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1 Đề số 1
PRONUNCIATION: (1,0 m)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
5 A who B wheel C whether D whale
6 A visited B handicapped C decided D wanted
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest
7 A comfort B area C college D believe
8 A performance B remember C celebration D participate
ĐÁP ÁN 5A 6B 7D 8C ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (1,0 m)
Identify ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it
9 I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime
A B C D
10 Peter apologized for break the vase
A B C D
11 I noticed a lorry to come down the hill
A B C D
12 I would like buying some earrings like yours
A B C D
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,25 ms)
Choose the correct option
13 He shouted, “I am ………… happiest in ……….world.”
A a / the B x / a C a / x D the / the
14 To participate ……….the contest, you must be under 25 years old
15 A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n) ………
A judge B candidate C investigator D witness
16 No one can prevent us from ……… good things
17 I could feel my hands ………with fear!
A to shake B shaking C was shaking D none is correct
18 What was the …………of match? – Three goals to nil
Trang 2A representation B participation C member D score
19 Listen! I hear someone ………….the gate It can’t be Peter because he is at work at
present
A to open B open C opening D opened
20 Linda: “Excuse me! Where is the post office?” Maria: “………….”
A Don’t worry B I’m afraid not C Yes, I think so D It’s over there
21 Peter: “How often do you go to school?” Harry :”…… ”
A Every day except Sunday B I go there early
C I don’t think so D I go there by bus
ĐÁP ÁN 13D 14A 15A 16D 17B 18D 19C 20D 21A Give the correct word form
22 My aunt lives in a (mountain) area of the country
23 We are rehearsing a play for the school anniversary (celebrate)
24 How many (participate) are there in the competition?
25 Several world (organize) have come to help poor people and orphans
Put the verb in parentheses in the correct verb form
26 We must avoid (hurt) .other people’s feeling
27 (Learn) a foreign language takes a long time
28 She has decided (stay) with her son for a week
29 (Fail) twice, he didn’t want to try again
READING: (1,25 ms)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below:
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and stronger heart But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs However, with all forms of exercise it’s important to start slowly and build up gently Doing too much and too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to working If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her advice
Ideally, you should be cycling at least two or three times a week For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest
30 According to the writer, it is best to go cycling
A once a week B at least two or three times a month
C at least two or three times a week D every day
31 All forms of exercise must be started
A quickly B gradually C strenuously D violently
Trang 332 People with back problems might go cycling because
A it enables them to carry the weight of their body on their feet
B it helps them to relieve their backache
C it helps to make their backs become stronger
D it does not make them carry the weight of their body on their feet
33 You should not worry about the shortness of breath because
A it is a sign of exercise having the right effect
B it shows that you should stop and take a rest
C it shows that there is something wrong with your heart
D it is a sign of your getting rid of your heart problem
34 Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of cycling?
A Giving you a stronger heart B Increasing you strength and energy
C Making you look younger D Giving you better muscles
ĐÁP ÁN 30C 31B 32D 33A 34C WRITING: (1,5 ms)
Rewrite each sentence in reported speech, beginning as shown
35 “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” said Bob
→ Bob denied
36 “I’m sorry I couldn’t come on Saturday,” said David
→ David apologized
37 “Why don’t we go back to Singapore?” I said
→ I suggested
38 “You stole Tim’s watch Didn’t you, John!”
→ Tim’s mother accused
39 “I’m very grateful to you for your help, Mr Smith.”
→ Sue thanked
40 “It true I killed the man.”
→ He admitted
THE END!
GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
2 Đề số 2
I Vocabulary and grammar: Choose the best word or phrases to complete the spaces:
* I don't know the girl wearing a long blue dress
Trang 4A whom B whose C X (nothing) D who
* The boy, bike I borrowed, speaks English well
* Our house, .was destroyed in the storm, is now being rebuilt
* The man is smiling at you Do you know him?
A Do you know the man who is smiling at you? B The man is smiling at you who do you
know
C The man who do you know is smiling at you D The man who you know him is smiling
at you
* A is someone who steals from a shop
A shop assistant B shoplifter C customer D burglar
* Which source of energy is unavailable at night?
A water B nuclear C solar D fossil
* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting
You have to finished writing the report yourself
A B C D
* I remember you about this three times
A tell B telling C told D to tell
* My grandparents live at the age of 70
A health B healthy C healthier D healthily
* Ms Jane is a biologist She is interested in
A conservation B conserves C conservancy D conservative
* We him yesterday
ĐÁP ÁN 1D 2D 3A 4B 5B 6C 7B 8B 9D 10A 11C
Trang 5II Read the passage, make questions and answer them:
Plants grow in almost every part of the world We see such plants as flowers, grass, and trees nearly every day Plants grow high on mountaintops, far out in the oceans, and in the deserts and polar regions Without plants, there would be no life on the earth We could not live without air or food; so we could not live without plants The oxygen in the air we breathe comes from plants The food we eat also comes from plants or from animals that eat plants We build houses and make many useful things from wood Much of our clothing is made from fibers of the cotton plants
1 Where / plants / grow?
2 Why / we / not live / without plants?
3 We / build houses / wood?
4 Where / food / we / eat / come from?
III Rewrite the sentences:
1 They live in a house which was built in 1890 (reducing relative pronoun)
2 Phuong Thao is a singer I like her music very much (relative pronoun)
3 He was the first man leaving the burning building (relative pronoun)
4 John was the last man who reached the top (infinitive)
5 Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting (went)
6 I’d like you to wait until they bring out a new modern (rather)
IV Sentence building:
1 Thousand of national parks / be / establish / protect endangered animals
2 The fence / surrounding / our house / make of wood
3 Đề số 3
READING: (1,25 ms)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below:
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and stronger heart But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs However, with all forms of exercise it’s important to start slowly and build up gently Doing too much and too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to working If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her advice
Ideally, you should be cycling at least two or three times a week For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest
1 According to the writer, it is best to go cycling
Trang 6A once a week B at least two or three times a month
C at least two or three times a week D every day
2 All forms of exercise must be started
A quickly B gradually C strenuously D violently
3 People with back problems might go cycling because
A it enables them to carry the weight of their body on their feet
B it helps them to relieve their backache
C it helps to make their backs become stronger
D it does not make them carry the weight of their body on their feet
4 You should not worry about the shortness of breath because
A it is a sign of exercise having the right effect
B it shows that you should stop and take a rest
C it shows that there is something wrong with your heart
D it is a sign of your getting rid of your heart problem
5 Which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of cycling?
A Giving you a stronger heart B Increasing you strength and energy
C Making you look younger D Giving you better muscles
ĐÁP ÁN 1C 2B 3D 4A 5C ERROR IDENTIFICATION: (1,0 m)
Identify ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it
6 I noticed a lorry to come down the hill
A B C D
7 I would like buying some earrings like yours
A B C D
8 I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime
A B C D
9 Peter apologized for break the vase
A B C D
PRONUNCIATION: (1,0 m)
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the rest
10 A performance B remember C celebration D participate
11 A comfort B area C college D believe
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
12 A visited B handicapped C decided D wanted
13 A who B wheel C whether D whale
Trang 7ĐÁP ÁN 10C 11D 12B 13A GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4,25 ms)
Give the correct word form
14 How many (participate) are there in the competition?
15 My aunt lives in a (mountain) area of the country
16 Several world (organize) have come to help poor people and orphans
17 We are rehearsing a play for the school anniversary (celebrate)
Choose the correct option
18 A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n) ………
A judge B candidate C investigator D witness
19 No one can prevent us from ……… good things
20 He shouted, “I am ………… happiest in ……….world.”
A a / the B x / a C a / x D the / the
21 To participate ……….the contest, you must be under 25 years old
22 Listen! I hear someone ………….the gate It can’t be Peter because he is at work at
present
A to open B open C opening D opened
23 I could feel my hands ………with fear!
A to shake B shaking C was shaking D none is correct
24 Peter: “How often do you go to school?” Harry :”…… ”
A Every day except Sunday B I go there early
C I don’t think so D I go there by bus
25 What was the …………of match? – Three goals to nil
A representation B participation C member D score
26 Linda: “Excuse me! Where is the post office?” Maria: “………….”
A Don’t worry B I’m afraid not C Yes, I think so D It’s over there
ĐÁP ÁN 18A 19D 20D 21A 22C 23B 24A 25D 26D Put the verb in parentheses in the correct verb form
27 She has decided (stay) with her son for a week
28 We must avoid (hurt) .other people’s feeling
29 (Fail) twice, he didn’t want to try again
30 (Learn) a foreign language takes a long time
LISTENING: (1,0 m)
Trang 8You will hear a talk about Spring School Listen and filling the missing information Spring School is an informal school It provides classes to disadvantaged children in Ho Chi Minh City Around -(31) - street children live and study at the school and about 250 children with special difficulties from District -(32) - regularly attend classes
The Organisation for Educational Development co-operated with Spring School to set up English classes in -(33) - Dance, theatre, singing and folk music classes were set up a year later Children from these classes participate in fundraising performances Spring School requires -(34) - to help organise their fundraising dinner held annually in June
34 A students B singers C souvenirs D volunteers
ĐÁP ÁN 31B 32A 33C 34D WRITING: (1,5 ms)
Rewrite each sentence in reported speech, beginning as shown
35 “You stole Tim’s watch Didn’t you, John!”
→ Tim’s mother accused
36 “It true I killed the man.”
→ He admitted
37 “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” said Bob
→ Bob denied
38 “I’m very grateful to you for your help, Mr Smith.”
→ Sue thanked
39 “I’m sorry I couldn’t come on Saturday,” said David
→ David apologized
40 “Why don’t we go back to Singapore?” I said
→ I suggested
4 Đề số 4
I Phonetics: 1102
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: (0.5p)
1 A sword B swallow C switch D sweet
2 A feature B weather C species D decrease
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others: (0.5p)
3 A electricity B geothermal C radiation D alternative
4 A distribute B recipient C document D transmission
II Grammar and vocabulary:
A Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets: ( 1.5 p)
Trang 91 I (find ) ………… ………this old photo while I (look ) for my passport
2 The factory was fined for (discharge) chemicals into the river
3 “Have you ever met the man ( stand ) over there?” “No Who is he?”
4 What you (do) when I came to your office yesterday?
5 Johnny was the last applicant (interview) for a position in that energy
station
B Use the correct form of the words in brackets: (1 p)
1 She cares (deep) about the environmental pollution
2 The chemical (pollute) from cars and factories make the air, water and soil
dangerously dirty
3 What I like best about your house is its (space) kitchen
4 The total energy (consume) in 2005 was over 150 million tons
C Choose the best answer: (1.5p)
1 There was no mention of the incident in the national press
A television B Internet C radio D newspapers
2 Several rare species are dying owing to human beings' deforestation and
careless hunting
A out B up C away D down
3 Human beings have great on the rest of the world
A focus B influence C attention D attraction
4 A nuclear reactor releases which is dangerous to the environment
A heat B energy C carbon dioxide D radiation
5 Farmers use …… pesticides to kill insects that devastate their crops
A a B an C X D the
6 She always calm throughout all the crises of her life
A remains B thinks C does D acts
III Writing:
A.Find out one mistake in each sentence: (1 p)
1 Her many friends, among who I like to be considered, gave her encouragement
2 I went to a reunion for students educating in the physics department during the 1980s
3 If the concentration of chlorine in water is careful controlled, it will not harm human beings
4 The recycling of waste paper and old newspapers help us save a great amount of wood
B.Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1.5 p)
1 The shot was fired that day It signalized the start of the American Revolution ( combine
using a participle)
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Trang 102 Alex took the gun out of his pocket He saw the robbers running down the street.(combine
using a relative pronoun )
>
3 The woman pays me a fair salary I work for her (combine using a preposition + a relative
pronoun)
>
IV Reading:
A Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fill in each blank: (1.25 p)
The growth of cities and the (1) ………of industries in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries brought increasing pollution of the rivers and waterways As a consequence, water
purification treatments have become more and more important as a means of providing safe
water
The most widely used method of water purification is water filtration plants (2)… remove
impurities from the water by passing it (3) sand, and, in some systems, treating the water with
elements such as chlorine
Filtration systems began in the Western Europe The first treatment plants were built in 1829 to purify the River Thames in England
In 1854, the (4) for water treatment plants became recognized and the need for pure
water a matter of public
concern when London cholera epidemic was traced to public well Most cities, first in England, then in the US and later
throughout the world, developed filtration plants to avoid cholera outbreaks that fr equently ravaged (5)
……… communities
1 A growing B decline C development D labour
2 A when B which C what D who
3 A through B under C around D above
4 A cost B liking C popularity D need
5 A its B their C it D theirs
B Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers: (1.25 p)
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set
out to improve transportation of the post office mails From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode transportation in the United
States Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery Even when the
general public had still suspected of the security of a new means of transportation, the post
office experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster,
occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule, or even abuse in the process
As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, automobile,
and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office