Read the passage about introducing Vietnamese customs to foreigners, and then choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage.[r]
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Đề 1
1 A metal B scatter C package D math
2 A smell B press C melt D refill
3 A those B clothes C shopping D envelope
1 A favorite B government C influence D identify
2 A economic B volcanic C disappointed D scientific
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1 You ought to give up smoking because it is harmful to your health
A should
B could
C may
D am going to
2 The _ communication services, along with chat rooms, continue to be
an important part of children's online interactions
Trang 24 Is the rubbish _every day?
Trang 3B do not play
C not playing
D will not play
10 “When is your math exam?” - “Well, at this time tomorrow, I _for it.”
A will sit
B will be sitting
C sit
D is sitting
IV Read the passage carefully, and then decide T (true) or F (false)
Global Positioning Systems
If you've ever said, “I wish I knew where I was going” or “If only there were some ways
to find this address,” then it may be time to consider buying yourself a Global PositioningSystems, or GPS
Let's look at some of the uses of GPS device Maybe you travel a lot by car and cannotlook at a paper map to find your way around There is a GPS for cars that speaks to youand tells you exactly how to get to your destination Maybe you're a golfer who has losthis golf ball and you need to find it on the field There's a GPS for this You're runner andwant to track your speed, distance, and the courses you run Well, there’s a GPS for this,too
What kinds of GPS devices are there? Well, GPS devices come in all kinds of shapes andsizes, and are available in a variety of prices Some are small and can fit into a pocket,and others are waterproof And for people who don’t like to carry anything extra withthem, GPS systems are also available on smart phones
1 GPS is used to find out where you are going
2 GPS cannot replace a paper map
3 GPS can tell you how to get to a place while you are driving
4 A GPS device can look for a small moving item
5 A GPS device can track your speed, distance but not the directions you run
V Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
Light pollution is not (1) _ serious as water or air pollution (2) _ it is the type
of pollution that (3) _ more in cities than in rural areas In the past, we could sit out
at night and (4) _ at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the outerspace Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets, advertising
Trang 4displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places.The real problem is that it is very (5) _ to apply light to almost everything atnight
1 A As B more C much D only
2 A Moreover B However C Therefore D Nevertheless
3 A Happen B occur C occurs D is occurred
4 A Watch B see C spend D gaze
5 A Waste B wasteful C wasting D wastes
VI Rewrite the following sentences:
1 It is interesting to go camping with friends in the summer
Going _
2 Their teacher is making students study hard in order to pass the exams
The students are _
3 “You have to wear school uniform next Monday,” our former teacher said
Our former teacher said
VII Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1 There is no reason why Japan will not be able to make progress inrobotics (technology)
2 The key to Youtube’s success is the for anyone from anywhere in theworld to broadcast themselves for free (able)
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end-Đề 2
1 A fluoride B lid C arid D hidden
2 A agent B engine C regard D surgeon
3 A exhaust B h our C h onest D h ouse
1 A disaster B injury C tsunami D provision
2 A rescue B supply C erupt D damage
Trang 5III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1 The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _ and volcanic _, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean
4 “The sun ” declared my younger brother confidently
A Sets in the west
B Are set in the west
C Are setting in the west
D Set in the west
5 The facial expressions for happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust are thesame across
Trang 6IV Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1 Due to the _ in the science and technology, impossible things havebecome possible (develop)
Trang 72 Robots increase worker by preventing accident since humans are notperforming jobs.(safe-risk)
3 Robots save worker from performing _ tasks (danger)
V Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
Professor, Academician Tran Dai Nghia is a heroic Scientist of Vietnamese intellectuals
In 1935, the young man Pham Quang Le, his real name, had a scholarship to study inFrance He tried to take 6 college degrees and certificates of the most famous universities
of France Unlike the others, Pham Quang Le had a clear purpose when studying abroad
He studied the science of making weapons to serve the country's independence
The meeting between him and President Ho Chi Minh in Paris in 1946 changed the life ofPham Quang Le In 1946, under the requirements of the French war, he was assigned asHead of Military Department by Uncle Ho with the responsibility of researching,manufacturing weapons for our soldiers to fight the enemy Uncle Ho said, “This is thegood thing So from now on your name is Tran Dai Nghia ”
In difficult conditions, Professor Tran Dai Nghia and his comrades made successfullybazookas, recoilless canons (SKZ), and flying bombs In praise of the success ofbazookas, when General Vo Nguyen Giap saw Mr Tran Dai Nghia as a gentle and quietengineer General called him “The Buddha of guns”
In short, Professor Tran Dai Nghia contributed his entire life for the country, for thepeople
1 What was the purpose of his study when studying abroad?
Trang 8I live in a small village called Northville There are about 2000 people here I love thevillage (1) it is very quiet and life is slow and easy The village is always clean;people look (2) it with great care The air is always clean, too People aremuch friendlier here than in a city because everyone (3) the others, and ifsomeone has a problem, there are always people who can help
There are only a few things that I don't like about Northville One thing is that we havenot got many things to do in the evening; we haven't got (4) cinemas or theaters Theother thing is that people always talk about (5) , and everyone knows whateveryone is doing But I still prefer village life to life in a big city
1 A so B although C because D but
2 A for B at C up D after
3 A knows B know C is knowing D knew
4 A little B some C any D few
5 A others B other C another D one another
VII Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same
1 When we get together, everybody talks a lot, freely and cheerfully (ENJOY)
5 “Kate will be a good teacher in the future”
The Principal hoped
-The
end-Đề 3
1 A frightened B stamped C walked D laughed
2 A hands B occasions C associates D others
Trang 93 A fluoride B lid C arid D hidden
1 A technique B treatment C guidance D plastic
2 A signature B scholarship C terminus D transaction
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1 I think we _ have electric taxis very soon
Trang 10IV Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences:
1 The first experiment was _, so we need to do another one (SUCCEED)
2 There is still room for _ in your work (IMPROVE)
3 The study points out that many people’s health has been affected from bathing in ordrinking _water (PURE)
4 They (test) the latest model of Iphone at 9 o’clock tomorrow
5 That exercise looks difficult I (help) _ you
V Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
Super Typhoon Haiyan
Trang 11Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever observed It rippedthrough the Philippines, and the destruction across the islands was disastrous andwidespread Houses and buildings were leveled by the storm's powerful winds Trees felldown and neighborhoods were under flood water One CNN reporter, upon seeing thehard-hit city of Tacloban, said: “It is like a tsunami has hit here.” About 9.5 millionpeople have been affected by the typhoon Typhoon Haiyan weakened to a tropical storm,but at least five people died in Vietnam when Haiyan hit the country Recovery from themonster typhoon, locally known as Yolanda, would be long and difficult.
1 What is Super Typhoon Haiyan considered?
2 What is another name for Typhoon Haiyan?
3 How was the destruction in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan?
4 How many people in Viet Nam died when the typhoon hit the country?
5 How was the recovery from the typhoon?
VI Read the following paragraph and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
Speech is one of the most important (1) of communicating Itconsists of far more than just making noises To talk and also to be understood by otherpeople, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations
of (2) that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea.Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language Learning
a language properly is very important The basic (3) of English is notvery large, and only about 2000 words are needed to speak it quite well But the morewords you know, the more ideas you can (4) and the more precise youcan be about their exact meaning Words are the main thing we use in communicatingwhat we want to say The way we (5) the words is also very important.Our tone of voice can express many emotions and shows whether we are pleased ofangry, for instance
1 A ways B reasons C rules D tests
2 A sounds B languages C systems D talks
3 A word B vocabulary C grammar D structure
4 A grow B need C pass D express
VII Rewrite the following sentences:
1 “Did you see that car?” he asked me
He asked me
Trang 122 “I saw Susan in a local shop last week.”
Paul _
3 I turned off the lights After that, I left the room (before)
4 The frying pan caught on fire I was making dinner at that time (while)
5 The traffic was bad However, I arrived on time
Though _
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end-Đề 4
VIII Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1 A down B thrown C nowadays D how
2 A plants B fields C trees D newspapers
3 A frightened E stamped F walked G laughed
1 A magazine B picture C documentary D entertain
2 A appliance B activity C adventure D average
X Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1 We were delighted your letter yesterday
Trang 1410 When I Mr John tomorrow, I him of that.
A will see/ remind
B see/ will remind
C will see/ will remind
D see/ remind
XI Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
Tran Dai Nghia (1913-1997) - The Buddha of Guns
Professor, Academician Tran Dai Nghia is a heroic Scientist of Vietnamese intellectuals
In 1935, the young man Pham Quang Le, his real name, had a scholarship to study inFrance He tried to take 6 college degrees and certificates of the most famous universities
of France Unlike the others, Pham Quang Le had a clear purpose when studying abroad
He studied the science of making weapons to serve the country's independence
The meeting between him and President Ho Chi Minh in Paris in 1946 changed the life ofPham Quang Le In 1946, under the requirements of the French war, he was assigned asHead of Military Department by Uncle Ho with the responsibility of researching,manufacturing weapons for our soldiers to fight the enemy Uncle Ho said, “This is thegood thing So from now on your name is Tran Dai Nghia ”
In difficult conditions, Professor Tran Dai Nghia and his comrades made successfullybazookas, recoilless canons (SKZ), and flying bombs In praise of the success ofbazookas, when General Vo Nguyen Giap saw Mr Tran Dai Nghia as a gentle and quietengineer General called him “The Buddha of guns”
In short, Professor Tran Dai Nghia contributed his entire life for the country, for thepeople
1 What was the purpose of his study when studying abroad?
2 What did Pham Quang Le try to study when he was in France?
3 Why did Uncle Ho change his name?
Trang 154 Why did General Vo Nguyen Giap call him “The Buddha of guns”?
5 What was one of his great achievements?
V Rewrite the following sentences:
1 They will hold the meeting before May Day
VI.Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1 Due to the _ in the science and technology, impossible things havebecome possible (develop)
2 Robots increase worker by preventing accident since humans are notperforming jobs.(safe-risk)
3 As a (science), Professor Tran Dai Nghia set an example as atrue _ (research) who devoted himself to the _ (science)career
4 Robots save worker from performing _ tasks (danger)
5 One disadvantage of robots is its high cost for the _ (produce)
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end-Đề 5
4 A plants E fields F trees G newspapers
5 A frightened H stamped I walked J laughed
Trang 161 A arithmetic B geographic C energetic D economic
2 A coffee B Chinese C payee D trainee
3 A engineer B volunteer C mountaineer D reindeer
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1 A _ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly withinseveral hours of a heavy rain
A quick flood
B rapid flood
C flash flood
D hot flood
2 During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and
is expected to the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province
A strike
B scatter
C bury
D Struck
3 The _ communication services, along with chat rooms, continue to be
an important part of children's online interactions
Trang 17IV Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1 Smartphone can vary from day to day due to new _ by differentcompanies in the word (invent)
2 The _ of a nuclear power plant costs a lot of money (construct)
3 Space _ brings a bout many benefits to science (explore)
4 Life is become easy and through science and technology.(comfort)
5 Nuclear waste is _ for both human and the environment (harm)
V Read and answer the questions:
In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico.First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke Then the room flooded Fiveminutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling Then it floated out of the window Itwas dark and the wind was howling I was terrified The building was falling down allaround me The wind was awful It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour I was cut andbleeding from head to toe Finally, someone found me 8 km from my house and they took
me to hospital
1 When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?