Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it by using the word given.. Do not change the form of [r]
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1 Đề số 1
SECTION A – PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1 A adventure B future C mature D figure
2 A increase B widespread C death D residential
3 A coughed B weighed C laughed D photographed
4 A realize B teacher C reason D feature
5 A treated B asked C sacred D suggested
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others
6 A impossibly B especially C naturally D importantly
7 A damage B pollute C defense D erode
8 A recognize B enemy C yesterday D responding
9 A electrician B comfortable C manufacture D accidental
10 A comedy B collection C comical D calculate
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
11 Hurry up! They’ve only got _ seats left
A a little B a few C a lot of D plenty of
workers
A cause B effect C impact D consequence
13 Using the computer competently is an important to help one get a good job
A reason B aspect C factor D issue
14 The children _ to the zoo
A were enjoyed taken B enjoyed being taken
C were enjoyed taking D enjoyed taking
15 I'd rather you _ anyone what I said
A don't tell B won't tell C didn't tell D not to tell
16 We were so late that we had time to catch the train
A nearly B almost C hardly D simply
17 Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table He _ it here last night
A must have left B should have left C must be leaving D needn't leave
18 Don’t try too hard Don’t off more than you can
Trang 2A eat/chew B bite/swallow C bite/chew D eat/swallow
19 Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when next
A they met B they to meet C to meet D should they meet
20 Washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are _
A working machines B useless machines
C sewing machines D labour-saving machines
21 I got up late I’ve spent all day making up the lost time
A on B.to C for D with
22 Both she and her husband are work
A out of B for C on D in
23 Tom is having someone the newspaper to her
A bring B to bring C bringing D who brings
24 They were just us about Anna's new boyfriend
A talking B saying C speaking D telling
25 Your dress is really nice! Who made it for you?
A - Oh It was to the beg B - Oh It was on the beg
C - Oh It was of the beg D - Oh It was off the beg
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it
26 The sick needs to be looked after So money must be spent on hospitals
27 The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured
28 All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday
29 My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon
30 She left her job soon to devote more time into her family
31 We won't mind your being late Beside, it's hardly your mistake
32 Congratulations! You’ve gained the first prize in the competitions!
33 Her well-known film, that won several awards, was about the life of Lenin
34 Mr Tam, who has a lot teaching skills at junior level, will be joining our school in August
35 You've seen her new car, haven't you? What does it like?
III Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right
41 My _ opinion is that the students should be doing more work
Trang 342 These workers got a bonus because they did their jobs _ EFFECT
43 From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _ of inventions was
45 He doesn‘t agree with the _ that there is life on other
SECTION C – READING
I Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options
(from A, B, C , D and E below) to make a meaningful reading:
Animals live everywhere (46) _ They burrow in the ground They swim in the sea They fly through the air They creep, they leap, they soar, and they dive A very few - including corals and barnacles -stay in one place (47) _ The biggest animals are whales, which can be
100 feet (30 meters) long The smallest animals can only be seen through a microscope
Zoologists (scientists who study animals) have found more than 2 million species of animals
(48) _
Several things make animals different from other living things (49) _ Animals eat other living things - plants and other animals - to get energy Animal bodies are made up of more than one cell, unlike bacteria and other life forms with only one cell Cells are the building blocks of
living things (50) _
A Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food
B They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth
C Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on around
them
D They roam the land
E Animals come in all sizes
II Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word
The Great (51) _ of Giza was built as a (52) _ of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC
(53) _ it was built a long time ago, its (54) _ makes it one of the true (55) _
of the world The four (56) _ of the pyramid are put almost exactly on true north, south,
east and west
Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting
lines Further (57) _ study indicates that (58) _ represent a type of line of
events-past, present and future Many of the (59) _ have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past
Was this super structure made by ordinary beings or one built by a race (60) _ superior
to any known today?
III Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D:
Lighthouses are towers with strong lights that help mariners plot their position, inform them that land is near, and warn them of dangerous rocks and reefs They are placed at prominent points
on the coast and on islands, reefs, and sandbars
Every lighthouse has a distinctive pattern of light known as its characteristic There are five
basic characteristics: fixed, flashing, occulting, group flashing, and group occulting A fixed
Trang 4signal is a steady beam A flashing signal has periods of darkness longer than periods of light, while an occulting signal’s periods of light are longer A group- flashing light gives off two or
more flashes at regular intervals, and a group – occulting signal consists of a fixed light with two
or more periods of darkness at regular intervals Some lighthouses use lights of different
colours as well, and today, most lighthouses are also equipped with radio beacons The three
types of apparatus used to produce the signals are the catoptric, in which metal is used to
reflect the light; the dioptric, in which glass is used; and the catadioptric, in which both glass
and metal are used
In the daytime, lighthouses can usually be identified by their structure alone The most typical
structure is a tower tapering at the top, but some, such as the Bastion Lighthouse on the Saint Lawrence River, are shaped like pyramids, and others, such as the Race Rock light, look like
wooden houses sitting on high platforms Still others, such as The American Shoal lighthouse
off the Florida Coast, are skeletal towers of steel Where lighthouses might be confused in
daylight, they can be distinguished by day- marker patterns – designed of checks and stripes
painted in vivid colors on lighthouse walls
In the past, the job of lighthouse keeper was lonely and difficult, if somewhat romantic
Lighthouse keepers put in hours of tedious work maintaining the lights Today, lighthouses are almost entirely automated with humans supplying only occasional maintenance Because of
improvements in navigational technology, the importance of lighthouses has diminished There are only about 340 functioning lighthouses in existence in the United States today, compared to about 1,500 in 1900, and there are only about 1,400 functioning lighthouses outside the United States Some decommissioned lighthouses have been preserved as historical monument
61: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the functions of
lighthouses?
A To help sailors determine their location
B To warn of danger from rocks and reefs
C To notify sailors that bad weather is approaching
D To indicate that land is near
62: The word “prominent” is closest in meaning to _
A dangerous B conspicuous C picturesque D famous
63: In the context of this passage, the author uses the term “characteristic” to refer to
a _
A period of darkness B person who operates a lighthouse
C pattern painted on a lighthouse D distinctive light signal
64: According to the passage, what kind of signal has long periods of light that are regularly
broken by two or more periods of darkness?
A Group occulting B Flashing C occulting D Group flashing
65: According to the passage, a catoptric apparatus is one that uses _
A lights of various colors B metal C glass D a radio beacon
66: For which of the following does the author NOT provide a scientific example in the third
paragraph?
A A lighthouse shaped like a pyramid
B A lighthouse made of steel
Trang 5C A lighthouse with day-marker patterns
D A lighthouse that resembles a house on a platform
67: The word “tapering” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A Narrowing B Soaring C Opening D Rotating
68: It can be concluded from the passage that lighthouses with day- marker patterns would
most likely be found in areas where _
A the weather is frequently bad
B the structure themselves cannot be easily seen by passing mariners
C there are not many lighthouses
D there are a number of lighthouses with similar structures
69: The author implies that, compared to those of the past, contemporary
lighthouses _
A employ more powerful lights B require less maintenance
C are more difficult to operate D are more romantic
70: There is information in the fourth paragraph to support which of these statements?
A There are more lighthouses in the United States now than there were in 1900
B There are more lighthouses in the United States today than in any other single country
C There are more functioning lighthouses in the United States today than there are lighthouses preserved as historical monuments
D There were more lighthouses in the United States in 1900 than there are elsewhere in the
world today
SECTION D – WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one
71 The painters painted his house last week
He
72 Joan eats very little so as not to put on weight
Joan eats very little because ………
73 Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain
Trang 678 We were late because it rained heavily
II Make right sentences using the following suggestions
81 Mike/ offer/ opportunity/ study abroad/ yesterday
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
1C; 2A; 3B; 4A; 5B
II Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others
6C; 7A; 8D; 9B; 10B
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D
II There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it
Trang 729 lived Had been living 34 A lot A lot of
III Fill in theeach gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right
SECTION C – READING
I Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options
(from A, B, C , D and E below) to make a meaningful reading:
II Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D :
SECTION D – WRITING
I Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one
71 He had his house painted last week
72 Joan eats very little because … she doesn’t want to put on weight
73 Although it rained heavily, Andrew went to the supermarket
74 He was made to wait for two hours
75 When I arrived, David had gone home
76 He has no ……intention of stopping campaign for his son’s freedom
77 Taking exams always makes me nervous
78 But for the heavy rain, we wouldn’t have been late
79 There’s no need asking H to help
80 The faster people drive, the more dangerous it is
II Make right sentences using the following suggestions
81 Mike was offered an opportunity to study abroad yesterday
82 They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing
character parts
83 Many species of plants and animals are in danger of extinction
84 Plants and animals of the sea, however small or oversized, all contribute to its biodiversity
85 Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety
of animals that live there
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others
Choose the word whose the primary stress differs from the other
II Choose the most suitable word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
1 he has never borrowed any money from me
Trang 95 Andrew couldn’t himself laughing at the expression on Maggie’s face
C doesn't pollute the air
B uses little petrol
Trang 1016 I've been trying to him all day
A fall in love with
B take track of
C take advantage of
D keep in touch with
17 When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _ the gas supply to the flat
Trang 11B clear up
C be prepared
D stop talking
20 Mexico was a Spanish colony
A a large coffee farm
C an international company
B a farming area
D a place or a country that belongs to another country
III Error identification:
1 Light can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds
3 Ms Baker , she spent her life working with the health and welfare of the families of workers, is
an successful woman in the world
Trang 12IV Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D, best fits each space
Everyone wants to reduce pollution But the pollution problem is (1) complicated as it is serious It is complicated (2) much pollution is caused by things that benefit people
(3) , exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution But the
automobile (4) transportation for millions of people Factories discharge much
(5) the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people
Thus, to end (6) _ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (7) using many things that benefit them Most of the people do not want to do that, of course But
pollution can be (8) reduced in several ways Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the (9) of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10) businesses and traffic to stop, or to
cut down on certain polluting activities
1 A as B more C less D like
2 A so B while C though D because
3 A Specific B For example C Such as D Like
Trang 134 A takes B affords C carries D provides
5 A about B for C of D with
6 A or B and C as well D then
7 A start B continue C stop D go on
8 A carefully B unexpectedly C gradually D little
9 A way B figure C number D amount
10 A forbid B prevent C request D require
V Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D for each question
Aspirin's origins go back at least as early as 1758 In that year, Englishman Edward Stone
noticed a distinctive bitter flavor in the bark of the willow tree To Stone, this particular bark
seemed to have much in common with "Peruvian Bark", which had been used medicinally since the 1640s to bring down fevers and to treat malaria Stone decided to test the effectiveness of
the willow bark He obtained some, pulverized it into tiny pieces, and conducted experiments on its properties His tests demonstrated that this pulverized willow bark was effective both in
reducing high temperatures and in relieving aches and pains In 1763, Stone presented his
findings to the British Royal Society
Several decades later, further studies in the medicinal value of the willow bark were being
conducted by two Italian scientists These chemists, Brugnatelli and Fontana, determined that
the active chemical that was responsible for the medicinal characteristics in the willow bark was the chemical salicin, which is the active ingredient of today's aspirin
The name "aspirin" is the trade name of the drug based on the chemical salicin, properly known
as acetylsalicylic acid The trade name "aspirin" was invented for the drug in the 1890s by the
Bayer Drug Company in Germany The first bottles of aspirin actually went on sale to the public just prior to the turn of the century, in 1899
1 According to the passage, aspirin originated
A no later than 1758 B sometime after 1785
C definitely sometimes in 1758 D no earlier than 1758
2 It can be inferred from the passage that Peruvian Bark
A caused fevers B was ineffective in treating malaria
C was described to the British Royal Society by Stone D was in use prior to aspirin
3 The pronoun "it" in line 5 refers to
A malaria B willow bark
C effectiveness D The British Royal Society
4 The word "properties" in line 5 could best be replaced by
5 What did the willow bark look like after Stone prepared it for his experiments?
A It was in large chunks B It was a thick liquid
C It was a rough powder D It was in strips of bark
6 The Italian chemists mentioned in the passage most probably conducted their studies on
willow bark
A in the 1750s B in the 1760s C in the 1770s D in the 1780s
Trang 147 What is true about Brugnatelli and Fontana?
A They were from America B They added a chemical to the willow bark
C They conducted studies on the willow bark D They were chemical doctors
8 The expression "prior to" in line 15 could best be replaced by _
A at B before C during D after
9 The word "turn" in line 15 could best be replaced by
A spin B corner C change D reversal
10 Where in the passage does the author name the scientific compound that makes up
aspirin?
A Lines 2-4 B Line 7 C Lines 8-9 D Lines 12-13
VI Fill in each blank with a suitable word
LOOKING FOR A JOB
I finished university six month (1)………… , I’ve got a degree in business
administration I enjoyed the course very much though I realize I should have studied a lot
harder! A few of my friends have (2)………got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting
(3)……… … something suitable to turn up Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy I
look through the job advertisements (4)……… the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any vacancies (5)……… they work What I am looking for is something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or
even work abroad for a while The (6)………….… is not so important at this stage , provided I
earn enough to live on, because I don’t want to continue having to depend on my parents,
although they are (7)……… generous to me At the moment, I’m working in a nearby
restaurant two evenings (8)……… week, washing up and generally helping out, which
brings a little money The other people working there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same (9)………as me, so we have lots of to talk (10)………
VII Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence
1 They are going to repair my car tomorrow
Trang 15Tổng: 20 điểm, cụ thể như sau:
CÂU I: (2 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm:
CÂU VI: (2 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,2 điểm:
CÂU VII: (3 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng được 0,3 điểm:
1 I'm going to have my car repaired tomorrow
Trang 162 It was such an interesting trip that we couldn't forget it
3 No sooner had they arrived than things went wrong
4 The faster people drive, the more dangerous it is
5 We were (greatly/very) shocked to hear/when we heard that an earthquake had occurred
6 John is interested in astronomy
7 Were we to take effective actions now, we could still save the rainforests
8 These pictures are the most beautiful (that) I've ever seen
9 He reminded me/her/us/them to go to the supermarket after work
10 I shouldn’t have parked outside the police station
CÂU VIII: (3 điểm)
Part A PRONUNCIATION AND VOCABULARY
I Phonetics: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest (1point)
Pick out a word which is stressed on different position from the others
II Vocabulary Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence:
Trang 178 The collection has been sold to the British Museum where it will be _ for the nation
III/Complete the passage with appropriate words from the box (1point)
short, short, comic, character, moustache, terrifying Charlie Chaplin was an English film actor and director who did most of his work in the US Most people consider him the greatest (11) _ actor of the silent cinema He appeared in many
of his films as the best- known (12) _ he created, a poor man with a small (13) _
and trousers and shoes that are too big for him, causing him to walk in a funny way He made
many (14) _ comedy films, such as The Kid ( 1921), and several longer films, such as
City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936), which combined comedy with social and political comments He was made a (15) _ in 1975
PART B: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
IV/Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D that best completes that best the sentences
or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (3points)
16 These plants _ in a damp climate
Trang 1821 _ been diverted, they would have arrived early
A Hadn’t the plane B Had the plane not
C The plane had not D The plane not had
22 I won’t lend you this money _ to pay it
A in case you promise B if you promise
C if you didn’t promise D unless you promise
23 The door was locked _
A a five minutes ago by Ann B with Ann five minutes ago
C by Ann five minutes ago D in five minutes ago by Ann
24 This park is the orphanage where lots of orphaned and abandoned animals are taken care
of
A look after B involved in C dealt with D moved in
25 Many people come to the national parks to see the work being done to protect endangered species
A plants or animals that may be dangerous to people
B plants or animals that disappeared from the world
C plants or animals that are about to die
D planets and animals that may soon become extinct
26 When the wastes are poured into the atmosphere, the air become contaminated and
unpleasant to breath
A dense B dirty C pure D spoiled
27 The cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemical
Trang 19A waste B lived C hurt D poisonous
28 “Should we turn left or go straight?” “Hmm I’m not sure which way _”
A do we turn B to turn C should we turn D it turned
29 “Why don’t you join us for the coffee, Don?” After the movie, we asked Don _
A Would he join us for coffee B why he didn’t join us for the coffee
C to join us for coffee D join us for coffee
30 Somebody forgot this hat I wonder _
A whose this hat B whose hat this is C whose hat is D is this whose hat
V/ Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the given words (1point)
31 All the newspaper praised the _ of the firemen BRAVE
32 Saucepans are sold in the _ good department HOUSE
33 The group called” Friends of the Earth” is concerned about the _ of the natural
environment CONSERVE
34 The thief replaced the diamond with a _ stone WORTH
35 _ about the company” s future meant that few people wanted to invest money in
it CERTAIN
VI/Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2points)
36 Elderly people often belong to a _ group
Trang 2040 Frank _ when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor
A has about to leave
B had about to leave
C is about to leave
D was about to leave
41 Rosa suggested _ a suit and tie when he went for the interview
43 _ the book, please return it to me
A Should you find
B Will be finding
C Will you find
D Will you have found
44 The tests in this book are arranged, _
A in order of difficult
B in order of difficulty
C in orderly difficult
D in the order of difficulty
45.The increase from5 million to 350 speakers of English has not _ because of any
special merits in the language itself
a recorded voice will offer you a be wildering list of choices, and when you have finished
answering its questions, you will probably be (47) _ to several minutes of piped music
Trang 21before you eventually make (48) _ with a human being But the stress you undergo as a result is negligible compared to the impression on the telegraph (49) _ on people 150
years ago Until then, message could only travel as fast as a messenger could carry them But now they could be sent great distances in seconds Before long, submarine cables were
(50) _ across the oceans, and thirty years later, the network reached 20,000 towns
around the world When the first transatlantic able was completed in 1858, the Queen and the
President exchanged messages, preachers found (51) _ for it in the Bible, and the New York jewelers, Tiffany’s, bought unused pieces of the cable and sold them as souvenirs But
then, as now, everyone was not (52) _ of the technological advantages
Information arrived so quickly, often (53) _ what had previously been transmitted, that businessmen had to work much harder to (54) _ up with developments They arrived
home tired and stressed If we find difficulty with the Internet, which is technological evolution,
not revolution, our (55) _ had afar harder task in getting used to the invention in the first place
46 A confirm B prove C show D test
47 A oppressed B subdued C subjected D submitted
48 A collision B connection C communication D contact
49 A did B got C made D worked
50 A said B lain C put D set
51 A apology B argument C excuse D justification
52 A believed B convinced C pleased D satisfied
53 A contradicting B differing C disagreeing D objecting
54 A keep B maintain C remain D stay
55 A ancestors B elders C fathers D forerunner
VIII/Read and answer the questions (1point)
From the beginning, Philadelphia was a prosperous settlement At the time of the American
Revolution, a hundred years later, it was a political center and one of the large American cities
as it is today
Philadelphia contains so many buildings of historical interest On July 4, 1776, the Declaration
of Independence was signed in the famous Independence Hall now There we can also see the Liberty Bell, which was rung on that memorable occasion, and the room where the Constitution
of the United States was adopted The City was once the headquarter of Revolution, and from
1790 to 1800 it was the capital of the new republic
Answer the questions
56 Was the Philadelphia a prosperous from the beginning?
57 What did it become at the time of the American Revolution?
58 When and where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
59 What can we also see there?
60 When was it rung?
IX/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers (2points)
Situated in the central mountains of Alaska, a peak named Denali rises 20,320 feet above sea level It is the highest peak in North America and the central of Denali National park One of