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Trang 1PHẦN 2: TÀI LIỆU THAM KHẢO, ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH
BẬC 1 – KHUNG NĂNG LỰC NGOẠI NGỮ VIỆT NAM
PART 1 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 Mary: What’s your name?
Kelly: ………
A Really? B OK C Pardon? D Forgive me
2 “What the weather today?” - “It’s cold and cloudy.”
A both/ and B is/ for C is/ like D all/ so
3 There is a big picture ……….the wall
4 Turn off all the lights before ……… the office
A coming B going C returning D leaving
5 “This book is so …………that I don’t want to stop reading it!”
A interesting B bored C boring D interested
6 ………….do you go home? – Once a month
7 Do you think it ……… soon?
A rains B is going to rain C raining D has rained
8 We have known him ………….a long time
9 Is her school ……… the park?
A in front of B next C in front to D near to
10 “Can I help you? - ………
A At two o’clock B I can’t help you
C No, I don’t D Yes, please
11 She’s been a teacher 2012
12 Are these books ………?
A yours’ or John’s B your or John’s
C your’s or John’s D yours or John’s
13 I ………
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C often stay in bed late on Sundays D stay often late in bed on Sundays
14 He put some biscuits and an apple in a bag for his …………
15 An Nhon people are very ………
A friendly B useless C expensive D long
16 When did you arrive? - ………
A Tomorrow B Next Sunday C Yesterday D In two days
17 Would you mind the door?
A to open B opening C open D opens
18 My son doesn’t like parties because he’s very
19 ………….do you go home? – Once a month
A How often B How long C When D How
20 What are you doing …………December 25th?
21 How long here ?
A has he worked B is he working C did he work D does he work
22 Do you mind ……… the window?
A to open B opening C open D opens
23 My shirt is ……… than hers
A as cheap B cheaper C more cheap D cheapest
24 Mary: How are you?
Susan: ………
A I am twenty B I’m twenty years C by bus D Fine
25 If my father the lottery, he will give most to his children
A wins B won C will win D had won
26 What is the place ………… you stand and wait for a train?
27 Lan studies ………… Thu
A more hardly than B so harder than
C hardlier than D harder than
Trang 328 It’s time for lunch - …………
C Half past twelve D Beef, please
29 My aunt Louise sings …………
A good B well C terrible D nice
30 Tom is very good ……… playing chess
31 Tom: How do you do?
Daisy: ………
A I’m fine B OK C How do you do? D And you?
32 Your father was always busy with his teaching, ………….?
A isn’t he B is he C wasn’t he D was he
33 My aunt Louise sings …………
A good B well C terrible D nice
34 If I had time, I ………….how to play the guitar
C would have learned D would learned
35 The teacher asked me ………….back as soon as possible
36 It is very dangerous ………….with a knife
A to play B plays C playing D played
37 If my sister ill, I wouldn’t be able to go on the camping trip
38 ………….any wine left?
A Is it B Is there C Has there D Is
39 It isn’t easy ………….for a job at my age
A start looking B to start looking C starting to look D starting looking
40 They ………… have a party tonight
A is B am C are going to D is going to
41 Have you ever gone abroad? – No, ………
A I never B I haven’t C I have D I have ever
42 We ………….an English exercise
Trang 4A are doing B have done C did D all are correct
43 Would you like some coffee? - ………
A Yes, I would B Yes, I like C Yes, I’d like D Yes, please
44 Look! The sun ……… in the West
45 John: Would you like a drink?
Daisy: ………
A I don’t like coffee B I prefer coffee
C Coffee is my favourite D Coffee, please
46 Nina was very ……… because she got lots of presents
A interesting B lovely C happy D tired
47 She ……… some friends to the house for a party
A decided B agreed C invited D said
48 My mother permitted me to go out at night She said, “You ……….go out tonight.”
A may B have to C must D ought to
49 If I ……….you, I stop smoking
50 ……… the baby cry a lot last night?
51 My parents didn’t want me ………… a singer
A to become B become C becoming D to becoming
52 My father is ………….man
A a old B an old C not young D not very young
53 I’m tired I’d like …………
A sit down B sitting down C to sit down D to sitting down
54 “When were you born? ” - “I was born May”
55 Mr Baker ………… breakfast at the moment
A have B are having C has D is having
56 She thinks she her mother very well
A has known B knows C knew D know
Trang 557 He told us he could the ladder in five minutes
A repaired B repairing C repair D have repaired
58 “Are you tired today?” - “Yes, ”
A I do B I am C I don’t D I am not
59 When do you study? - ………
A At school B In the evening C In the library D At home
60 What do you do?
C I am playing chess D I go to school
61 Would you like ……… to come to our house for my son’s birthday?
A to come B come C coming D A&C
62 They are interested ………reading book although they don’t have time
63 When I saw her, she …… in the pavement with …… a black man
A was sitting - a B sitting – a C was sitting-the D sat-a
64 John …… a text message for his brother because he wants to come back home late
65 Their grandfather …… a serious illness
66 They are …… on …… guitar
A keen- play B good – play C keen - playing D good - playing
67 The girls …… love receives flowers on Valentine
A in B on C at D of
68 John really enjoys listening to music …… it helps him relax
A although B to C in order to D because
69 We are …… about fashion
70 We met that man …… we were driving to work
A near B next C because D when
71 James never lets me …… her books
A to borrow B borrow C borrowing D borrowed
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73 I would not have gone away if you ……
A came B coming C to come D had come
74 How long did it …… to type this letter?
75 I’ve known him …… I was on holiday in Thailand
A since B during C until D when
76 He was born Tuesday, March 15, at midnight
77 .do you go to bed ?
A When B What time C How D A and B are
correct
78 He worked than his brother
A more careful B carefully C more carefully D very carefully
79 She sings better than anybody else in this group
80 She 's very old She needs someone to look her
81 .are on the table ? - Dick' s
A What books B Which books C How books D Whose books
82 .did you go to the library? - To get a book
83 I try to go jogging at least three times
A the week B of the week C a week D of a week
84 Did you come here foot?
85 I have to weight, I’m too fat
86 While I ………TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor
A watch B watched C am watching D was watching
87 Laura ……… in Boston
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88 The man …… spoke to John is my brother
89 I am looking forward to ……… you
90 Do stop ……… I am doing my homework
A talk B talking C to talk D talked
91 You’ll ……… cook dinner yourself
A ought to B must C may D have to
92 The earth ……… around the sun
A moves B is moving C moved D will move
93 He isn’t _get married
A enough old to B old enough to C enough old for D old enough for
94 We …… to go to the market and buy something for dinner
A must B should C ought D have to
95 Alexander Graham Bell was born ……… March 3, 1847
96 I ……… him since last week
A don’t see B haven’t seen C won’t see D didn’t see
97 The boy is a ……… student He always gets good grades
A kind B generous C hard-working D reserved
98 He doesn’t enjoy ……… basketball
A play B to play C playing D to playing
99 When my mother was young, she used ……… very well
A sing B to sing C singing D sang
100 She is speaking ……… because she has a sore throat
PART 2: READING
Read each following passage and choose the best answer for questions
by bolding the letter A, B, C or D
I John liked chocolates very much, but his mother never gave him any,
because they were bad for his teeth, she thought But John had a very nice grandfather The old man loved his grandson very much, and sometimes he
Trang 8brought John chocolates when he came to visit him Then his mother let him eat them, because she wanted to make the old man happy One evening, a few days before John's eighth birthday, he was saying his prayers in his bedroom before he went to bed “Please, God.”, he shouted, “make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday on Saturday” His mother was in the kitchen and she heard the small boy shouting and went into his bedroom quickly “Why are you shouting, John?” she asked her son, “God can hear you when you talk quietly.”
“I know”, answered the clever boy with a smile, “but Grandfather's in the next room, and he can't.”
1 John was fond of …………
2 His mother didn’t give him any chocolates because ………
A it was good for his teeth B it damaged his teeth
C it didn’t cause tooth decay D She was too poor to buy them
3 John often got chocolates from ………
A his mother B his grandma C his grandpa D his father
4 His mother let John eat chocolates he got from his grandfather………
A to please the old man B to please herself
C to please the boy D to please her husband
5 What did he pray to God before his eighth birthday?
A He asked for good luck
B He wanted his grandfather to give him chocolates
C He begged God to make him a big box of chocolates
D He wished for some money to buy chocolates
6 Why did he shout when he was praying?
A So that God can hear it
B So that his mother could hear him
C So that his grandfather could hear him
D Because his grandfather was deaf
7 Which sentence is not true according to the passage?
A John liked chocolates
B He wanted a big box of chocolates for his birthday
C His mother was too poor to give him a big box of chocolates
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II People like sports Football seems to be the most popular game in
England Young and old people are all fond of watching it Important matches often take place at weekends As soon as the game begins, people start shouting and cheering for one side or the other Some even begin throwing things and fighting They only stop doing those things when the game finishes
1 What is the most popular game in England? -………
A Football B Basketball C Volleyball D Baseball
2 What are people fond of?
A playing football B watching football
C talking about football D laughing at football
3 When do important matches take place? - ………
4 What do people start doing when the game begins? - ………
A Laughing at one side B Fighting against one side
C Watching one side D Shouting and cheering for one side
5 When do they stop doing those things? -
A When the game begins B When the second half starts
C When the game finishes D After the first half
III Prague has a population of over one million people It is not the biggest
city in Europe, but it is certainly one of the most beautiful It lies on seven hills
on the banks of the River Vitava Fifteen bridges cross the river The most famous
is Charles Bridge The bridge joins Prague Castle and the old town The view of the Castle from the river is famous Some people call Prague “The golden City” and “The Mother of Cities” because it still has many beautiful medieval buildings and statues Perhaps the most beautiful building is the Old Town Hall with its amazing 15th century astronomical clock People also call Prague “Europe’s School of music” There are many concert halls and every May there is a famous music Festival “Prague Spring” There are also twenty theatres and many old pubs, wine bars, and restaurants There is now a modern underground, but traffic
is still a problem It is often better to walk and feel the atmosphere of the pretty little streets
1 Prague lies
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C on 15 bridges D on the right bank of the river
2 The most famous building in Prague was
C Charles Bridge D Europe’s School
3 “Prague Spring” is the name of
A a castle B a bridge C a school D a festival
4 The writer advises us to on Prague’s streets
A cycle B drive C go by underground D go on foot
5 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A Prague is the biggest city in Europe
B Prague is one of the prettiest cities in Europe
C Prague is called “The Mother of Cities”
D Prague is famous for its music
IV Mr Brown was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England
He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays, and he spoke French and German quite well But one day Mr Brown said to one of his friends, “I’m going to have a holiday in Athens But I don’t speak Greek, so I will go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.” He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and
he went to Greece When he came back a few weeks later, his friend asked him,
“Did you have any trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens, Dick?”
“No, I didn’t have any trouble with it,” answered Mr Brown, “But the Greek did!”
1 Why did Mr Brown have Greek lessons?
A Because he likes evening classes
B Because he wanted to visit Greece
C Because he did not like French and German
D Because he wanted to find a job
2 How long did Mr Brown study Greek?
A a few weeks B one year C two months D a month
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A one year B a few weeks C two years D a month
4 What did the Greek have trouble with?
A Mr Brown’s Greek B Mr Brown’s friends
C Mr Brown’s holiday D Mr brown’s wife
5 It can be inferred (suy ra) from the passage that during Mr Brown’s stay in Greece, he spoke Greek very ………
quickly
V Every year students in many countries learn English Some of these students
are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school, others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language, in film, on television, in the office, or among their friends But not many are lucky enough to do that Most people must work hard to learn another language
Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want
to learn English? Is it difficult to answer that question? Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects They study their own language and Mathematics…and English (In England, or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics, and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish)
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn English 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 or magazines in English
1 According to the writer, ………
A only adults learn English B no children like learning English
C English is only useful to teenagers D English is popular in much of the world
2 Many people learn English by ………
A watching videos only B hearing the language in the office
C working hard on their lessons D talking with the film stars
3 Many boys and girls learn English because …………
A English can give them a job B It is included in their study courses
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4 In America or Australia many school children study ………
A such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish
B English as a foreign language
C English and Mathematics only
D their own language and no foreign language
5 Many adults learn English because …………
A their work is useful B they want to go abroad
C most of their books are in English D it helps them in their work
Read the text below and choose the best words for the spaces bolding the letter A, B, C or D
I At some of saddest moments in my life, I have depended ….(1)… two
kinds of friends to help me Neither has ever let me down One is books; the
… (2)… is dogs This ….(3)… not meant to insult my human friends, some of whom I depended on heavily, and all of ….(4)… I love But, as we all learn sooner or ….(5)…., people can’t always be with you when we need them Sometimes they have problems and cannot help you ….(6)… when they are there to hold your relationship, they cannot take … (7) your unhappiness But books can and also ….(8)… dogs
2 A other B else C difference D another
8 A cannot B could C couldn’t D can
II Last Monday, William Murphy saw …(1)… wallet on a lonely street
….(2)… Montreal He ….(3)… it up and found a ticket inside He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that it was the ….(4)… ticket in
a lottery The prize ….(5)… seven million pounds
Trang 13Murphy did not collect ….(6)… huge prize He took the ticket back to the owner, Mr Dupont Yesterday Mr Dupont got the prize and at ….(7)… gave Murphy a million dollars ….(8)… a reward
“ I have never won a lottery before.” He ….(9)… the reporters
“ Now I ….(10)… rich and I want to reward honestly.”
10 A becomes B become C is becoming D became
III Cartoon films have very few limits If you can draw something, you can
….(1) it move on the cinema screen The use ….(2) new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of
….(3) … ages By the ….(4) … of the 1970s, the cinema world decided that cartoons were only for children But soon ….(5) … one or two directors had some new ideas They proved that it was possible to make films which both adults and children could
….(6) … the fun However, not ….(7)….cartoon film was successful The Black Caudron, for example, failed mainly because it was too ….(8)….for children and too childish for adults Directors learnt from this ….(9) … and the film companies began
to make large ….(10)… of money again
4 A end B finish C departure D back
5 A afterwards B later C next D then
8 A nervous B fearful C afraid D frightening
9 A damage B crime C mistake D fault
Trang 1410 amount B accounts C numbers D totals
IV My aunt, Mary was born in England, but now she ….(1)… in Perth, Australia She ….(2)….to Australia in 1985 when her husband, my uncle Jack
….(3)… She ….(4)… 80 years old now, but she still ….(5)… She is an artist She often (6) pictures of cats for birthday cards She ….(7) … cats She ….(8) … twenty- five She ….(9) … painting in 1986 In 1989, she began making and selling birthday cards A lot of people ….(10)… them and bought them
1 A lives B lived C was living D to live
3 A to die B died C was died D had died
5 A works B has worked C to work D
worked
after
having
9 A started B to start C starting D starts
10 A like B to like C likes D liked
V A man always went to the (1) bar at the same time every day
and asked for two glasses of beer He drank them and then asked for two (2)
One day the man (3) the bar said to him, “ Why do you always ask for two glasses of beer? Why don’t you get one big glass (4) ?”
The man answered, “ Because I do not like to drink (5) I drink with my friend.”
But a few days (6) the man came in and asked (7) one beer
“ Oh,” said the barman, “ has your friend died?”
“ Oh, no,” said the man “He is very (8) This beer is (9) him But I have stopped drinking beer My doctor doesn’t want me to drink (10)… more because it is dangerous for me
1 A similar B same C different D
familier
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VI Once a farmer .(1) a comfortable life with his family His
chickens laid many eggs which the farmer used to .(2) to buy food and clothing for his family
One day, he .(3) to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife (4) to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more, so her husband decided (5) open all the chickens and find more gold eggs Unfortunately he couldn’t find any eggs When he finished all the chickens were dead
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife
1 A lived B live C lives D living
2 A selling B sell C sells D sold
4 A run B runs C is running D ran
5 A cutting B to cut C cut D A&B
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PART 1 VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 Trees won’t grow ……….there is enough water
2 Your new dress ………… at the moment
3 Marie Curie was born ………… November7, 1867
4 I feel tired I think I’ll go and ………… down
5 “You’re really in good shape!” - ………
A Every day from 5 to 6 B I always go to the gyms
C No, I play tennis D I usually go by motorbike
6 Whose phone is that?
A I’m not sure B It’s not there C Wasn’t it? D It’s the shop
7 “ Are you tired today?” - “Yes, ”
A I do B I am C I don’t D I am not
8 He …………chemistry for three years and then he gave it up
A studied B studying C studies D A and B are
correct
9 “Why did you buy this house?” - “It was that I could afford.”
C the cheapest one D the most cheapest
10 Hello! ……… a cake?
A Are you making B Do you make
C Have you made D A and C are correct
11 Tom is ………… student in my class
A fatter B fattest C the fattest D so fat