ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 13

Read and choose the best answer MICKY MOUSE Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon creation, but he is certainly his famous one.. It was on a cross-culturae train t

ĐỀ ÔN CHUYÊN 13 PART I: PHONETICS

I Choose the word whose stress pattern is different fromthat of the others by circling A, B, C or D

1 A informative B introductive C preservative D alternative

4 A stimulate B.supplicate C communicate D.calculate

II Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others.

1 A efficiency B environment C energy D deforestation

PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Choose the best answer

1 At first she didn’t her old friend because he had grown a beard

2 After Jack his job, he was unemployed for two years

3 The clock was eleven as I went upstairs to bed

4 I don’t care what you do about job It’ no of mine

5 She keepsa supply of canldes in the house in case of a power

6 Swimming is dangerous there because of the strong across the bay

7 They’re not good friends at the moment; they out over some gardening tools

8 Mary was so disappointed that she into tears

9 He said he would return the book, and I hope he keeps his

10 It was very rough sea, with ten meter high

11 The champion won the boxing match by a in the fourth round

12 He apologized for his mistake,saying he did not any offence

13 After his illness, he was advised to gardening as a hobby

14 After the robbery, the thieves their escape in a waiting car

15 She in business as a dressmaker

16 Two dogs were fighting, and she tried to them with her umbrella

17 There is an increasing nowadays to make films protraying violence

18 Of course I’ll play the piano at the party but I’m little

A out of use B out of practice C out of turn D out of reach

19 Contrary public opinion, this area has long been a haven for allforms of insect life

20.Could you give me a rough of what the job might cost?

21 My little brother enjoys museums and art galleries

22 Thousands of people came to see the Queen the rain

23 Though she was very tired, she went on

24 That part of the park _ several times this year

A is repaired B has been repaired C was repaired D repaired

25 After a lot of difficulties, he to open the door

26 Peter works hard at everything he does His brother, , seldom puts out much effort

A on the other hand B even though C otherwise D consequently

27 Mr Jones, _ I was working, was very generous about overtime payments

28 Candidates should note that the _ for entries for the examination is 2nd December

29 Mary said that she would go to Manila

A tomorrow B the previous day C yesterday D the following day

30 They were very when they choose the members of the team

31 _ flowers made of paper or plastic can be bought from the market

32 Everybody was surprised because he went to the party without _

A inviting B invited C being invited D to invite

33 Just when I thought I _ to set the alarm clock, it went off

A had forgotten B was forgetting C would forget D will forget

34 My new car is more than the one I had before

35 In order to keep our school clean, littering is strictly _

36 As she arrived at the theatre, she remembered that she _ to meet a friend somewhere else

A promised B had promised C has promised D promised

37 " Does Jack know about your project" "Yes, I told him _ to do"

A what was I planning B what I have planned

C what did I plan D what I was planning

38 If you have finished the test, you _ the room

A would B may leave C may be leaving D could leave

39 I wish you _ me how to do this exercise

A can help B will help C could help D should help

40 The children _ to the zoo

A were enjoyed taken B enjoyed being taken

C were enjoyed taking D enjoyed taking

41 Hung _go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside

42 If I _you, I'd take some rest before the game tomorrow

43 You have never been to Ha Long Bay, _?

A have you B haven't you C you have D you haven't

44 If only I _ play the guitar as well as you

45 There's no need to be nervous You're quite capable _your final exam

46-She told me ……… to go to the bank

A don’t forget B not forget C not to forget D should not forget

47-He went to England ………

A so to learn English B so he learned English

C so that he learns English D so that he might learn English

48-Lan is so ……… that she will believe anything you tell her

A skeptical B trustworthy C imaginative D credulous

49-How many letters ……… this week ?

A do you write B have you writen C did you write D are you writen

50-Shall I drive to the track ? No, I think you …………

A had better B had not C not had better D had better not

II Complete the following text with the correct forms of thewords in brackets

THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS

Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times.his first voyage

brought him fame and (1.) he discovered a new continent But

Columbus had enemies who wanted to get rid of him On the second

voyage the governor of the contry that Columbus himself discovered

threw him into prison

He was sent back to Spain as a (2) People there could hardly

recognizehim – his troubles and suffering changed him greatly But

Columbus succeeded in proving that the lies his enemies spread about

him were (3) , and the Spanish government gave him four

ships to start on a new voyage

But this third voyage was (4) from the beginning The ships

were met by terrible storms and by the time he reached the shores of

Haiiti, Columbushad lost three of them The (5 ) ship was

about to go down when Columbus reached the island

It took Columbus almost a year to return to Spain He was (6)

, (7) and broken in health (8) of all,

everyone forgot his (9) He died in (10) in 1506

without knowing that he had discovered a new word

1.popular

2 prison

3 truth

4 fortune

5 remain

6 happiness

7 disappoint

8 bad

9 achieve

10 poor

III Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D to replace the underlined word or group

of words or to complete each of the sentence

1 As soon as you are sure, try to get in touch with me, would you please?

A assist me B contact me C hold my hand D go to my house

2 These housing projects myst be designed and built according to very strict criteria

3 Jane received low marks from her teacher every once in a while

A very seldom B all the time C rather frequently D from time to time

4 We encounterd the Smiths before leaving the park

5 After the performance, she became famous all over the world

IV Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets

This happened last year when one afternoon my husband and I (1 decide) to repaint our kitchen ceiling It was about three o’clock and our two children (2.play) in their room quite happily I had sent them there while we (3 decorate) so that they (4 not get)

in our way We (5 paint) for about twenty minutes when we suddenly (6 realize) that they (7 stop) talking and laughing The silience was very

worrying

I (8 rush) upstairs and opened the door of their room They (9 admire) their wall which they (10 finish) painting blue, green and yellow “We’re painting too,

Mummy,” they said, smiling

PART III: READING

I Read the text and decide which best fits each space by circling A, B, C or D

WHY READ BOOKS?

Is it worth reading books, (1) nowadays there are so many other forms of (2)

? Some people say that even (3) books are expensive, and not everyone can (4) books from a library They might add that television is more (5) and that vieers can relax as they watch their favorite (6) All that may be true, but books are still very (7)

They encourage the reader to use his or her (8) for a start You can read a (9) of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop Of course, it may be so (10) that you can’t stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime (11) or an autobiography, or a book which gives you interesting (12) If you find it hard to choose, you can read (13) or ask friends for ideas Personally, I can’t (14) without books, but I can (15) up television easily enough You can’t watch television at bus stop

2 A entertain B entertainment C enteretained D entertaining

II Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the list to complete the passage.

Badly better books computers happen museums nearby schools stop

Students studying talks teachers worse office

WILL TECHNOLOGY REAPLCE SCHOOLS?

Some people belive that soon schools will no longer be necessary These people say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, formal classes, or 1 Perhaps this will be true one day, but it is hard for me to imagine a world without 2

In fact we need to look at how we can use new technoglogy to make schools 3 not

to eliminate them

We should invent a new kind of school that is linked to libraries 4 Science centres,

laboratories, and even companies Experst could give 5 on video or over the Internet TV networks and local stations could develop programming about things students are actually 6

in school

Is this just a dream? No already there are several towns where this is begginning to 7

Blackburg is one of them Here the entire city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school and in the 8 Businesses provide programmes for the community The

schools provide computer labs for people without their own 9 at home Because every one can use the Internet, oloder people participate as much as younger one, and everyone can visit distant libraries and musemums as easily as 10 ones

III Read and choose the best answer

MICKY MOUSE Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney’s first successful cartoon creation, but he is certainly his famous one It was on a cross-culturae train trip from New York to California in 1927 that Disney first drew the mouse with the big ears Supposedly, he took his inspriation from the tame field mice that used

to scamper into his old studio in Kansas City No one is quite sure why he dressed the mouse in the now-familiar shorts with two buttons and gave him the yellow shoes But we do know that Disney had

intended to call him Mortimer until his wife Lillian intervened and christerened him Mickey Mouse Capitalizing on the interest in Charles Lindbergh, Disney planned Mickey’s debut in the short cartoon

Plane Crazy, with Minnie as a co-star In the third short cartoon, Steamboat Willie, Mickey was whisling

and sining through the miracle of the modern soundtrack By the 1930s Mickey’s image had circled the globe He was a superstar at the height of his career

Although he has received a few minor changes throughout his lifetime, most notably the addition

of white gloves and the alterations to achieve the rounder forms of a more childish body, he has

remained true to his nature since those first cartoons Mickey is appealing because he is nice He may

get into trouble but he takes it on the chin with a grin He is both good-natured and resouceful Perhaps that was Disney’s own image of himself Why else would he have insited on doing Mickey’s voice in all the cartoons for twenty years? When interviewed, he would say “there is a lot of the mouse in me.” And

that mouse has remained on of the most pervasive images in American popular culture.

1 Which is the main topic of the passage?

A The image of Mickey Mouse B The life of Walt Disney

C The history of cartoons D The definition of American culture

2 What distinguished Steamboat Willie from earlier cartoons?

C Minnie Mouse as co-star D the longer format

3 The word “pervasive” could be best replaced by

A well loved B widespread C often copied D expensive to buy

4 The word “appealing” is closest meaning to

A attractive B famous C exceptional D distinguishable

5 The word “those” refers to

6 Where in the passage does the author relate how Mickey got his name?

7 What does the author mean by “Although he has received a few minor changes throughout his

lifetime, most notably the addition of white gloves and the alterations to achieve the rounder forms of a

more childish body, he has remained true to his nature since those first cartoons”?

A The current version of Mickey Mouse is different in every way from the early cartoons

B the original Mickey Mouse was one of the first cartoon characters

C In the first cartoons, Mickey Mouse looked more like a child

D The personality of Mickey Muose has not changed over the years

8 What did Disney mean when he said “there’s a lot of mouse in me”?

A He was proud of the mouse that he created

B He knew that the mouse would be a famous creation

C He created the mouse with many of his own qualities

D He had worked very hard to create the mouse

9 The first image of Mickey is described as all of the following EXCEPT

A he was dressed in shorts with two buttons B he had big ears

10 The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses

A the history of cartoons B other images in popular culture

C Walt Disney’s childhood D the voices of cartoon character

PART IV: WRITING

I Rewrite the following sentennces.

1 You should make an effort to get out and about more

 It’s high time……….…….….…….…….…

2 I’ve forgotten that commentor’s name but he is very well-known

 That commentor, ……….…… ………….……

3 Le’s invite the Marshalls to a barbecue on Sunday

 He suggested……….…….……….……

4 It was overeating that caused his heart attack

 If……….… … ……….……

5 A new flu vaccine has been on trial since the beginning of the year

 They……….……….….……….……

6 If anyone succeeds in solving the problaem, it will probably be him

 He is the most……….……….……

7 He met Jane, whom he later married, when he was at Cambridge

 He met Jane, who was……….………… ……….……

8 His behavior is beginning to annoy me more and more

 I am beginning to……… ……… ……….……

9 Most of the students ignored what the teacher was saying

 Few……….……….……

10 She discovered eight new commets in the course of her work

 Her work resulted……….……….……….……

II Sentence transformation.

1 My car really needs to be repaired soon (must)

 I really……….…….……… …….repaired soon

2 I could never have succeded without your held (you)

 I could never have succeeded ……….……….….……….me

3 Linda’s plan for a picnic have been spoilt by the weather (fallen)

 Linda’s plan for a picnic……….……….…… because of the weather

4 Perhaps Brian went home early(may)

 Brian……….…….….……….…….….……home early

5 I can’t possibly work in all this noise! (impossible)

 It……….…….….……….………….….…work in all this noise