Question IV: Read the text carefully and choose the best answer to complete it.. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, 26 _______ largely on the beauty of
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Question I (LISTENING)
You will hear two tourists; Sally and Peter talking in a coffee shop Listen to the dialogue carefully and choose the correct letter A, B or C to confirm the information you hear.
1 How long has Sally been waiting?
2 What caused Peter problems at the bank?
A The exchange rate was down B He was late.C The computers weren’t working.
3 Who did Peter talk to at the bank?
4 Henry gave Peter a map of
5 What do Peter and Sally decide to order?
Question II Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the rest in each group.
10 A television B advertisement C dictionary D supervisor
Question III Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
11 Your plan is similar ……….mine.
12 Robots may be ……….the housework for us in the future.
13 Are you saying you ……….her again?
14 Jane said she ……….18 years old the next week.
15 I know him ……….sight but not to speak to.
16 Mother! Someone ……….my bicycle! I can not see it.
17 He’s left his book at home; he’s always so ………
18 I could not finish my work……….the help he offered me.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Trang 2A although B despite C because D because of
19 He forgot……… the letter for me this morning, so now I will have to do it.
20 Noone ………him could solve this problem I really admired his intelligence.
21 I tried hard but I couldn't him.
22 This soup tastes that I can't eat it.
23 Let’s go for a long walk,……….?
24 This is not the right to ask for my help: I am far too busy even to listen !
25 I'm looking forward to ……… on vacation.
Question IV: Read the text carefully and choose the best answer to complete it.
A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (26) _ largely on the beauty of their physical appearance The modern beauty pageant can (27) _ its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty' contest The following year the title was (28) _ as Miss America Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (29) _ beauty contests Women from around the world (30) _ in the competition for these titles To be selected as Miss World or Miss Universe, a contestant must be (31) _ If a Miss WorId fails to live up to people's expectations, she may, be (32) _ The organizers of the major beauty contests represent their contests (33) _ being events of world importance (34) _, many other people consider beauty contests to be (35) _ entertainment event of no great importance
Question V: Speaking; Imagine that you are going shopping in a foreign shop and you want to buy a shirt What does the shop assistant say? And what should you say to deal with your task successfully? Read the following dialogue and fill in the missing information Write your full sentence in your answer paper.
Trang 3AT THE SHOP Shop assistant: Good morning! (36)……….?
Customer: I would like to buy a T-shirt.
Shop assistant: (37)……… you?
Customer: Uh! Size XL, please.
Shop assistant: (38)……… ?
Customer: I’d like the blue one (39) ………on?
Shop assistant: Of course Here is the shirt.
Customer: How much is it?
Shop assistant: 10 dollars, Sir!
Customer: Ok! I (40)………
Question VI: Supply the correct form of the words in each blank of the following sentences.
41 That was a very thing to say (HURT)
42 There's enough in the world without people making films about it (SAD)
43 The food was rather (DISAPPOINT)
44 He's caused his parents a lot of (UNHAPPY)
45 He doesn’t drive as……….… as he did last year (DANGER) Question VII: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer.
The habits of those who constantly play video games are very important to people working in video-game industry If video games are going to be one of the most attractive features of future interactive systems, it is essential for producers to know what types of games to make, how best
to present such games on interactive video and how to ensure that such games maintain their fascination for people Above all, it is vital to build up detailed profiles of people who are addicted to video games
Until recently, the chief market for video games has been boys aged eight to fifteen The fascination for interactive video games is seen in its purest form in this group Video games appeal to some deep instinct in boys who find it impossible to tear themselves away from them Schoolwork is ignored, health is damaged and even eating habits are affected Girls of the same age, however, are entirely different, demonstrating far greater freedom from the hold of video games Quite simply, they can take video games in their stride, being able to play them when they want and then leave them alone
46 Producers of video games are keen on _
A developing computer techniques in making such games
B learning about drug to which people are addicted
C designing ways to change their video games into television programs
D finding the best ways of continuing to attract people
47 The people who are most attracted to video games are .
C boys from eight to fifteen years old D both boys and girls between eight and fifteen
48. _have different attitude towards playing video games.
Trang 4C Girls and boys above fifteen D Boys and girls from eight to fifteen
49.The addiction to video games can be so powerful that it can _
50 Compared with boys of the same age, girls are _
Question VIII: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the one printed before.
51 The book interested me more than the film.
=>I thought………
52 No, please don’t tell him.
=> I’d rather you ……….………
53 You travel much You know much about the world.
=> The ………
54 They said that the man was a famous composer
=> The man……….……….………
55 There is no milk left
=>We………
Question IX: Imagine that you have just returned from an interesting trip to a countryside/ mountain or another country Write a short essay (150-> 180 words) to describe your trip.
_THE END
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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Question I: 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question II 0,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question III 1,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question IV 1 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question V 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
36 Can I help you?
37 What size are you?
38 What color would/do you like/want? Which one do/would you like/want?
39 Can/ Could I try it on?
40 I will take/buy it/this
Question VI 0,5 điểm – 0,1 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question VII 1,5 điểm – 0,3 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
Question VIII 1 điểm – 0,2 điểm / 1 đáp án đúng.
51 I thought the book was more interesting than the film (was)
I thought the film was less interesting than the book (was)
I thought the film wasn’t as interesting as the book (was)
52 I’d rather you didn’t tell him
53 The more you travel, the more you know about the world
54 The man was said to be/have been a famous composer
55 We have run out of milk
Question IX 2 điểm