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I Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D:
1 The first person the classroom last Monday might know the reason
A entered B to enter C who enters D whom enters
2 Elvis Presley, died in 1977, earned millions of dollars
3 Do you know that environmentalist _?
B with that I used to work D with who I used to work
4 Exposure to pollution can cause many serious illnesses to death
A that leading B which led C led D leading
5 Each country sends its best athletes participation expresses the friendship and solidarity
6 It is not a sport a great deal of thought
A to which I devote B to that I devote C I devote D devoting
7 These houses are _ offer at bargain prices
8 Neither the TV nor the video sets properly
A works B work C has worked D is working
9 _ last week looks nice
B It was the house was repainted D The house is repainted
10 The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world
11 Tom has a large of foreign coins
A collecting B collective C collector D collection
12 No one is indifferent to praise, ?
A is one B isn’t one C is he D are they
13 The most common _ activities in my country are home based
A test B leisure C practice D freedom
14 All students should be equipped _ a pocket calculator
15 They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth
A expensive B fairly small C very cheap D very big
II Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
16 A played B admired C liked D called
18 A material B pollution C benefit D stop
Trang 2III Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
19 A energy B natural C relative D pollution
20 A alternative B geothermal C environment D expensively
IV Choose A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered blank in the following passage:
There are a number of things I like to do in my free time They are my hobbies The hobby I like most is (21) my guitar My uncle, (22) _is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play Now I can (23) _ a few simple tunes I have even begun to sing while playing the guitar, but I have not been very successful (24) _ this My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise regularly and I should be able to do it He is very good at (25) _ people singing with his guitar and I admire him very much
21. A played B playing C plays D play
23. A plays B play C played D be played
25. A to accompany B accompany C accompanying D accompanied
V Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
26. People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed
A It was said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were destroyed
B Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to be destroyed
C Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world is said to have destroyed
D Six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world are said to have been destroyed.
27. It is believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb
A They believed that a buried treasure was hidden in the tomb
B A buried treasure is believed that was hidden in the tomb
C A buried treasure is believed to hide in the tomb
D A buried treasure is believed to have been hidden in the tomb.
28. John Smith is a farmer I bought his land
A John Smith, whose land I bought, is a farmer.
B John Smith, who is a farmer, whose land I bought
C John Smith, whom I bought his land, is a farmer
D John Smith, a farmer, bought his land
29. John cannot play football and run fast
A John not only plays football but also runs fast
B John neither plays football nor runs fast.
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D John both plays football and runs fast
30. The skyscraper is said to have been built in 1930
A They said that skyscraper was built in 1930
B It was said that skyscraper was built in 1930
C They are said that skyscraper is built in 1930
D It is said that the skyscraper was built in 1930.
VI Identify the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
31. (A) Your grandfather could (B) speak five (C) languages, (D) could he?
32. (A) The song to (B) that we (C) listened last night (D) was beautiful
33. (A) N ot only my teacher (B) but also my great friend (C) are (D) here
34. He is the (A) second person (B) be killed (C) in (D) that way
35. I’m very (A) hungry and (B) thirsty now I could (C) ate a horse and (D) drink an ocean
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question:
A new study shows that women can reduce their chances of developing heart disease by jogging for about three hours every week The researchers at Harvard University Medical in Boston have just reported the results of the study on the New England Journal of Medicine The study is the first to show the effectiveness of jogging in the developing of heart disease in women Only a few earlier studies have examined the effects of jogging on the heart, but nearly all have been done on men The new study involves more than 72,000 women between the ages of forty and sixty-five during a period of eight years The researchers have found that women who jog at least three hours a week have a thirty to forty percent lower chance of suffering a heart attack than those who do not
36. The new study is about
A men and heart attack
B effects of jogging on women’s heart
C men and jogging
D medicine in Harvard University
37. Who have done the research?
A The journalists on the New England Journal of Medicine
B The researchers at Harvard University Medical in Boston
C Women between the ages of forty and sixty-five
D Some joggers
38. How many hours should women jog at least a week to reduce heart attacks?
A 3 B 40 C 65 D 72
39. Most of the early studies have been done on
A babies B children C women D men
40. How long does the new research take?
A 3 years B 8 years C 10 years D 12 years