THANH HOA High School THE ORAL TEST IN ENGLISH Marks: A Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that o
Trang 1THANH HOA High School THE ORAL TEST IN ENGLISH Marks:
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1 A ship B machine C function @D suggestion
5 A washed @B attended C passed D finished
6 @A accompany B simplify C supply D qualify
7 A reformed @B appointed C stayed D installed
8 @A initiate B contain C domestic D attentive
9 A household B associate @C colony D enclose
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
11 @A unhappy B differently C newspaper D timetable
12 A musician B historic C activities @D Vietnamese
13 A universities B volunteer C afternoon @.D interview
16 A technique B attract @ C recent D champagne
17 @A television B introduce C lemonade D cigarette
18 A complete @B nervous C delete D Chinese
19 A biology B activity @C picturesque D Australia
20 A mountain B village C scientist @D rebuild
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to look a person directly in the eyes when you have a conversation with him or her If you look down or to the side when the other person is
talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying This, of course, is not polite If you look down or to the side when you are talking, you may appear to be hiding something; that is, it might seem that you are not honest However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for a few seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the eyes These social “rules” are the same for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child
21 In the US and Canada, when you have a conversation with someone,
A do not look directly in the eyes
B it is impolite to look at the eyes of the speaker or hearer
@C you should look him or her directly in the eyes
D you must avoid looking at him or her
22 If you look down or to the side when the other person is talking _
@A you will be thought to be not interested in the conversation
B you are very interested in what is being said
C you are very polite
D you are the interesting person
23 If you look down or to the side when you are talking, _
A the American are interested in you @B you are thought to be dishonest
C you are very polite D you are interested in the conversation
Trang 224 The speaker will sometimes look away
A because he or she wants to end the conversation
B because he or she thinks that the hearer is not honest
C because the hearer is interested in what is being said
@D because he or she is thinking or finding the right word
25 These social “rules” are
C for children only @D the same for everybody
Every year, millions of tourists visit California California is known for its beautiful scenery, warm climate, and excellent food There are twenty national parks in California, which over thirty million
people visit every year California also has many world-famous museums The state is divided into two parts: Northern California and Southern California San Francisco is in Northern California It is
surrounded by water on three sides and is a city with beautiful bays and several bridges Its streets are always crowded with tourists There is an area in the south of San Francisco that is famous for the computer industry; it is called Silicon Valley Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Disneyland are all situated in Southern California Southern California is known for its desert areas, which are sometimes next to snow-covered mountains It is one of the few places in the world where you can ski in the morning and surf in the afternoon
26 visit California’s national parks every year
|@A Over thirty million people B About thirty thousand tourists
C Hundreds of millions of tourists D Twenty million people
27 California is divided into
A San Francisco and Hollywood @B Northern California and Southern California
C San Francisco and Los Angeles D Hollywood and Disneyland
28 What is Silicon Valley well known for?
@A The computer industry B Beautiful scenery
C Excellent food D Beautiful bays
29 Which of the following is NOT in Southern California?
A Disneyland B Los Angeles @C San Francisco D Hollywood
30 Where are the desert areas found?
A In Northern California B Near Silicon Valley
@C In Southern California D In San Francisco
In 1956, a young Swedish sailor on a ship at sea became bored He wrote a message and put it
in a bottle The message gave his name and address and asked any pretty girl who found it to write to him Two years later, an Italian fisherman found the bottle and showed the message to his daughter Just for a joke, she wrote to the sailor He replied, and soon they started writing to each other regularly Then they decided to meet Shortly after their first meeting, they got married
31 The young Swedish sailor on a ship at sea put a message in a bottle
A because he needed help
@B because he got fed up
C because he wanted to get married
D because he wanted to meet the fisherman’s daughter
32 In the message, the sailor _
A asked an Italian fisherman to find it
B gave the Italian fisherman’s name and address
C wrote to the fisherman’s daughter a love poem
@D asked any girl to write to him
33 The fisherman’s daughter wrote to the sailor
@A for fun B for help C for a marriage D for a job
34 The sailor and the fisherman’s daughter got married
Trang 3A shortly after she wrote to him
B shortly after he threw the bottle into the sea
@C shortly after they first met
D as soon as the fisherman gave the bottle to his daughter
35 Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A The young Swedish sailor put a message with his name and address on it into a bottle
B The Italian fisherman found the bottle in 1958
C In the end, the young Swedish sailor married the Italian fisherman’s daughter
@D The Italian fisherman prevented his daughter from marrying the sailor
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks
There are several things to remember if you are applying for a new job Most companies (36) their vacancies in the newspapers, and there are normally a lot of applicants for each post Therefore, a good letter of (37) is very important You should enclose with it your curriculum vitae so that the employer knows about your (38) and experience If you are applying (39)
a large company, address your letter to the personnel manager, who deals with appointing new staff If you are invited to an interview, make (40) you are suitably dressed and on time You may ask about promotion prospects as well as further training, the salary and holiday arrangements
37 A apply @B application C applying D applicator
38 A schools B forms C licences @D qualifications
William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English literature He was born in
1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon (41) the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, (42) was eight years older than himself A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as an
actor and a playwright Shakespeare (43) 36 plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem) His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othello, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April 1616 His (44) are still very popular today: they have been (45) into different languages
43 A write B writes @C wrote D written
44 @A plays B cartoons C films D actors
45 A changed @B translated C replaced D exchanged
We can (46) other people in many different ways We can talk and write, and we can send messages with our hands and faces There is also the phone (including the mobile!), the fax, and e-mail Television, film, painting, and photography can also communicate ideas
Animals have ways of (47) information, too Bees dance and tell other bees where
to find food Elephants make sounds that humans can’t hear Whales sing songs Monkeys use their faces to show anger and love But this is nothing compared to what people can do We have language – about 6,000 languages, in fact We can write poetry, tell jokes, make promises, explain, persuade, tell the truth, or tell lies And we have a sense of past and future, not just present
Radio, film, and television (48) a huge influence on society in the last hundred years And now we have the Internet, (49) is infinite But what is this doing to this? We can give and get a lot of information very quickly But there is so (50) information that it is difficult to know what is important and what isn’t Modern media is changing our world every minute of every day
46 A speak about B talk with @C communicate with D tell about
47 A changing @B exchanging C transferring D giving
Trang 448 A have @B have had C are having D had
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
51 I am looking for my keys, but I haven’t found it.
A B C @D
52 The teacher said me to sit down at the table and do my homework.
@A B C D
53 The police asked me what had he done the night before, but I was unable to tell them.
@A B C D
54 Not only the students but also the teacher are very worried about the final exam results.
A B @C D
55 He studied very hard, so he passed the exam easy.
A B C @D
56 I felt very tiring when I arrived home, so I went to bed at once.
57 People respected him because he was a honest man.
A B @C D
58 Have you ever read any novels writing by Jack London?
A B @ D
59 We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams
A B C @D
60 I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest
A @B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
61 A scientist who studies living things is a
@A biologist B biologically C biology D biological
62 Yesterday I met your brother, had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before
@A who B whose C whom D that
63 , we couldn't have continued with the project
A Unless we had your contribution B Provided your contribution wouldn't come
C Even if you didn't like to contribute @D If you hadn't contributed positively
64 In general, my father doesn't mind the housework, but he hates to do the cooking
65 Thomas Edison was a famous American
A invent B invention @ inventor D inventive
66 Many young people want to work for a humanitarian organization, ?
A do they @B don’t they C can’t they D are they
67 Jack asked his sister
A where would she go the following day B where you will go tomorrow
@C where she would go the following day D where will you go tomorrow
68 Peter apologized
A me for phoning not earlier B for phoning me not earlier
C not to phone me earlier @D for not phoning me
earlier
69 We are talking about the writer latest book is one of the best-sellers this year
70 My younger sister is not to study overseas
Trang 5@A old enough B so old C enough old D very old
71 Robert in three important water polo games so far
A had played B is playing @C has played D played
72 My grandmother takes for keeping house
A probability B ability C possibility @D responsibility
73 Many people homeless after the earthquake in Haiti a few months ago
A become B will become @C became D are becoming
74 He has made so many mistakes in his essay that he do it all again
75 Unless we can find new sources of energy, our life will certainly
A affected B be affecting C affect @D be affected
76 the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer
77 Despite its successful reforms, this country is still a developing one
@A economic B economics C economizing D economical
78 The police ordered people to leave the building a bomb threat
A in case @B because of C because D since
79 The government has measures to promote the development of the economy
80 Mr Minh wearing a crash helmet when he goes somewhere on his motorbike
@A is used to B is using C used to D used
81 “ you lend me your calculator for some minutes, please?”
82 The Internet is a very fast and convenient way for people to information
83 The World Health Organization in 1948 in order to carry out medical research and improve international health care
@A was established B established C had been established D had established
84 John: “Will you be able to come to the meeting?”
Jack: “ .”
A Of course you will @B I’m afraid not C You must be kidding D I’m sorry not
85 It was being able to fly space that attracted Sally Ride to the job of an astronaut
86 , you aren't allowed to go sailing on this lake
A Although be able to swim @B Unless you can swim
C If you weren’t able to swim D Despite of your swimming
87 We will go fishing if
A we will be free B we had free time @C it is fine D it was fine
88 It usually takes her
A two hours doing homework @B two hours to do her homework
C homework two hours to do D two hours done her homework
89 When my mum got home,
A the dinner be cooked @B I was cooking dinner
C I am cooking dinner D the dinner being cooked
90 Smoking cigarettes is to our health
91 She is never to go out alone at night by her parents
92 This atlas in the classroom yesterday
A was leaving @B was left C leaves D left
93 Sarah danced very in her performance last week
Trang 6@A beautifully B beautiful C beautifying D beauty
94 Bologna in Northern Italy is the place Guglielmo Marconi was born
95 Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain his friends came
96 Tom's brother is ; he gets unemployment benefit every week
A harmless B careless C friendless @D jobless
97 Teacher: “How far is it from your house to school?”
Student: “ , sir!”
A Not very long B By bicycle @C About 2 kilometers D 3 months
98 I go swimming when I was a boy
A was used to B am using to @C used to D use to
99 “Look! That boy an elephant over there”
A feeds B was feeding @C is feeding D fed
100 The children were bored watching that film again and again
101 Michael Faraday was very interested in experiments with electricity
102 Frankie: “Where is Dad?”
Kitty: “He be in the garden.”
103 Tony: “How often do you go swimming?”
Laura: “ .”
@A Every week B Oh, very good C Many times already D In the afternoon
104 young have the future in their hands
105 When I was waiting for my staff, I saw _ accident
106 The schoolyard is always with students during the break
107 I really enjoy in the park on a sunny day
108 Nowadays wild animals in many parts of the world
@A are protected B protected C were protected D protect
109 The postman complained about by Nick’s dog
A attacked @B being attacked C attacking D attack
110 That factory is producing more and more pollution.
A Pollution is being produced more and more by that factory
B More and more pollution is produced by that factory
C More and more pollution are being produced by that factory
@D More and more pollution is being produced by that factory
111 Without transportation, our modern society could not exist.
A Our modern society could not exist if there is no transportation
B Our modern society will not exist without having transportation
@C If there were no transportation, our modern society would not exist
D If transportation no longer exists, our modern society will not exist
112 The last time when I saw her was three years ago.
A I have often seen her for the last three years
B About three years ago, I used to meet her
@C I have not seen her for three years
Trang 7D I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again.
113 People believe that 13 is an unlucky number
A It was believed that 13 is an unlucky number
B That 13 is an unlucky number is believed
C 13 is believed an unlucky number
@D It is believed that 13 is an unlucky number
114 They say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery
B He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said
@C He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery
D He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
115 “How long are you going to stay?” Susan asked George.
A Susan asked George how long you were going to stay
B Susan asked George how long was he going to stay
@C Susan asked George how long he was going to stay
D Susan asked George how long he has going to stay
116 They arrived very late because they had an accident.
A They shouldn’t have arrived late if they had not had an accident
@B They wouldn’t have arrived late if they had not had an accident
C If they didn’t have an accident, they wouldn’t have arrived so late
D If they hadn’t had an accident, they wouldn’t arrive so late
117 The carpet had been taken before we came.
A No one had taken the carpet before we came
B People had been taken the carpet before we came
@C Someone had taken the carpet before we came
D They have taken the carpet before we come
118 Claire has just been given a new car by her parents.
@A Claire’s parents have just given a new car to her
B Claire’s parents have just given a new car for her
C Claire’s parents have just given for her a new car
D Claire’s parents have just given a new car her
119 I / look / forward / hear / you / soon.
@A I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon B I look forward to hear from you soon
C I’m looking forward to hearing you soon D I’m looking forward hearing from you soon
120 She / study / Chinese / when / young.
A She has studied the Chinese when she young B She studied Chinese when she be young
@C She studied Chinese when she was young D She studied the Chinese when was young
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