the post office is in front of you

II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2pts)

1 Hong and Nam (be _) absent from class yesterday?

2 When my sister and I (live ) in Hue we (visit )

a lot of interesting places

3 You (go ) to the dentist last week, Nam?

Yes And I (go ) there to check up the filled tooth

4 Linh (not / visit ) Halong Bay with her family because she (catch ) a cold

5 Nam’s family (fly ) to Ho Chi Minh city last year There they (take ) a lot of pictures and (buy ) a lot

of presents

III Give the correct form of the words in parentheses (2pts)

1 In her youth she is a very girl (beautify)

2 My younger brother was so much by “Tayduky’ film (interest)

3 My stomachache _ after I took the tablets (appear)

4 It was of you not to help him when he was in trouble (kind)

5 When my father has free time he often tells us stories (fun)

6 Look! the children are eating (hungry)

7 It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very _ (help)

8 Catching the common cold is _ for everybody (please)

9 Do you know a good _ to decorate my house? (decorate)

10 I am looking forward to you (see)

IV Each sentence has only one mistake, underline and correct it (1pt)

1 My brother often has a three – weeks summer vacation 1 _

2 Every day my mother spends one hour to watch television 2 _

3 She asks Peter go to the post office with her 3 _

4 I’m going to watch a TV tonight to see a movie about America 4 _

5 I have to stay all day at home on Sundays, so has she 5 _

6 When I was coming home, my mother was cooking dinner 6 _

7 My mother bought for me a new schoolbag on the occasion of 7 _

a new school year

9 Who will give care of the house while we are away? 9 _

10 Because we have to be there in a hurry, we better take a taxi 10 _

PART III READING COMPREHENSION ( 6.0 POINTS)

I Read this passage carefully then do the task given below ( 2pts)

Indians in North and South America ate popcorn thousands of years Scientists found some ears of popcorn in New Mexico, a state in the United States They were 5.600 years old Farmers probably learned to raise popcorn first before they planted

other kind of corn Farmers now raise popcorn in the United States, Australia,

Argentina, South Africa and South Europe

Corn was an important food for the Indians It was also important for the religion When Columbus and other Europeans visited the New World, they saw this When the Indians and Europeans had their first Thanksgiving, they ate popcorn Today Thanksgiving is

an important holiday in the United States, but people don’t usually eat popcorn for this holiday now

In the 1920s, people started selling popcorn at movies Now most movie theaters in the United States sell popcorn Popcorn and movie go together very well

Is popcorn good for you? Yes, it is However, some people put a lot of salt and butter

or vegetable oil on it It tastes good that way, but it is not very good for you

1 Where did popcorn come from?

………

2 The word “raise” in line four closely means

3 When did movie theaters start selling popcorn?

Delicious chicken cooked in wine

With onion, garlic and herbs

E Lamp special $ 6.20

small pieces of tender lamb fried with

Pepper, garlic, lemon and herbs

F Fish Pic $ 4.60

Poached fish mixed with pimento,

Dill, egg and parsley

0 A Harry likes spending under $ 1 on the starters Which starter does he

order?

1 _ Eve wants something cold to start with Which dish does she order?

2 _ Vicki likes meat but not beef She likes food cooked in wine Which dish does she want?

3 _ Dave wants only vegetables but he doesn’t like mushroom Which main course does he order?

4 _Helen doesn’t eat chicken or meat but she prefers fish to vegetables What does she order?

5 _ Mike’s first course costs $ 1.40 What does he order?

6 _ Nada spends under $1 on the last course What does she order?

7 _ Linda wants to eat a meat dish but she prefers beef to lamb

8 _ Fatima orders the most expensive main course What is it?

9 _ Mabel doesn’t like ice- cream and cheese She isn’t too keen on fruit either Which dessert does she have?

10 Kim prefers hot food and has $1.30 to spend Which dessert does he have?

III Fill in the blank with one suitable word (2pts )

We are sure you are interested ( 1 ) sports Many of you certainly play (2) _ games as volleyball or football, basketball or tennis People who play a game are (3) _ Players form teams and play matches against (4) teams – their opponents Two people playing with each other are (5) _ Each team can lose or win In a football match players try to score as many goals as they (6)

There (7) _ so many kinds of sports such as cycling, boxing, swimming, gymnastics, rowing (8) many more You can (9) _ an active part in all of them or you can just be a devoted fan Everybody may choose the sport he is fond of

(10) interested in

PART IV WRITING ( 6.0 POINTS)

I Rewrite the following sentences in such another way which has the same meaning as the first sentence ( 2pts)

1 Would you like to join us on our trip to Tamdao Mountain?

II Rewrite the following sentence by using the words in brackets ( 2pts)

1.There is no one who does not know it (knows)

………

10 The road finishes here (end of)

………

III Complete the following sentences by using the suggested words ( 2pts)

1 Mary / be / both / young / pretty

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KÌ THI CHỌN HSG

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank

1 Please the milk carefully I don’t want it to boil over

2 “Was he disappointed?” - “Yes, he found the movie ”

3 20 September, 1529, five small ships set sail from Spain

4 Every student in those five rooms must bring own books to class

5 “Was the competition a success?” - “Yes, people took part in it than usual.”

6 What do students often do break?

7 I don’t like brown rice Don’t you have ?

A white ones B any white C no white D a white

8 Would you like that for you?

A me doing B that I do C me do D me to do

9 You can join the club when you older

A will get B get C are getting D can get

10 Can you see any people in the house?

A Only a little B Only few C Only a few D Only little

Question II: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group

1 A teenager B together C guess D regular

2 A chicken B coach C orchestra D change

3 A meat B reader C overseas D realize

5 A much B drug C future D buffalo

6 A started B weighed C measured D called

7 A appointment B affect C amount D add

9 A great B beautiful C teacher D means

Question III: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets

1 At the moment we (sit) in a café We (wait) for the museum to open, so I (write) some postcards

2 Miss Helen (help) as soon as she (finish) that letter

3 Boys like (play) marbles or catch while girls enjoy (skip) rope or chatting

4 (you/ go) abroad for your holiday? - Well, I (get)

a holiday job I’m going to an agent’s on Saturday (find out) about it

Question IV: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank of the following passage

is the second on the right

Do try and come Of course you’re (9) to bring someone with you if you want to

Look forward (10) you then!

1 A have B are having C going to have D will has

4 A to follow B follow C following D follows

5 A get up B get by C get on D get off

8 A Right turn B To right C To turn D Turn right

9 A welcomed B welcome C welcoming D to welcome

10 A to see B for seeing C of seeing D to seeing

Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first

1 A year has twelve months

-> There are

2 Lan is more intelligent than her sister

-> Lan’s sister isn’t

3 He looks after the sick people

-> He takes

4 Do you enjoy listening to music?

-> Are you interested ?

5 What is your mother’s job?

-> What does ?

6 We have a two - month summer vacation

-> Our summer vacation lasts

7 Will you please look after the house while we are away?

-> Will you please take ?

8 Vietnamese students have fewer vacations than American ones

Question VI: Use the given words to make complete sentences

1 Could/ tell/ how/ get/ police station/ please?

?

2 How much/ cost/ mail/ letter/ USA?

Question VII: Read the following passage and answer the questions below

Headache is a very common disease in the USA Every year, about fifty million people have to go to the doctor because of headache The symptoms of a headache are various People can see black dots or bright spots in front of their eyes They may also have pains only on one side of the head Sometimes when the pain goes away, the head is sore People have headache when they work too hard or they are too nervous about something Medicine can help cure the disease but people usually have to do more than taking tablets They can prevent headaches by changing their diets or their lifestyle or simply by going to bed

* Questions:

1 Why is headache a common disease in the USA?

2 What can people see when they have headaches?

Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable preposition

1 It was interesting I had a lot fun

2 What do you think the place?

3 My friends took me a temple

4 I bought gifts my friends

5 Were you tired the trip?

6 She put the hat the wall

7 Why don’t you look the fish? - They are lovely

8 Last night I spoke to my mum my hobby

9 He rented a house next door mine

10 He moved a new house

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề Question I: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank

1 My aunt speaks English very

2 We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math

a week

3 Lan promises to her best in learning English

4 Learners don’t only learn the meaning the spelling and

pronunciation of new words

5 The manager asked me for him outside his office

6 She hasn’t written to me

7 Would you be to hold the door open?

A kind enough B too kind C as kind D so kind

8 Take the number 7 bus and get at Forest Road

9 They have never come such a beautiful village before

10 Surely David’s not going to drive, he?

Question II: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets

1 He fell off the bike, but his were not serious (injure)

2 She gave me a of the new house (demonstrate)

3 The shop showed me a lot of new models (assist)

4 You must read the following precautions carefully (safe)

5 You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her (appear)

6 We are waiting for the of our uncle’s train (arrive)

7 The increase in population has led to in many cities (crowd)

8 We had a terrible trip because the weather was (please)

9 If you want to get more , please contact Mr Phong (inform)

10 It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very (taste)

Question III: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group

3 A helped B wanted C sounded D suggested

Question IV: Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets

1 My uncle (not/ be) ……… out of his house since he (buy)

……… a color TV

2 I don’t think I (go) out tonight I (be) too tired

3 John (wash) his hands He (just/ repair) the TV set

4 Tell him (bring) his bike inside If he (leave)

it there, someone (steal) it

5 Where (you/ spend) your summer holiday last year?

Question V: Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first

1 Keeping the environment clean is very important

-> It’s

2 They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it

-> The time machine

3 He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter

-> He was delighted that his

4 Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals

-> People

5 I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group

-> I’m very sad not

6 Van keeps forgetting his homework

10 The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it

-> The water wasn’t

Question VI: Read the following passage and answer the questions below

A burn is an injury to the skin caused by exposure to fire, hot liquids or metals, chemicals, electricity or the sun’s ultraviolet rays When someone gets a burn , it’s necessary to provide first - aid right away First aid for burns involves removing the source of the burn as soon as possible The burns should be cooled immediately with cold water A clean, cold wet towel or dressing can be placed on less serious burns to ease pain and protect the burns from contaminating If the burn is caused by chemicals,

it should be bathed continuously with running water for at least 20 minutes to reduce the substance Any powder should be carefully brushed off with gloved or protected hands before washing Wet dressings should never be used for burns Instead, the first

- aid provider should gently apply dry, sterile dressing held in place by bandages and seek immediate medical attention

Question VII: Use the given words to make complete sentences

1 Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks

Question VIII: Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the following passage

I have just (1) a letter from my brother, Dave He is in Australia He has been there (2) six months He is an engineer He is (3) for a big farm and he has visited a great (4) of different places in Australia He has just bought (5) Australian car and he has (6) to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia He (7) soon visit Darwin From (8), he’ll fly to Perth My brother has .(9) been abroad before, so he (10) this trip very exciting

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

PHẦN A: Phần chung cho mọi học sinh

I Listen to these flight announcements and choose the best options A, B, C or

D

1 Flight number YZ243 is going to

A Ankara B Anchorage C Accra D Dakar

2 Dominic Andrew is

C on the security staff D on the airline staff

3 For the flight to New York, go to Gate

4 The flight to Jakarta is

A early B on time C cancelled D late

5 Mr and Mrs El Ghazi will find Mustapha

C in the arrivals hall D at the Customs desk

6 The flight from Cairo is late because

A of freezing fog B snow and ice C low cloud D heavy rain

II Listen Answer the questions

1 Where does Oliver want to go?

2 Why does he want to go there?

3.How many people does he ask for directions?

2 A Means B Physics C Indoors D Score

3 A Energetic B Enjoy C Experiment D Education

4 A Watched B Looked C Fitted D Stopped

IV Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in each group

1 A Apartment B Family C Expensive D Eleven

2 A Number B Student C Parents D Complain

3 A Celebration B Collection C Entertainment D Education

4 A Chemistry B Biology C Physics D History

5 A Television B Communication C Examination D Qualification

V Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D)

1 Many people write books but _ write good books

2 You should be careful when playing games Video games can be _

A addicting B addictive C addiction D addicted

3 In Today’s newspaper there _ a lot of news about the earthquake

4 There isn't _ at the bus stop

A anybody B people C somebody D nobody

5 Please keep silent! I _ It's too noisy

A will study B study C am studying D studied

6 Your composition is _ better than his

7 You can find a book with either the author _ the title

8 _ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities

9 Tim and Hoa are the same _

10 Please let me _ your address?

VI Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital Write your answer on the answer sheet

1 Riding a motorbike without helmet is very _ DANGER

2 I need to _ you before the check-up WEIGHT

4 It's very _ of you to give me a lift HELP

5 Don't worry, this kind of cancer is _ CURE

6 Mr Lam didn't go to work yesterday because of his _ SICK

7 I have _ time to play than my friends LITTLE

8 There was a wide _ of vegetables on display SELECT

10 Peter can solve the problems _ WISE

VII Each line in the following passage has one mistake Find the mistake and correct it There is one example which has been done for you

Example: 0 Minh goed to the dentist yesterday morning

0 goed went

Nowadays, keeping your teeth health is very

important Dentists can do a lot to improving your

teeth They can straighten your teeth by put wires on

them This wires push the roots of the teeth the right

way The goodest time for doing this is while the

teeth are grew A lot of dentists, however, prefer not

to start doing this before a child is at less eight

Sometimes a dentist even used elastic bands to

make a tooth straight Sometimes pulled a tooth out

can prevent the other teeth with growing too close to

VIII Read the following passage and fill in each numbered gap with ONE

suitable word to complete it

Windsor, the old horse, is very sad His owner is going to sell him "Can't we keep him?" asks his (1) _ wife "He is a good horse." "No, he is (2) _ old to work He isn't strong (3) _ to pull the cart He isn't as fast (4) _ before I am going to take him to the market tomorrow."

The next day, at the market, there is another horse for (5) _ It is a beautiful, young, brown horse Windsor thinks sadly: "I am not as young as that brown horse

And I am not as big as him I am too thin and I am too tired to do heavy work (6) _ is going to buy me?"

Just then a farmer and his young son arrive "We are looking (7) _ a good horse", they say "Windsor is a good horse," says the owner "But isn't he too old?" "No,

we (8) _ need a young horse." "Isn't he too thin?" "No, we don't need (9) _ strong horse He is perfect We need a good (10) _ friendly horse

to take the children for rides!" So the farmer buys Windsor and Windsor is very happy

IX Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B , C or D to complete it

Dear Lan,

I’m (1) to invite you to a party we are having at the flat next Friday, December 14th As you know, (2) Lien’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday next month, (3) we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party

I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you (4) the directions below, you shouldn’t get lost

Take the Number 15 bus from the station and (5) at the Star Hotel Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then (6) the first turning on the right That’s Le Loi Road Turn left (7) the first junction, then

go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads (8) and our block

of flats is the second on the right

Do try and come Of course you’re _ (9) to bring someone with you if you want to Look forward (10) you then!

Love, Mai

1 A writing B write C writes D to write

2 A it's B its C they're D she's

4 A to follow B follow C following D follows

5 A get up B get by C get on D get off

8 A Right turn B To right C To turn D Turn right

9 A welcomed B welcome C welcoming D to welcome

to seeing

X Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question

The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds They eat 300 pounds of food a day An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth Elephants can live up to 70 years Elephants can be trained to carry

logs with their trunks They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant African elephant can be characterized as larger ears The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds The Indian elephant grows

up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds This elephant is characterized as smaller ears Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant

1 What is the topic of the passage?

A African elephant B Indian elephant C Elephants D Elephants’ trunks

2 How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?

A 70 pounds B 200 pounds C 300 pounds D 1,200 pounds

3 According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT?

A Bathing B communicating C Sleeping D Drinking

4 An Indian elephant has than an African elephant

A a longer tail B a stronger trunk C smaller ears D bigger teeth

5 Which kind of elephant is the largest?

A The Indian elephant B The African elephant

C The Asian elephant D The Indian and Asian elephant

XI Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one

1 Our summer vacation lasts two months

XII What do students at your school often do at recess? Write a short

paragraph of about 100 -120 words

PHẦN B: Phần riêng cho học sinh trường THCS Vĩnh Tường- yêu cầu học sinh làm riêng phần B ra 1 tờ giấy thi; Complete the following dialogue with the correct

letters

Minh: I have an awful (1) t_ _ _ _a_ _e

Dentist: Open your (2) m_ _ _h, please I can see it I'm going to (3) f_ _l it at once The (4) t_ _ _h looks very bad

Minh: Can't you (5) p_ _l it out?

Dentist: Surely you want to (6) k_ _p your teeth I don't want to (7) ext_ _ _t a tooth

if I can save it

Minh: Well, I'm (8) frig_ _ _ned

Dentist: You won't feel a thing I'm going to give you an (9) in_ _c_ _on

Minh: I'd prefer it out It's quicker that way

Dentist: Nonsense You don't want (10) f_l_e teeth!

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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

3 A school B chair C church D chat

6 A excited B interested C worried D painted

10 A season B break C great D steak

II Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1 We always need more players Why don’t you come ……?

A on B along C with D after

2 Will you be home ………… dinner tonight?

A to B for C at D on

3 Giving a book report before the class is an interesting …

A act B action C activity D deed

4 Do you go out ……… ?

A in the afternoon on Fridays B on Fridays in the afternoon

C on afternoons Friday D on Friday afternoons

5 ……….beautiful Miss Hyen My is !

A.What B.How C Which D why

6 On Sunday mornings I stay in bed ……8 o’clock

7 I often ……in winter

A go playing skiing B go skiing

C play skiing D go to ski

8 Some young peole are working ……hospital volunteers

A to be B such as C like D as

9 We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ……

A pavement B foot lane C sidewalk D zebra crossing

10 My tooth doesn’t stop hurting I’ll go and see my ……

A actor B writer C doctor D dentist

11 They meet their friends and …………some fun

12 Yo should pay more ……….in class

13 He and his friends usually get …and talk about their stamps

A together B themselves C each other D one another

14 He likes stamps He is a stamp ……

A collect B collecting C collector D collects

15 Some students say they are ……have no time for pastime

A hurry B busy C full D hard

16 It’s difficult to cross this street because there is too much …

A crowd B traffic C people D transport

17 There aren’t any good movies ……at the moment

A going on B being on C performing D Showing

18 Sorry I can’t come but thanks …………

A any ways B any way C anyway D in anyway

19 Look at ……… girl over there

20 Would you like to come to my house for lunch?

A Yes, I do B I’d love to C.Yes, I like D OK I’d like

II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences

1 No one enjoy (go) ……….to hospital

2 What you (do)…………at the moment? I (watch) ………….T.V

3 We (be) ………students in four years

4 A new school (build) ………near our school now

5 You (be) ………… angry if he refuses to help you?

6 I will send him the message as soon as he (return)………

7 A little girl can’t spend all her time (listen) ……… to stories

8 He sent a telegram for his mother (learn) ……….good news

9 Where are you? I am upstairs I (have)……… a bath