Bộ sách 50 Bộ đề thi Tiếng Anh từ lớp 6 đến Lớp 9 được biên soạn theo chương trình mới của Bộ giáo dục vào Đào tạo nhằm bồi dưỡng và luyện kỹ năng môn Tiếng Anh. Hy vọng cuốn sách sẽ giúp các em học sinh học giỏi hơn môn Tiếng anh.
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Trang 41 A different B distance C miss D nice
2 A unhappy B uncle C umbrella D unit
3 A partner B parent C far D market
4 A stay B manage C may D play
5 A dishes B watches C boxes D potatoes
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any of what I said
A notice B attention
C concentration D observation
2 After the test, all the teachers thought that the of
the whole class was higher than before
Trang 55 It is said that the of the fire has not been declared yet
10 There are quite a few English-speaking countries in the world
A a good number B a great deal of
C a good many D much
11 When he was only two, he got very ill From then on he became blind
A After that B Since then
C Late D Long before
12 If you don't take my advice, sooner or later, you'll get into trouble
A as soon as
B the sooner, the better
C some time in the future
D at once
13 My brother became a member of the Party last year
Trang 6A joined B took part in
C went into D entered into
14 We _ a meeting yesterday
A didn't have B hadn't
C haven't D don't have
15 The Great Wall more than 2000 years old
A is B be
C has D was
III READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
Mr Tommy works in a middle school He teaches his students art
He changes his clothes as soon as they are dirty and always keeps
them clean and tidy
There's a garden between the school and his home The garden is quite near his home He usually walks through it when he goes to
work One afternoon, on his way home, a boy asked, "May I clean
your shoes for you, sir?"
Mr Tommy stopped to look at his shoes and found they were really very dirty He agreed The boy began to clean them carefully After the boy finished the work, Mr Li asked, "How much, boy?"
"One yuan , sir." Mr Li gave him two yuan and said "One more
yuan for you You can spend the money washing your face."
After the boy heard this, he ran to the garden and washed his face in the pool Then he came back and gave one yuan back to Mr
Tommy and said, "Your hair is too long You'd better go and ask
someone to cut your hair short I'm sure you need the money! "
1 Mr Tommy usually goes to work _
A by bike B by car
C on foot D by bus
2 Mr Tommy's home is _
A near the garden B next to the boy
C far from the school D far from the garden
3 Mr Tommy let the boy clean his shoes because _
A he was busy B they were dirty
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4 Mr.Tommy didn't want his one yuan back because _
A he thought his shoes were too dirty
B he was very rich
C the boy made his shoes clean
D he wanted the boy to wash his dirty face
5 The boy thought _
A one yuan was no use
B Mr Tommy liked him
C his face wasn't dirty
D Mr Tommy laughed at him
IV WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts)
1 Are you enjoy the party?
Trang 81 A maps B butcher's C tailor's D words
2 A chemist B ache C chest D school
3 A pain B afraid C certainly D fail
4 A health B think C toothache D other
5 A whose B when C why D which
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 The kids are watching cartoons on the Disney
A Channel B Passage
C Canal D Tunnel
2 In order to reply to the received, the city government is now trying to improve the telecommunication service
A compliments B complaints
C concepts D contents
3 The newspaper did not mention the of the damage
to the city caused by the unexpected fire
Trang 96 Jenny wanted to know whose wallet it was
A knew B wondered
C got to know D didn't know that
7 You have to go the teachers' office at once
A soon B right now
C quickly D in time
8 Mother hurried off as soon as she got up this morning
A left in a hurry B came back in a hurry
C went away slowly D came back slowly
9 We went on with our lessons without a break
A breaking B breaking one's rest
C resting a break D taking a rest
10 He made up his mind not to watch TV too much this term
A thought of B decided
C wondered D set out
11 After school, Weihua and then walked home
A played basketball B played a basketball
C plays basketball D plays the basketball
12 Who _ the picture? It's upside-down
A opened / open B open / was open
C open / opened D opened / opened
15 He caught four They were the same kind
A fish B fishes
C fishs D fishing
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Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
If one receives an announcement of a wedding after it is over, a note of congratulation may he sent, but a gift is not necessary
If one receives an invitation to the wedding, however, one must reply immediately, accepting or declining the invitation, and accompanying the reply in either case with a gift All gifts are sent
to the bride, and in America are often sent directly from the store where they are bought
It is impolite to decline a wedding invitation except for the most urgent reasons It is very impolite to arrive late at a wedding If the wedding is in a home, one should arrive at least five minutes before the hour, as the wedding ceremony usually takes place exactly on the hour set, and all the festivities come after If the wedding is in a church one may arrive five minutes early At a church wedding there will be ushers to show you to your seat You must follow the usher and take the seat given to you Usually there will he seats prepared for family and close friends, and on no account may one sit in these seats unless requested to do so by the usher, who is acting on the bride's and groom's directions It is usually customary for the guests
to rise as the bride enters; you may be guided by what others do
1 If you receive an announcement of a wedding when it is over, _
A you must send a note of congratulation as well as a gift
B you must send a gift, but the note of congratulation may not
Trang 11C you must send a reply to the groom, and send a gift to the bride
D you must send a reply together with a gift
3 If you attend a wedding ceremony to be held in the home _
A you should arrive at least five minutes early
B you can arrive five minutes late
C you must arrive on time
D you must arrive an hour early
4 Where would the wedding usually take place? _
A At home B In a church
C In a store D Either A or B
5 If a wedding takes place in a church, who leads you to your seat? _
A The bride B The groom
C The usher D Your close friends
IV WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts)
1 I no understand what you're saying
Trang 121 A meter B basket C enough D met
2 A favorite B amazing C late D happy
3 A lovely B novel C cover D money
4 A terrible B delicious C delightful D behind
5 A rather B mother C growth D brother
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 When you get to the highway, follow the for Hongzhou
4 for the position in the factory, all the persons need
to have at least two years' experience of employment
Trang 136 Many people went to take photos on the Great Wall
A collect photos B draw pictures
C get photos D take pictures
7 At last I caught up with my classmates
A In the end B At first
C On time D Then
8 While we were reading the text, Mr Wang came into the classroom
A came out of B entered into
C came back D entered
9 When Jack heard my voice, he looked up
A got out his dictionary
B saw me before him
C found out me
D raised his head to have a look
10 The old lady thanked the boy again and again
A over and over B over there
C more and more D sooner and sooner
11 This time yesterday we trees
A were planting B are planting
C planted D plant
12 It hard when we left
A is raining B has raining
C was raining D rained
13 "What were you doing then?" "I the traffic."
A was watching B watched
C am watching D will watch
14 The teacher from the chair and his voice
A raised / rose B raised / raised
C rose / rose D rose / raised
15 It heavily this time the day before yesterday
A snows B snowed
C snowing D was snowing
Trang 14in his garden The king, remembering the pleasant hours (4) he had spent under the old man' s roof, (5) him a lot of gold
A rich man in the village, (6) this, thought that if one who gave an ordinary cucumber received (7) reward, one who gave
a really valuable present would receive a much (8) reward He, therefore, offered a pleasant horse The king accepted it (9) the big cucumber, he said, "This (10) me a lot of gold, I give it to you in return for your horse "
1 A was used to visit B used to visiting
C used to visit D get used to visit
2 A his capital B the kingdom
C power D powder
3 A grown B was grown
C had grown D being grown
Trang 15IV WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts)
1 Where / your / parents / moment / at / the / are?
A Where are your parents at the moment?
B Where your parents are at the moment?
C Where your parents are the at moment?
D Where are at the moment your parents?
2 teacher / is/ who / English / your?
A Who your teacher is English?
B Who is your teacher English?
C Who is your English teacher?
D Who your English is teacher?
3 are / you/ why/ English/ learning?
A Why you are learning English?
B Why are you English learning?
C Why you are English learning?
D Why are you learning English?
4 cinema/ to / go/ do/ when/ usually/ you / the?
A When you do usually go to the cinema?
B When do you usually go to the cinema?
C When do usually you go to the cinema?
D When you usually do go to the cinema?
5 you / brothers and sisters / many/ have/ do / how?
A How brothers and sisters many do you have?
B How many brothers and sisters do you have?
C How many do you have brothers and sisters?
D How many brothers and sisters you do have?
Trang 161 A though B other C theatre D than
2 A butter B put C sugar D push
3 A few B new C threw D knew
4 A pretty B get C send D well
5 A appear B address C area D agree
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 The late Vietnamese leader Le Duan was recognized as the
Architect of Vietnam's reform, opening and modernization
A Main B Chief C Principal D Primary
2 The air in cities is partly polluted by the gases and from vehicles
A fuels B flames C fumes D frames
3 That so many students failed the test is no laughing
A thing B matter C affair D problem
4 As a writer, he succeeded in calling to many of the wrongs that existed at that time
A interest B attention C notice D mind
5 It was your that you did not come on time
A mistake B fault C wrong D error
6 He has made friends with many Chinese people since he came
to China
A met his friends B become their friend
C joined his friends D has many friends
Trang 177 Sometimes I catch the number 31 bus to work
A by B take C get D hold
8 I was able to do some housework when I was only 6 years old
A managed B failed C tried D can
9 Now that everybody is here, let's begin our meeting
A If B Since C Though D While
10 What a bright spring morning
A clear B clean C sunny D cloudy
11 "Did you start learning English a year ago?" "No I _."
A just start B have just started
C just started D have started just now
12 Just now I at the door, but no one answered it
A have knocked B am knocking
C was knocking D knocked
13 I _ a letter to my grandfather last night
A write B have written
15 He _ my sister in the last few months
A hasn't met B didn't meet
C met D meets
III READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
Penguins are birds who lost the ability to fly millions of years ago These birds are such good swimmers that they seem to fly along
in the water They are as graceful and swift underwater as other birds are in the air Penguins can reach speeds of 15 miles an hour, using their flippers as paddles, much like other birds using their wings in the air, for these flippers actually developed from wings Penguins steer and change directions with their feet and tails
Trang 18Penguins travel beneath the surface of the water looking for food All their food comes from the sea, and they hunt fish, shrimp and squid Penguins can dive 300 feet down into the water, but they must surface for air They spend months at sea without returning to the land On land, they hop, waddle, walk or slide on their bellies if they want to go faster They climb out of the water to rest, to lay their eggs, to raise their young, and to escape their enemies
The female penguin comes on land, lays one egg on the bare ice, then immediately returns to the ocean The male keeps the egg warm for two months until it hatches by rolling it onto his webbed feet and covering it with his fatty lower belly During this two-month period, the male does not eat!
1 The penguin _
A can fly though it has no wings
B cannot fly though it belongs to the bird family
C can fly because it used to be a bird
D may be called a fish because it can live in the water
2 A penguin can swim as fast as _
A a bird flies in the sky
B a fish can swim in the river
C it used to fly in the sky
D 15 miles an hour
3 Penguins' present flippers were _ millions of years ago
A their paddles B their feet
C their wings D their tails
4 When a penguin is going to change its direction, it will depend
A Penguins look for their food in the sea, not on the land
B Penguins feed chiefly on fish, shrimp and squid
C Penguins can't stay 300 feet down in the water for too long a time without coming to the water surface for air
D All the above
Trang 19IV WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts)
1 you/ to / How / school / do / come?
A How you do come to school?
B How do you school to come?
C How do you come to school?
D How do you to school come?
2 you / English/ lessons / have/ school / do/ usually/ When / at?
A When do you usually have English lessons at school?
B When you do usually have English lessons at school?
C When do you have usually English lessons at school?
D When do you usually English lessons have at school?
3 from/ your / school / your/ house/ it/ How/ is/ far/ to?
A How far it is from your house to your school?
B How far is it from your house to your school?
C How far is it to your house from your school?
D How far your house from is it to your school?
4 ticket / A / for / concert / Saturday's / costs / dong / 35,000
A A ticket for Saturday's concert costs 35,000 dong
B A ticket Saturday's concert for costs 35,000 dong
C A ticket for Saturday's concert costs dong 35,000
D A concert for Saturday's ticket costs 35,000 dong
5 Vy / her / and / parents / in / live / Dong Nai
A Vy her parents and live in Dong Nai
B Vy and in her parents live Dong Nai
C Vy and her parents live in Dong Nai
D Vy and live her parents in Dong Nai
Trang 201 A biology B geography C fly D physics
2 A Monday B mother C brother D today
3 A Friday B April C fine D library
4 A hat B that C flat D game
5 A then B the C thin D these
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 The new building spoils the from my window
6 A dog at the corner caught my eye
A caught up with me B ran to my eye
C came into my view D ran after me
7 I didn't catch what he meant
Trang 219 I'll ring you up as soon as I get to Hong Kong
A write a letter to you B call on you
C telephone you D call at your house
10 Yesterday I returned the book to our school library
A gave back B borrowed
C lent D got back
11.“Must we hand in our exercises today?” “No, you .”
A needn't B mustn't
C shouldn't D can't
12 No one answer the question
A can be able to B be able to
C is able to D able to
13 It's raining hard outside You'd better
A not go out B not to go out
C to go out D not going out
14 "May I go now?""Yes, you ."
A may B must C have to D need
15 "That must be a mistake.""No, it _ be a mistake "
A mustn't B needn't
C wouldn't D can't
III READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
One day a lawyer's wife fell ill The lawyer went to get a doctor The doctor knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying bills
So he said to the lawyer before he entered the house, "If I do cure your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me "
"Sir," replied the lawyer, "here is $500 Whether you cure my wife or you kill her, I will give you all this."
The doctor believed him and went into the house When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he
Trang 22could do little She was seriously ill and though he gave her some medicine, she soon died
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and asked for the money
which he had been promised
"Did you kill my wife?" asked the lawyer
"Of course I didn't, "said the doctor
"Well, then," said the lawyer, "since you neither killed her nor
cured her, I have nothing to pay you."
1 Before entering the house, the doctor _
A was afraid he couldn't cure the lawyer's wife
B asked the lawyer for 500 dollars
C didn't know if the lawyer would keep his word
D was reassured by the lawyer
2 Because the lawyer's wife was badly ill, the doctor _
A did nothing for her
B spent a lot of time
C found it impossible to cure her
D didn't examine her at all
3 After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor got _
A his pay as the lawyer had promised
B nothing but the money for medicine
C $500
D no money at all
4 If the doctor had cured the lawyer's wife, he would have got _
A more than $500 B nothing
C the payment D a little money
5 The best title of this passage should be _
A The Lawyer and His Wife
B A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer
C The Lawyer's Trick
D A Serious Illness
IV WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that
Trang 23must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts)
1 Won't worry, you'll have a lot of new friends soon
1 A but B cut C sun D put
2 A new B few C sew D dew
3 A energetic B enjoy C event D experiment
4 A relax B chat C famous D calculation
5 A biology B blind C dictionary D appliance
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 Whose is it to answer the question?
Trang 243 The government lost a great deal of because of the constant increase in food prices
6 He brought out a pen and wrote down his name
A called out B handed out
C found out D took out
7 Collecting stamps costs a lot
A takes a lot of time B wastes much time
C needs lots of money D needs much time
8 The daughter asked him to give up smoking
A give in B stop
C go to D keep up
9 "Did you my pen"? "No, I didn't Did you
it to your classmate?"
A borrow / borrow B borrow / lend
C lend / borrow D lend / lend
10 "You get up early tomorrow "the teacher said
A don't need B need not
C not need to D need not to
11."Where is Tom" "He _ in the reading-room Reading is his hobby."
A can B must be
C can't be D mustn't be
12 We to repair the TV set yesterday
A didn't need B needn't
C need not D needed not
Trang 2513 People enjoyed _ at the party
A themself B theirselves
C themself D themselves
14.We saw a film yesterday evening Mr Smith sat between
A Tom and I B Tom and me
C I and Tom D me and Tom
15 Mother watched cross the street
Modern popular music started when two very old musical traditions were brought together in the southern United States White music came from the old folk songs which were (8) America by the early European settlers, (9) those from Scotland and Ireland The music has a clear (10) and the songs often tell a story Black music was brought to America from Africa by the black slaves Their music had a strong, driving rhythm
Trang 26C far from D different from
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts)
Trang 271 A window B flow C know D now
2 A off B of C safe D knife
3 A close B both C dozen D so
4 A harm B wash C call D talk
5 A children B sign C kind D line
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 The boy is more than like his father, and he is simply a of his father
A shape B shade C outline D reflection
2 In a sudden of anger, the man threw everything within reach
A explosion B occurrence C break D burst
3 My hearty is to get a college education
A remark B desire C thank D assignment
4 During the class, the students watched the video showing the of volcano
A sights B shades C views D scenes
5 Looking from the top of the hill, you can get a good
A sight B scene C view D look
6 Nowadays natural gas, wind and other forms of are widely used in the country
A energy B force C power D materials
7 He did his best to find out what UFO was
A did well B studied
C tried his best D managed
8 She learned English all by herself
Trang 28A taught herself English B studied English alone
C enjoyed learning English D spoke English to herself
9 Go along the street The post off ice is on the street corner You can't miss it
A lose B fail to see C pass D catch
10 What time did they get to the museum last Monday?
A arrive B reach C reach to D arrived at
11 There are more than one hundred students on the playground
A about B over C most D nearly
12 On my way home yesterday, I met an old friend of _
A I B my C mine D me
13."Can you speak Japanese?"
"Yes, but only I have studied it for only months."
A little / few B a little / a few
C a little / few D little / a little
14 He made mistakes in the last test
A only few B less C very few D quite few
15 Tom got twenty cards yesterday Five were from America and _ were from England
A others B the other C another D the others
III READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
Butterflies are very beautiful insects They belong to the butterfly family We can see them in the daytime When we enjoy flowers, well see them flying around They look more lovely than the flowers But butterflies are not only friends of the plants, but also enemies of them Butterflies are common all over the world, but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries, and there are different kinds Usually the male butterfly is more brightly colored than the female The females have bigger and heavier bodies, since gthey carry the eggs The gay colors
of the male help to attract the female and duller ocolors of the female make them less likely to be caught by the enemies before they have laid their eggs
Trang 29Some butterflies have a bright pattern of colors on the upper surface of their wings which show when they fly, but when they rest
on a tree or leaf, they close their wings On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown makings which look like the tree
or leaves They are then difficult to see The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly When its wings are closed, it looks exactly like a dead leaf There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf When a bird is chasing a butterfly, and it closes its wings,
it seems to have disappeared completely
Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes When they are resting, and their wings are folded, these cannot be seen When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly opens its wings The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at him, and frightened, it flies away
1 Which of the following is likely to be the most brightly colored? _
A A female in a hot country
B A male in a cool country
C A dead leaf butterfly with its wings closed
D A male in a hot country
2 The gay colors of the male help to _
A frighten birds away
B bring females to it
C make it more difficult to see
D protect the female
3 Female butterflies are safer from enemies because they _
A are bigger
B are heavier
C cannot be seen with their wings closed
D have colors that are not so bright
4 Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage? _
A There are not so many kinds of butterflies in cool countries
as in hot countries
B Male butterflies usually weigh less than female ones
C Some butterflies have two eyes in their wings
D Birds are enemies of butterflies
Trang 305 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? _
A The male butterfly is usually brighter than the female one
B A butterfly is always brighter to see when resting
C The Dead Leaf Butterfly has holes in its wings
D When a bird is about to catch a butterfly, the bird closes its wings
IV WRITING
From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts)
1 will / party / friends / he / a / and / celebrate / birthday / invite
A He will a celebrate party and invite friends
B He will invite a party and celebrate friends
C He will celebrate a party and invite friends
D He will celebrate friends and invite a party
2 my / younger / is / brother's / birthday / next / Saturday
A My younger brother's birthday is next Saturday
B My brother's birthday younger is next Saturday
C My birthday brother's younger is next Saturday
D My younger is next Saturday brother's birthday
3 will / and / flowers / present / some / parents / my / buy / a / him
A My parents will buy a present and some him, flowers
B My parents will buy some, flowers him and a present
C My parents will buy him some a present and, flowers
D My parents will buy him a present and some, flowers
4 party / will / house / be / at / our / the
A The party will at be our house
B The party be will at our house
C The party will be at our house
D The house will be at our party
5 his / will / a / cake / I / for / make / birthday
A I will make a birthday for his cake
B I will make his birthday for a cake
C I will make his cake for a birthday
D I will make a cake for his birthday
Trang 311 A late B class C vacation D holiday
2 A seven B tell C American D eleven
3 A photo B buffalo C crop D go
4 A time B find C typical D five
5 A how B know C tomorrow D grow
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 The between their attitudes towards life is very obvious
A contact B contrast C content D contest
2 Would you give me a (an) for the type of the recorder?
A charge B purchase C expense D order
3 One of the of exams is to test a person on some aspect
A subjects B objectives C duties D terminals
4 Ha Long Bay is a tourist to foreigners
A concentration B attraction
C attention D focus
5 The name of the man standing there was on the of
my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it
A end B trip C tip D top
6 They had just sat down when the on the stage went up and the play began
A clothes B stage C cover D curtain
7 With the development of the city, the government are now very busy with foreign
A events B affairs C business D matters
Trang 328 Hold on for a moment
A Wait B Go on C Come on D Put on
9 He bought ten books One is in English The rest are in Chinese
A The others B The other
C Others D Some
10 The colour of his shirt is not the same as that of yours
A different form B not as dif f different as
C difficult from D not as difficult as
11 My parents and I _ to see the film last night
A both went B went both
C went all D all went
12 I'm afraid _ answer is right You'd better do it again
A neither B all C none D both
13 He didn't say _ because he had to say
A anything / nothing
B anything / something
C nothing / something
D something / nothing
14 They were happy to see again
A each with other B each other
C with each other D other each
15 student in our class studies English hard and _ of us failed in the exam
A Each / both B Every / none
C Every / neither D Each / all
III READING
Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play Kate was eight, and Bob was ten "Let's go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river." said Kate "I don't know," Bob said "Mum told us, 'Don't go on the bridge' She said it is dangerous."
Kate said "I am not afraid Are you?"
Trang 33They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the
river The bridge was a train bridge Trains went over the bridge
three times a day
The children were standing in the middle on the bridge when
they heard a loud noise "A train is coming!" Bob shouted "Run!" He ran to the end of the bridge He was safe
Kate ran, too, but she fell The train was coming fast Kate ran towards Bob She fell again right on the train tracks There was no
time to leave She had to lie down between the tracks A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she not hurt at all
She stood up and said to Bob, "Don't tell Mum! Don't tell Mum!"
At last their mother found out about the story She was angry
because they were onto the bridge But she was happy that Kate was all right
1 Bob and Kate were _
A twins B brothers
C sisters D brother and sister
2 One afternoon they went to the bridge to see _
A their mother B fish
C the train D the river
3 When the train came, the children were _
A in the middle of the bridge
B at the end of the bridge
C on their way to the bridge
D away from the bridge
4 Where was Kate when the train was going over her?
A Right on the train tracks
B On one of the tracks
C Between the tracks
D Beside the tracks
5 When their mother knew about the story, she was _
A happy B angry
C sorry D both angry and happy
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From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B,
C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts)
1 to / his / is / send / invitation / he / cards / friends / writing
A He is invitation writing cards to send his friends
B He is writing invitation friends to send his cards
C He is writing invitation cards to send his friends
D He is writing invitation to send cards his friends
2 some / my / food/ the / mother / special / party / for / will / prepare
A My mother will special prepare some food for the party
B My mother will prepare some for the party special food
C My mother will some special food prepare for the party
D My mother will prepare some special food for the party
3 house / will / close / decorate / friends / the / help / him / his
A His friends close will help him decorate the house
B His close friends will decorate him help the house
C His close friends will help him decorate the house
D His close friends will help the house decorate him
4 great / a / hope / time / will / I / he / have
A I will he hope have a great time
B I hope he will have a great time
C I hope he will have a time great
D I hope he have will a great time
5 take / his / of / photographs / and / my / will / father / friends/ some / him
A My father will take him photographs of some and his friends
B My father will take some of photographs him and his friends
C My father will take some photographs of him and his friends
D My father will take some friends of him and his photographs
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2 A stadium B take C way D day
3 A box B hospital C local D shop
4 A much B museum C excuse D uniform
5 A coop B foot C school D moon
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 So far no has been found that can help the police find the murderer
A emblem B fact C mark D clue
2 Daniellel's excellent in the competition proved that she was a worthy winner
A waste B part C rest D most
5 Such difficult questions as he asked me are all beyond my narrow of knowledge
A limit B rank C range D content
6 Did you a lot of money on your new TV set?
A spend B pay C take D cost
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A asleep / open B asleep / opening
C sleepy / open D sleep / opening
8 A beautiful dress in the shop window suddenly my eye
A appeared in B held
C came into D caught
9 He ate as much as he could, and gave the of the food to the beggar
A waste B part C rest D most
10 Please _ the milk carefully, I don't want it to boil over
A look at B watch C notice D see
11 Twenty minutes , Bethune operated on the leg of the last wounded soldier
A after B late C behind D later
12 She did even _ in the exam
A bad B worse C worst D badly
13 When he was , he began to teach himself German
A over thirtieth B more than forty
C in his fifty D in his fifties
14 The play lasted _
A two hour and a half B two and a half hours
C two hours and half D two and half hours
15 The Asian Games take place _
A once for every year B once every four years
C once for years every D once every four year
III READING
Read each of the following passages and then fill in the numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase (2,5 pts)
Mexico, the larger nation in the area, provides a good example of life
in Middle America Although Mexico is a large country, (1) 12 percent of its land is good for farming (2) 40 percent is good for grazing The (3) of the land consists of hills and mountains, dry, high plateaus and wet coastal areas
Trang 37The mountains are too (4) to farm The high plateau in the middle Mexico would be good farmland It had more (5) The coastal areas have so much (6) that the land often gets too much water For all of these reasons, Mexicans must take care of the good farmland they have Yet good farming has not always been possible in Mexico
For many centuries, Mexican farmers had (7) traditional crops These (8) corn, beans and squash However, when the Spanish arrived in the 1500's, they tried to (9) new ideas They thought new plants such as onions, turnips, sugarcane, and bananas would (10) well in the warm climate But the Mexicans wished to continue with their old ways
1 A only B for C even D with
2 A Other B Another C The other D All
3 A best B place C height D rest
4 A warm B wild C steep D good
5 A farmers B hills C water D cattle
6 A rainfall B wind C fog D sunshine
7 A used B grown C seen D missed
8 A produced B combined C instead D included
9 A introduce B replace C mistake D die
10 A be B do C plant D receive
IV WRITING
Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts)
1 Which grades are you in?
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2 A eat B meat C great D sea
3 A move B poster C home D globe
4 A knew B news C few D sew
5 A food B good C look D book
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts)
1 So many children bought kites that all the shops here were out
of
A store B stock C order D goods
2 It's your that you missed the important meeting
A fault B problem C mistake D trouble
3 There is no of rain, not a cloud in the sky
A possibility B sign
C mark D signal
4 We don't know how the conflict began and how spread
A news B idea C word D message
5 The boss asked the man to bring proper to repair the clock the next day
A tools B apparatus
C instruments D equipment
6 We the history of the Great Wall and know a lot about it
A are pleased at B are surprised at
C are interested in D are happy about
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A With / put up B In / put up
C With / put down D Under / put on
8 The teacher wanted to who has taken his book away
A look for B discover
C find out D find
9 Jack went out to _ his pen, but he couldn't _ it
A look after / find B look for / look for
C find / find D look for / find
10 , he gave up smoking
A In the end B At the end
C By the end D Before the end
11 _ of the boxes belong to Mr Green
13 _ ground was covered with _ snow
A The / the B The / Ø
A Tom's face B Tom on the face
C Tom in his face D Tom in the face
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Choose the best answer according to the passage (2,5pts)
Chicagoans take a great pride in their city They boast that it is
of greater importance to the nation than New York It is the centre
of American commerce and transportation O'Hare Airport is the busiest airport in the world Forty-four million passengers pass through it every year, and there are 2,000 takeoffs and landings every day Chicago is also a great inland port, unique in the world It can send goods by ocean-going ships all the way to Europe via the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway It can send goods by barge through waterways and canals, to the Mississippi and down it
to the Gulf of Mexico
Chicago makes steel and refines oil, but it also stands on the edge
of the Great Plains So the cereals and beef from the prairies pass through the city From the 1830s to the 1960s, Chicago was one of the great meal-packing centres of the U.S.A The smell of its stockyards and slaughterhouses once pervaded the whole city
1 Citizens in Chicago are proud of their city because _
A it has the busiest airport in the world
B it makes steel and refines oil
C it is more important than New York
D it is the centre of American commerce and transportation
2 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? _
A Chicago has the busiest airport in the world
B Chicago is a unique island in the world
C Refining oil is an industry in Chicago
D There were once many stockyards and slaughterhouses in Chicago
3 There are 2,000 take-offs and landings every day The sentence means as many as _
A 2,000 passengers arrive and leave O'Hare Airport per day
B 2,000 planes land and take off from O'Hare Airport daily
C 2,000 planes stop and take off from O'Hare Airport the next day
D 2,000 passengers take planes from O'Hare Airport every day