Rene is angry ,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening.. I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework.[r]
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SECTION 1 LISTENING (2.0 points)
I You will hear a man called Steve and a woman called Caroline talking about
summer jobs Decide if each sentence is T (True) or F (False) (1.0 point)
1 ……… Steve hasn’t arranged any work for the summer yet
2 ……… Caroline’s work will allow her to have free time during the day
3 ……… Caroline found out about the job from the internet
4 ……… Caroline says that work at music festivals is badly paid
5 ……… Caroline does not have to pay for her accommodation
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II Listen to Adam talking to Carol about his day Choose the correct answer (1.0
point)
1 Adam went to bed late because
A he was fixing his computer B he didn’t feel tired C his son felt
sick
2 Adam’s son returned to bed at
A four o’clock a.m B six o’clock a.m C a quarter to seven
a.m
3 At ten to eight,
A Adam’s alarm clock went off B Adam got up C Adam left
home
4 In the morning, Adam didn’t have time to
5 Adam borrowed money to buy
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SECTION 2: PHONETICS (1.0 point)
III Choose the words that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
3 A efficient B election C electricity D element
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IV Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1 A character B commercial C remember D experiment
2 A electrical B dangerous C contestant D memorial
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SECTION 3 LEXICO - GRAMMAR:
V Choose the word, phrase or sentence ( A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER (7.0
points).
1 He is an expert economics and politics
2 This is my favorite short _blouse
3 She said she 14 the following week
A was B will be C would be D is
4 We didn’t the station in time to catch the train
5 - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “ .”
A No, thanks I’m fine B Yes, that’s kind of you
6 You can’t tell what someone is like just from their
7 That printer is guarantee so the company will repair it
8 The government took these measures reduce crime
A in order that B so that they couldC in order to D for
9 Don’t worry We’ve got time to have coffee
Trang 3A a little B many C a few D little
10 The doctor is asking about the _ of the injured person to know exactly how to cure her
A statement B condition C health D injure
11 My children are very important me
12 Chicago is _ right on the shore of Lake Michigan
13 I have explained it many times Has it made to you?
14 He looked……….… at the angry crowd
A calm B calmly C calmness D calmity
15 I have just bought from a book shop near here
A two beautiful black school leather bags B two beautiful leather black school bags
C two beautiful black leather school bags D beautiful two black leather school bags
16 I always get _ in my stomach before visiting the dentist
17 His suggestion was that we by train
A travelled B travel C should travel D travelling
18 Since her father her eldest brother has looked after them
19 He lives but he doesn’t feel because he has plenty to do
A alone / lonely B lonely / alone C single / alone D alone / singly
20 There is _ on TV tonight
A an action movie interesting B a action movie interesting
C a interesting action movie D an interesting action movie
21 Ninety the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school
A minute is B minutes are C minute are D minutes is
22 I couldn’t make what he had talked about because he isn’t used to his accent
23 He finally the decision to go abroad
24 Natural disaters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily …….…their crops or harvests
A damage B do harm C destroy D spoil
25 Could you please tell me………?
Trang 4A it is how far to the nearest bus stop B how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C how far it was to the nearest bus stop D how far it is to the nearest bus stop
26 They had never come _such a beautiful little village before
27 She’d like to have _because she lives alone
A money B company C colleague D love
28 The holiday at the seaside We really had a good time there
29 Let your name in the sheet of paper
A to be written B write C be written D wrote
30 Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
A take after B take place C take away D take on
31 The scientist said the earth the sun
A goes round B is going around C went around D was going around
32 We can find _ most in a wine-growing area
33 The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
A went on B went out C went off D went away
34 I really must go and lie down for a while; I’ve got a headache
A cutting B splitting C ringing D cracking
35 I've applied for the job I saw in the newspaper last month
A advertised B advertising C be advertised D being advertised
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Trang 5VI Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (1.0 point)
1 It was late, so we decided taking a taxi home
A B C D
2 There was something wrong to one of the tires
3 The house is not very big, but there is a lot of furnitures
A B C D
4 My family spent an interested holiday in Europe last summer
A B C D
5 The exam to become a lawyer is on far the most difficult he has taken
A B C D
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SECTION 4 READING
VII Read the following passage and choose the item ( A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions about it (1.0 point).
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work She walks into the living room and looks at her three children They are 14, 13 and 9 years old They are watching TV The living room is a mess There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa Games and toys are every where Rene is angry ,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening I’m not going to do housework!” Rene doesn’t do housework She doesn’t clean or wash dishes She doesn’t wash clothes, either Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty All the children’s clothes are dirty Every garbage basket is full The house is a mess
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise The kitchen is clean The children clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again But you have to help me.” Now Rene and her three children do the housework together Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV!
1 When Rene came home from work, she found the house
A clean and dirty B dirty and tidy C dirty and untidy D clean but untidy
2 Rene told her children
A to do the housework B she couldn’t do housework
C not to do housework D she wouldn’t do housework
3 Two weeks later, the house was
Trang 64 Some days later, the house was clean again because
A she couldn’t let it that way B her children did housework
C her children didn’t do housework D she did housework again
5 Now Rene does housework again because
A her children help her B they can watch TV together
C her children wash their clothes D her children don’t do it
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VIII Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank in the following passage (2.0 points)
Making an English-speaking friend is a good way to improve your English and enjoy (1) at the same time It is not always easy for foreign students to make British friends, however, (2) _ British people do not talk much to people they don’t know They often create a group of close friends and meet (3) who are introduced by one of those friends It can be difficult for a foreign student to make friends
in the UK at first This doesn’t mean that people are (4) Be patient, and don’t (5) that the person doesn’t like you Once you have made a friend, that (6) can often be very warm and may (7) for life (8) _ your friend is not a native English speaker, you will still learn a lot by talking to each other in English If you are in the UK, try to (9) _ making friends only with people of your own language, or (10) to speak in English when you meet
1 A themselves B himself C herself D yourself
3 A others B another C the other D one another
easy-going
However
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Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) of it But illness can come, even (2) _ we are young In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time Many (3) _attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4) them once they struck The result was that many children died About century ago, however, scientists found (5) _ about germs, and then everything changed The cause of many diseases (6) _known, and cures were developed As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7) _safer for children The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years Nowadays,
in many places of the world, people can expect to (8) _for years And what do we except by the (9) _2010? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to advance Some people will be (10) _ to solve medical problems that are unavoidable today
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SECTION 5 WRITING
X Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1.0 point)
1 They have just opened a new super market in our town
A new super market ………
……… ……….…
2 “ Do you live in this flat with your parents?” Nam asked me
Nam asked me ……….…….…
3 It rained hard this morning but we went to school early
Dispite……….……….…….…
4 Her story bores me to tears
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5 I tiptoed into the room because I didn’t want to wake the baby up
So as
XI Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it, using the word given in brackets Do not change the word (1.0 point)
1 She went out for some fresh air (IN ORDER TO)
…
2 Their daughter is both pretty and good-natured (NOT ONLY)
3 His wife wrote that letter in 3 hours (SPEND)
4 During dinner, we discussed what to do next. (WHILE)
5 It was difficult for Susan to believe in the good news (HARDLY)
………
XII (2.0 points) Write a pa about 120-150 words on the following topic.
“ What should you do to make your school become cleaner and more beautiful ?”.
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