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1 Đề số 1
I PRONUNCIATION: (1pt)
* Choose the underlined word that has the differently pronounced from the others:
1 A her B honour C hold D home
2 A university B unique C unit D undo
* Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
3 A healthy B summer C require D problem
4 A advantage B participate C appearance D voluntary
II Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2 pts)
1 I made him (promise) (not tell) anybody what happened
2 I don't mind (remind) you (lock) the door but you'd better
(try) (remember) on your own
3 Ronald Regan (be) a Hollywood actor before he (become) a politician? III Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (3
pts)
1.The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him
The film star avoided
2 He cannot walk very well
He has difficulty
3 Good students look forward to getting the scholarship (expect)
4 It is uneasy to master a foreign language
Mastering
5 I put on ten kilos and then I decided to go on a diet
By the time
6 The last time Nancy came here was in 1986
Nancy hasn't
IV Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it (1.5 pts)
1 Anne hoped being invited to join the private club She could make important business
contacts there
2 I don't remember to be told of the decision to change the company policy on vocations When was it decided?
3 At the end of her life she suffered in Alzheimer's disease
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V READING
A Choose the correct word or phrase- a, b, c or d - that best completes the passage (1.25 pts)
In the United States, volunteering is (1) as a good way to give children a sense of
community responsibility and to bring the family together Volunteerism is (2) across the United States today because people are trying to put more emphasis on family togetherness,
and they are looking for ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction It is believed that volunteering helps children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn
about (3) and problem solving Moreover family volunteering has some (4) it
benefits the community that is served, it benefits the family for serving together, and it benefits each (5) in the family
1 A respected B viewed C inspected D showed
2 A growing B traveling C extending D forming
3 A operation B corporation C correspondence D cooperation
4 A advantages B disadvantages C conveniences D inconveniences
5 A character B community C personnel D individual
B Read the passage and choose the correct answers (1.25pts)
If you plan your visit in October, don't miss the Harvest Festival The festival offers a variety of activities for all age groups and interests Children will enjoy listening to traditional stories and
learning folk dances Adults will enjoy the antique show and the crafts fair Other attractions
include a celebration of musical heritage and demonstrations of traditional skills such as candle making, butter churning, and bee keeping The festival is held at the County Fairgrounds, ten
miles outside of town on Highway 64 West Space is available for you to park your car at the
festival at no extra charge The admission fee of $2 for adults and $1 for children is donated to the Preserve Our History Fund
6 Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the notice?
A Candle making B Butter churning and bee keeping
C Dancing D Cooking
7 What activity is available for children?
A Ball playing B Singing C Dancing D Painting
8 How does the advertisement assume that people get to the fairgrounds?
A Walk B Fly C Take the subway D Drive a car
9 What does this notice describe ?
A A lecture B A festival C A school D A parade
10 What happens to the admission fee?
A It is used to rent the fairgrounds B It pays the performers
C It pays for supplies D It is donated to charity
THE END _
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1 I made him…promise…… (promise)……not to tell………… (not tell) anybody what
happened
2 I don't mind ……reminding………….(remind) you …to lock…………(lock) the door but
you'd better ……….try (try) …………to remember…… (remember) on your own
3 Had Ronald Regan (be) …been………… a Hollywood actor before he (become)
…became……a politician?
III
1 The film star wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize him
→ The film star avoided being recognized by wearing dark grasses
2 He can not walk very well
→He has difficulty (in) walking………
3 Good students look forward to getting the scholarship (expect)
→ Good students expect to get the scholarship
4 It is uneasy to master a foreign language
Mastering a foreign language is uneasy
5 I put on ten kilos and then I decided to go on a diet
By the time I decided to go on a diet, I had put on ten kilos
6 The last time Nancy came here was in 1986
Nancy hasn’t come here since 1986
IV
1 Anne hoped being invited to join the private club She could make important business
contacts there ………to be………
2 I don’t remember to be told of the decision to change the company policy on vocations
When was it decided? being
3 At the end of her life she suffered in Alzheimer's diseas from
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1B 2A 3D 4A 5D 6D 7C 8D 9B 10D
2 Đề số 2
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A exactly B exist C exhaust D extinct
2 A swallow B sword C swing D swim
3 A shrill B shrimp C shrine D shrink
II Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
4 A technology B competitive C facsimile D document
5 A nuclear B balloon C machine D create
III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase
Trang 46 When someone _ you a present, it is a custom togive them in return
A give B gives C will give D has given
7 People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will _ their luck during
the whole year
A control B influence C exchange D result
8 Prices are going _ in a worry way
A up B over C away D off
9 Last year we spent our holidays in Scotland,………….is in the north of Great Britain
A who B in which C where D which
10 _ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement
A On behalf B In place C Instead D On account
11 All fossil fuels are resources that cannot be replaced after use
A unlimited B renewable C available D non-renewable
12 Ellen Swallow Richards became the first woman _, graduate from, and teach at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A to enter B enter C entered D who enter
13 The health of our children is being by exhaust fumes
A danger B endanger C dangerous D endangered
14 Oil spills are having a devastatingeffect on coral reefs in the ocean
A powerful B significant C disastrous D detectable
15 The nurse blood from patients wears gloves
A taking B to take C taken D took
16 My collection includes stamps from a _of countries all over the world
A various B variety C variation D variously
17 We offer a very _ rate for parcels of under 15 kg
A competing B competent C competitive D competition
18 The gases _into the environment are very harmful to our health
A releasing B released C which releasing D which released
19 I found the test easy
A relative B relatively C relation D relationally
20 The last person is knowledgeable
A to interview B interviewing C to interviewing D to be interviewed
IV Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting
21 The children are decorating (A) the Christmas tree by (B) colored lights (C) and other (D)
beautiful ornaments
22 If (A) I were (B) you, I’ll (C) go to the police.(D)
Trang 523 My close friend, that (A) I’ve (B) lost touch with for (C) 3 years, has just returned (D) from
India
24 If Robert Kenedy would have lived (A) a little longer,(B) he probably (C) would have won (D) the election
25 The world (A) population is expected (B) to increase (C) dramatical (D) in the next decade
V Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers
David Robert Joseph Beckham was born in Leytonstone, London on May 2nd 1975 Keen on
football from very early on, David won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award when he was
11 Five years later, at the age of 16, he signed on as a trainee at Manchester United Football
Club The following year, he made his first appearance as a substitute but it was another three years before he started playing full-time in the Premier League
He established himself as a quality player in the 1995/96 season and, in his midfield right
position, the number 7 helped his team to win the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea
In 1996 he started playing for the English senior team and the year ended with him being voted Young Player of the Year
It was no surprise that Beckham was picked up to play in the 1998 World Cup in France A year later he was voted the second best player in the world after Rivaldo, the outstanding Barcelona and Brazil player
In 2001, he was made captain of the English team, a responsibility which brought out him the
best in him During the match, he led by example and showed that he could play with all his
heart
26 When he was 11, he………
A won a famous award for the best player B won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills Award
C played for the English senior team D was made captain of the English team
27 When did he sign as a trainee for Manchester United Football Club?
A When he was 11 B in the 1980 C In 1986 D in 1991
28 What position did he play in?
A forward B goal – keeper C right midfield D left midfield
29 Who became the best player in 1999?
A Beckham B Rivaldo C Bobby Charlton D Chelsea
30 When did Beckham become the captain of England team?
A in 1999 B in 1996 C in 1998 D in 2001
VI Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D–that best fits the blank space in the following
passage
Extinction is the disappearance, brought about by natural or unnatural means, of (31)………
entire species
Some species of plants and animals die (32)………… naturally because newer species are
(33)………… successful at competing for food and living space Others have become extinct
because of changes in the planet or because of natural disasters Dinosaurs, for example, may (34)…… died out because the climate became cooler- maybe because an asteroid collided with the earth and caused a big cloud of dust that blocked out the (35)………
31 A the B an C a D X
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33 A most B much C more D little
34 A has B have C having D had
35 A wind B moon C cloud D sun
VII Choose the answer - A, B, C or D -that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it
36 Julia didn’t listen to what her doctor told her
A What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to
B Julia couldn’t hear what the doctor told her
C The doctor told Julia to listen to what he said, but she didn’t do so
D Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her
37 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
38 No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back
A As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone
B Scarely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back
C Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately
D She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back
39 'Why didn't you join your friends on the trip?' she asked
A She wanted to know why I hadn't joined my friends on the trip
B She asked me why I didn't join her friends on the trip
C She warned that I join my friends on the trip
D She asked me why didn't I join my friends on the trip
40 Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life
A Jane doesn't like her friends because she prefers an independent life
B Her friends live an independent life and Jane doesn't like it
C Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not
D Jane doesn't like her friends to live a dependent life
ĐÁP ÁN
1 D 6 B 11.D 16.B 21.B 26 B 31 B 36 D
2 B 7 B 12.A 17.C 22 C 27 D 32 A 37 A
Trang 73 C 8 A 13.D 18.B 23 A 28 C 33 C 38 B
4 D 9 D 14.C 19.B 24 A 28 B 34 B 39 A
5 A 10 A 15.A 20.D 25 D 30 D 35 D 40 C
3 Đề số 3
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1 A knocked B jumped C watched D phoned
2 A man B lake C date D may
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
3 My uncle _ you met yesterday is a lawyer
A which
B what
C whom
D whose
4 They took her to the International Hospital, is only a mile away
A that
B which
C in which
D where
5 Do you know the boy at the party last week?
A who we talked about him
B we talked about
C we talked about him
D about him we talked
6 We are proud……….our people’s heroic tradition
A of
B about
C after
D to
7 He was a kind and courteous mailman
A unpleasant
B strict
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D polite
8 The post office offers the Mail Service which is particularly fast
A Secure
B Efficient
C Express
D Reliable
9 If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its shape, oer facsimile
service will help you
A initial
B beginning
C starting
D original
10 “ do you have English?” - “Three times a week.”
A How
B How often
C How long
D How far
ĐÁP ÁN
1 D 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 C 9 D 10 B
4 Đề số 4
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A children B divide C conflict D twice
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others
3 A reconcile B romantic C community D attention
4 A schoolwork B feeling C advice D classmate
Key: 1 D; 2 B; 3 A; 4 C;
Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
5 Keep quiet You _ talk so loudly in here Everybody is working
A may
B must
C might
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A open-minded
B narrowed - minded
C elegant
D careful
7 The waves crashed on the shore where they _ cool on my hot feet
A felt
B appeared
C looked
D sounded
8 Parents are always willing to lend a sympathetic to their children when they have
problems
A hand
B ear
C eye
D paw
9 Family _ spend more time talking, instead of just watching TV
A must
B should
C might
D needn't
10 Children living with both parents in a stable _ tend to be more confident and independent
A childcare
B conflict
C nuclear family
D norm
11 _ took my document?
A Was it Peter that
B It was Peter that
C It is Peter that
D Was that Peter
12 The vegetables in the bin _ disgusting and spoiled
A acted
B touched
C looked
D went
13 Her parents were very _ because she was out so late last night
Trang 10A responsible
B sorry
C overcome
D worried
14 It was his father’s wish that he became reconciled his family
A of
B at
C with
D on
15 The job they offer _ very interesting with a fashion house in the city centre
A sounds
B hears
C smells
D looks
16 My friend advised me to contact a(n) _ agency that arranges meetings between single
people who want to begin a _ relationship
A engaging / lasted
B dating / romantic
C dated / romantic
D divorcing / good
17 England won the World Cup
A It was in 1966 that
B It was on 1966
C It was in 1966 where
D It was 1966 in that
18 - A: “ _” - B: “Thank you Could I have a cup of coffee?”
A Do you want something to eat right now?
B Are you tired after a long journey?
C Will you buy tea or coffee on the way home?
D Would you like something to drink?
Key: 5 D; 6 A; 7 A; 8 B; 9 B; 10 C; 11 A; 12 C; 13 D; 14 C; 15 A; 16 B; 17 A; 18 D Find the mistake in each sentence
19 I wonder how you (A) felt when (B) you broke up from (C) your ex-girlfriend (D)
20 This competition is optional (A) , so we not (B) have to (C) take part in it (D)
Key: 19 C; 20 B Give the correct word form of the words in brackets