Hoa doesn’t play the guitar better than Minh D.. Minh plays the guitar better than Hoa... Jane told Tom please don’t tell anyone my new telephone number.. Jane wanted Tom didn’t tell any
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N m h c : 2008 - 2009 ă ọ Môn : Ti ng Anh Th i l ế ờ ượ ng: 60 phút
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A boat B road C broad D coat
2 A depth B with C smooth D breathe
3 A same B pleasure C sound D best
Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words
4 A fluency B literacy C security D industry
5 A competitive B continental C industrial D increasingly
Choose the best answer
6 Huong is keen on _ the English Club
A join B to join C joining D having joined
7 There is no point in _ the child now What is done can’t be undone
A punishing B teaching C helping D paying
8 I don’t remember of your decision to change our vacation plan
A telling B to tell C being told D to be told
9 Lan and Huong are going for _ on the beach
A the picnic B a picnic C picnic D some picnics
10 The child was by a lorry on the safety crossing in the main street
A knocked out B run across C run out D knocked down
11 We were so late that we had time to catch the train
A nearly B almost C hardly D simply
12 If I had enough money, I _ a good dictionary
A would buy B will buy C will have bought D would have bought
Trang 213 If you wish to learn a new language, you must _ classes.
A follow B present C attend D assist
14 Please don’t enter _ knocking
A except for B with C while D without
15 Has Hoa _ her decision yet?
16 Do you think he is _ of doing the job?
A capable B competent C able D suitable
17 He has finished reading the book, _ he?
18 He worked hard _ everything would be nearly at 8 p.m
A so as B so that C in order to D so as to
19 He hasn’t been playing the guitar _ two years now
20 The woman _ bag is here has entered the room
21 We took _ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach
A chance B advantage C occasion D effect
22 A: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.”
B: “ .”
A You are welcome B Thanks C Cheers D Have a good day
23 Whether we go out will depend the weather
24 Both my books from my room last night
A were stolen and my wallets B and my wallet were stolen
Trang 3C and my wallet was stolen D were and my wallet was stolen
25 The little girl asked what _ to her friend
A has happened B happened C had happened D would have been happened
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
26 The police has not decided whether or not to charge the young man with possession
of illegal drugs
27 As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown see “ The Sound of Music”.
28 It’s claimed that all things come at last to he who is patient and waits for them
29 The sixty-year-old boy resembles to his mother somewhat more than does his elder brother
30 There is the very real possibility that these animals could panic and frightened, should there be a sudden loud noise
Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one
31 He decided to go to Paris on the last day
A He decided to go to Paris yesterday
B A big decision was made to go to Paris by him the day before last
C He made a big decision to go to Paris on the last day.
D He made a big decision to go to Paris at last
32 Hoa doesn’t play the guitar as well as Minh
A Minh plays the guitar as well
B Hoa doesn’t play the guitar well
C Hoa doesn’t play the guitar better than Minh
D Minh plays the guitar better than Hoa.
Trang 433 “Tom, please don’t tell anyone my new telephone number,” said Jane.
A Jane told Tom please don’t tell anyone my new telephone number
B Jane asked Tom not to tell anyone her new telephone number
C Jane said to Tom not tell anyone her new telephone number, please
D Jane wanted Tom didn’t tell anyone my new telephone number
34 Hung didn’t call Lan because it was too late
A Hung will call Lan, if it is early
B If it were not late, Hung would call Lan
C Hung didn’t plan to call Lan, but he changed his mind at the last minute
D If it hadn’t been so late, Hung would have called Lan.
35 People think that he was born in a rich family
A That is thought he was born in a rich family
B He was thought to be born in a rich family
C That he was born in a rich family is thought
D He is thought to have been born in a rich family
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence
36 Last Sunday was that we took a drive in the country
A so beautiful day
B such a beautiful a day
C such a beautiful weather
D so beautiful a day
37 The policeman wanted to know _
A where he was last night
B where he had been the previous night
C where he was the night before
Trang 5D where he had been last night
38 Not until I arrived home _
A did I remember about the umbrella
B I remembered about the umbrella
C that I could remember about the umbrella
D then would I remember about the umbrella
39 _ the worse I seem to feel
A When I take more medicine B The more medicine I take
C Taking more of the medicine
D More medicine taken
40 While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _
A the bicycle of Trung broke down
B it happened that Trung’s bicycle broke down
C the storm caught Trung’s bicycle
D Trung had an accident on his bicycle
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
I don’t want to alarm you There is still enough sand left in the world to satisfy most holiday makers, but in many parts of the world beaches are literally being ( 41 ) _ away and have to be regularly ( 42 )
First, much of the sand for beaches ( 43 ) _ from cliffs which crumble away as they are pounded by the waves To ( 44 ) _ them, sea walls are often erected
Trang 6With cliffs no ( 45 ) _ crumbling, the beaches are robbed of the material which would normally feed them
41 A thrown B rubbed C washed D cleaned
42 A removed B replaced C rebuilt D redrawn
43 A collects B forms C falls D comes
44 A protect B prepare C surround D cover
45 A sooner B longer C further D later
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the
passage
When we were in England last year, I went fishing with my friend, Peter Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of the lake when we had an unpleasant
surprise We saw a duck come along with three ducklings paddling cheerfully behind
her As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water We caught a glimpse
of the vicious jaws of a pike – a fish which is rather like a freshwater shark and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface
This accident made Peter furious He wowed to catch the pike On three successive
mornings we returned to the vicinity and used several different kinds of bait On the third day Peter was lucky Using an artificial frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster There was a desperate fight but Peter was determined to capture the pike and he
succeeded When he had got it ashore and killed it, he weighted the fish and found that
it scaled nearly thirty pounds – a record for that district
46 Why do you think Peter was sitting quietly by the lake?
A He was watching the duck
B He wasn’t very talkative
Trang 7C He was waiting for the pike to appear
D He was fishing.
47 To what does the word “surprise” in the passage refer?
A to the duck
B to the ducklings the pike
C to the action of
D to the time of the day
48 Which word in the third sentence suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the danger below them?
A three
B paddling
C along
D cheerfully
49 What was Peter’s feeling about the incident two days later?
A He caught and killed the pike
B He remained determined to catch the pike.
C He caught a fog and used it as bait for the pike
D He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings
50 How much was the pike worth?
A About thirty pounds
B About one hundred and forty dollars
Trang 8C The passage contains no information on this point.
D The passage says that the fish scaled nearly thirty pounds