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Trang 2I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
1 A rose B disclose C chosen D whose
2 A monkey B donkey C grey D key
3 A ocean B decision C cushion D patient
5 A one B follow C horror D across
7 A site B kite C high D sit
8 A food B mood C understood D good
9 A music B singer C sacrifice D singular
10.A they B them C thing D the
II Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
1 When the party was we helped them clear up the house
2 Jack can’t remember the telephone number down
A write B to write C writing D written
3 Has Sue finished yet?
A washing up B to wash up C wash up D wash upping
4 Jane stopped the car a newspaper
A buying B to buy C buy D bought
5 I your name Could you tell me again?
A am forgetting B ’ve been forgetting C ’ve forgotten D was forgetting
6 There you are! I for two hours Where’ve you been?
A am waiting B wait C waited D have been
waiting
7 This job working very long hours
A involves B consists C includes D contains
8 “Have they arrested the thieves yet?” “It’s only a of time.”
A period B matter C length D waste
9 Just think, two years’ time, we’ll be 18!
A under B over C after D in
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11 The sun in the west Look ! It
A set/ is setting B sets/ is setting C setting/ set D set/ set
12 The weather fine so far this week
13 I have so many routines that sometimes I feel I am an automatic robot
14 When I came, he TV
15 That novel was written by a well-known writer It is worth
16 You should take regular exercise sitting in front of the television all day
17 I don’t want to go out tonight Anna phones
18 I object to like this
A be treating B treating C being treated D have been treated
19 Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions
A take place in B take part in C get on with D get in touch with
20 Don’t forget to the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning
III There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D
1 We are having my house paint That is why there is all this mess
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10 Either Lan or her sister do the housework every day
A B C D
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences
1 Vietnam declared its on September 2nd, 1945 (DEPEND)
2 The phone doesn’t work It’s been _ (CONNECT)
3 It was a complete _ due to poor planning (FAIL)
4 Her was so great that she broke a glass (ANXIOUS)
5 He is thinking of taking early _ next year (RETIRE)
6 I am afraid you have me because that is not what I meant (UNDERSTAND)
7 The of the film star, Jimmy Halton , made everyone sad (DIE)
8 Some people claim to be able to the future (TELL)
9 A famous pianist was _ for seven years (PRISON)
10 In March, the days start to (LONG)
do not have this information, they may(7)………….that private medical care is
extremely expensive It is not unsual for people to discover that they do not have (8)
………… money with them to (9)………… the total costs and (10)……… such circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated
VI Give the correct form of the verb in bracket
1 This is the first time I (1 - read) ……… a novel (2 - write ) ……… by an American
novelist
2 The stereo (3 - play) ……… since 6 pm I wish someone (4 - turn) ……… it off.
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4 She describes the accident as if she (7 - witness) ……… it yesterday 5 (8 -Write) ……… the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope 6 If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (9 - sell) ……… by the time we (10 - get) ……… there. Your answers : 1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
VII Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 1 The furniture was too old for us to keep It was
2 Nobody has cleaned the streets this week The streets
3.“ If I were you , I would not trust Peter,” she told Tom She advised Tom
4 He brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain He needn’t
5 Would you mind not smoking here ? I’d rather ………
6 She didn’t say anything when she walked in She walked in without
7 He couldn’t drive because of the fog The fog prevented
8 Neil regrets having sold his car Neil wishes
9 The child ran out because of the strange noise The strange noise
10 Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong No sooner
VIII Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition .
1 I am fond (1) ……… watching TV
2 I am interested (2) ……… reading books
3 (3) ……… be half of everyone here tonight, I’d like to thank you (4) ……… your advice
4 We arrived (5) ……… London (6) ……… nine o’clock
5 How much did he change you (7) ……… doing (8) ……… the room?
6 She began her talk (9) ……… an apology (10) ……… the audience
Your answers :
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6 7 8 9 10
IX Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word
HOW DO WE SEE 3D When we look across a field, how (0) do we know that one distant object is bigger
than another (1) that one object is behind another, not in front of it? In(2) words, how do we see things in three dimensions, in proper relation to(3) other, instead of seeing every thing “ flat ”? The answer is that(4) we see things, we see them not (5) with our eyes but with ourminds as well: we see things (6) the light of experience Our minds andmemories help (7) to interpret what we see For instance, experience gives us
an idea about the size of things A man (8) a boat some distance from the shorelooks much smaller than a man on the beach But you don’t think that one is very largeman and the (9) a very small man What you say to yourself is that one man isnearby and the other is (10) away
Trang 7I Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:
II Choose a word that has different stress pattern:
7 interactive experience commercial linguistics
8 temperature acquaintance distinguish describe
10 reputation description suggestion pollution
B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: Choose the right word or phrase in the brackets and fill in the blank to complete the sentences.
1 My village is about 120 kilometers ( in / at / to / for ) the west of HCMC.
2 I would rather she ( did / do / will do / to do ) the work again.
3 We ( came / arrived / went / reached ) the nearest village before sunset.
4 If only I ( were / am / can be / would be ) in the countryside right now.
5 He can’t earn money ( unless / until / if / without ) he has no job.
6 Do you ( want / object / mind / disapprove ) my turning the television
Trang 811 Maria’s English is excellent She speaks English ( very perfect / perfective / perfectively / perfectly ).
12 ( Campus / Hall / Institute / Dormitory ) is a large building in a college or university where students live.
13 Can you tell me how many chapters this book ( consists of ? / consists ? / comprises of ? / includes ? )
14 ( All of films / All of the films / Of all films / Of all the films ) you have watched , which film impresses you most ?
15 The mother divided the cake into four equal pieces The children were (pleased with / pleased about / happy at / happy on ) the equal division.
16 We think that with our solidarity we can ( overcome / pass / get
I Put the sentences in logical order to build a dialogue:
A Oh, I see And I have a question for you Do you know when the color television was
invented?
B It was invented by Peter Carl Goldmark.
C He was American.
D Your color television looks very nice Is it new?
E What’s his nationality?
F I know this question In 1950, wasn’t it?
G Yes My father has just bought it.
H I’m sorry I don’t know.
I You’re right And who invented it?
II Complete the passage below by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in the brackets:
The families in our streets are slowly being driven mad by the (1)(refuse)
of the inhabitants of No 13 to have any form of communication with them The trouble started over
what is known as noise (2)(pollute) Every evening, the (3) (think) neighbors used to turn up the volume on the TV so loud that no one
in the (4)(neighbor) was able to hear anything else Not knowing what (5)(act) to take, local residents held a meeting to see if anyone had any (6)(suggest) as to how to deal with the problem A decision was (7)(make) to send a number of people to talk to the family in No 13 and ask them (8)(polite) to turn their music down after six in the evening Unfortunately, the visit did not turn out to be (9)(success) , as the inhabitants of No 13 refused to talk to them So on the (10) (advise) of local police, the matter is now in the hands of the court III Read the passage and answer with true ( T ) / false ( F ) / not given ( N ):
There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important
ones Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue Another 400 million speak it as a second language No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language Chinese is the language with more speakers
Trang 9than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages In many countries, the textbooks in universities are written in English More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is composed in English More than three-fifths of the radio stations broadcast programs in English More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English English is the language of international communication.
1 Chinese is the most important language .
2 About 66.6 per cent of the world’s population speak six major languages .
3 Vietnamese speak English as their first language .
4 75 per cent of the world’s mail is in English .
5 40 per cent of the world’s radio stations use English .
6 English has more speakers than Chinese .
7 People in India speak English as their second language .
8 People in New Dehli cannot speak English .
9 People in France speak English as their foreign language .
10 People in Australia also speak English .
D WRITING: I Cloze test: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word Water is our life source It makes up 70 percent (1) …… ………our bodies, and the average person actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath (2)
……… ……….shower. But we are only now learning (3) ………… ………to look after water Acid rain has polluted as many as 18,000 lakes and our seas and our rivers are (4) ………
… ……… with waste products It is now very expensive to try to repair the damage (5) ……… ………….has been done We have some hope for the future, though, because new (6)……… ……… of water have been discovered People living the Sahara Desert have (7) ……… …………fish swimming in deep undergrowth steams Scientists also believe (8)……… … ………is a huge lake beneath London If we have learnt anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water clean II Building sentences: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences 1) Learning / foreign language / necessary / us / get / job // ………
2) I / spoke / the man / wife / injured / accident // ………
3) family / I / spend / two months / plan / summer / holiday // ………
4) driver / stop / car / time / save / child // ………
5) Boxing / too / dangerous / her / play, / it ? // ………
6) If I / younger / learn / drive / car // ………
7) Of all / hotels in town / the Royal Hotel / comfortable // ………
8) He / try / stop / smoking / many times / but / he / never / succeed // ………
9) I / hope / my English / considerably / improve / the end / course // ………
10) It / difficult / prevent / people / park here //
Trang 10III Sentence transformation: Rewrite each of the sentences in a such a way that has the same meaning as the sentences above it.
1) Six years ago we started writing to each other.
We have
2) Please do not smoke in this area of the restaurant.
Customers are requested
3) Can you look after my cat while I’m on holiday ?
6) Life in urban areas is less healthy than life in rural areas.
Life in rural areas is
7) It was so late that nothing could be done.
10)” How can I use this machine ? “ asked the man
The man wanted to know
E LISTENING : Listen to the conservation carefully and answer the questions below.
I Circle the correct answers a, b or c:
1) What is the name of her house ?
a Orchard Cottage b Riverside Cottage c Bramble Cottage
2) What is Sainsbury’s ?
a a supermarket b a hotel c a bank
3) What did they want to do ?
a to sell her cottage b to move her cottagec to knock down her cottage
4) When did it happen ?
a last year b two months ago c two years ago
5) How old is the woman ?
II Answer the questions :
1) What did they want to build ?
Trang 11(Thí sinh không được sử dụng từ điển )
PART ONE : LISTENING
A/ cindy has gone out Her father is taking several phone messages for her Listen
to the messages twice and then complete the forms below (by filling in the missing information or putting a tick in front of the right one) ( 2ms)
3 4
B listen to a passage twice and then cucling the best option to complete the following sentences(1,5m)
1 carol winston and Yoko mori are…………
A detectives B.teachers C.students D.lecturers
2 Milt singer is a…………
A detective B teacher C student D.lecturer3.Carol and Yoko are………
A.sisters B.classmates C.brothers D.roommates
4.Oregon state university is in………
A washington D.C B.New york C.Oregin D Tokyo5.Oregon state univerdity is …………
A small B.big C.dirty D friendly
PART TWO:PHONETICS +GRAMMAR+ STRUCTURES
A/ Circle the word ( A, or B, C, D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same group (1m)
1 A prayed B divided C arrived D seemed
Here’s who called
Name:Bob jackson
Telephone:………
Here’s the message
…………please call
…………he/she will call
Here’s who calledName:………
Telephone:………
Here’s the message
…………please call
…………he/she will call you
Here’s who calledName:………
Telephone:………
Here’s the message
…………please call
…………he/she will call you
Here’s who called
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3 A depend B benefit C invent D.enable
4 A hobby B hard C hour D hungry
5 A reading B.speaking C learning D pleasing
6 A movie B possible C college D scholar
7 A blanket B relax C tr avel D admire
8 A there B healthy C gather D northern
9 A special B century C city D notice
10 A humour B student C lunar D useful
B circle the word ( A, or B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently from that
of the others in the same group (0,5m)
1 A language B advice C summer D.region
2 A fashion B pattern C symbol D.design
3 A currency B capital C religion D.seperate
4.A assistant B conference C uniform D.waterfall
5 A traditional B material C minority D.economic
C/ put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form (1,5m)
1.I distinctly remember (1 play)……him I gave him two dollars
2.I think his book (2.become)……… a best-seller when it (3.publish)………
3.My chidren enjoy (4.allow)……… to stay up late when there is something special onTV
3.The last time he (5.see)……… in public he was wearing a grey suit
5.A friend of mine, Judith Nelson (6.presently, work)……….in the internationnal salesdivision at an electronics firm She (7.just, return)… from a trip to Japan She (8.ask)….(9.go)… to Japan because she can speak Japanese When she (10.be)…… a businessstudent at Boston University, she (11 study)….Japanese for four years She (12.neverhave)…… the opportunity to use her Janpanese until she ( 13 go) To Tokyo last years.While she was there, she (14 speak)… Japanses every day and( 15 enjoy) every minute
of it, She’s anxious to return
Your answers:
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2. 7. _ 12 3. 8. _ 13. _
4. 9. _ 14. _
5. 10. _ 15. _
D put the word in brackets into the correct form (1m)
1 He made a deep………on the members of his English spesking club (impress)
2 We went to see many…… Places in Hanoi last year (fame)
3 In Malaysia,…….is free (educate)
4 She’s a good singer She sings very……… (beauty)
5 Some designers have…… the Ao Dai by printing lines of poetry on it (modern)
6 The accident happens because of driving……… (care)
7 I was very……… that you won the first prize (amaze)
8 Thousands of people were…… killed in that morning (disaster)
9 The stories about UFOs caught the………of the whole class (imagine)10.Do you want to plan for some kind of…………trip? (excite)
E Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb article (1m)
1.My village is about 120 kilometers…………the west of Ho Chi Minh city
2.There is a shrine……… the top of this mountain
3 The Internet has developed and become part………….our daily life
4 We can see many international programs………… different channels
5 We will go……a picnic tomorrow
6 I lost my pen.I have looked……….it for all morning
7 Don’t forget to turn………….the light before going to bed
8 What can we do to spend less………… lighting?
9 He often takes part………….many different charity activities
10 You should take…………your shoes when you go into the temple
PART THREE: READING
A Fill the blank with an appropriate word(1m)
Trang 14In an earthquake the ground moves Earthquakes commonly last for a few…(1)…
There are big earthquakes……(2).small earthquakes Big earthquakes can damagebuildings and.(3)….people
The size of an earthquake can be…(4) A number is given to an earthquake…(5)…showsthe size of an earthquake
Methods for.(6)….the size of an earthquake into a number… (7).the Richter scale andthe modified Mercalli scale
Some countries,such as Janpan and Iran,are in….(8).with many earthquakes In theseplaces it is good to(9) houses and other buildings lighter.(10)… they will not breakwhen there is an earthquake
Air pollution is the first kind It mistly comes from fumes released from cars, airplanes,and trains Also, factories give out waste any where, even in the city where manypeople are living The factory owners must knmw that people don’t want to live in
pollution that is dangerous for their heath, Nobody in this world wants to breathe dirty
air
1 ………… helps us know many problems in the world
A Transportation B Media C Air D Factories
2 we can infer from the passage that…………
A.the factories owners must live in the city
B.the factories should owners don’t want to the in pollution
C.factories should be in the city
D.factories shouldn’t be in the city
3 Pollution is the cause of many………
A diseases B trains C fumes D.cars
4 The word “them” in line 3 of the passage refers to………
A newspapers B factories C problems D.people
5 The word “dirty” in the last sentence of the passage can be best replaced by………
A clean B pure C harmless D.polluted
Trang 15C Read the passage below and circle the best answer ( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences or to answer the questions (1,5m)
Many peole continue to skip breakfast despite ist being most important meal of the day
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel
they need to handle a long day at work They end up feeling tired by the afternoon andresort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin
Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch timedid not provie the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day
“Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need Your braingets depleted of glucose and you feel tires.” Ms Hourigan said
According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance Milk,enggs and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to alert Rolled oats arealso an excellent endurance food
1 According to the passage, people should…………
A have breakfast B skip lunch C not eat snacks D nothave breakfast
2.The word “fuel” in line 2 means………
A food B meal C nutrition D.energy
3 Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tiredbecause…………
A our brain ran out of glucose B our brain was full of glucose
C there was no oxygen in our brain D we did not have lunch
4.According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as andurancefoods?
A rolled oats B cereals C wholegrain bread D bananas5.Loysa Hourigan might work as………
A teacher B nutritionist C writer D.businnesswoman
D Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences (2ms)
As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue water and
white clouds
Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet isthe only one in our solar system known to harbor life Circling the Sun at an averagedistance of 149 million kilometers (93 millons miles), Earth is the third planet from thesun and the fifth largest planet the solar system
Its rapid spin and molten nickled-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic fieldwhich, coupled with the atmosphere, shiedls us from nearly all of the harmful radiationcoming from the sun and other stars Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s atmospherebefore they can strike the sunface The planet’s active geological processes have left no
Trang 16evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was fromed.The Earth has singe natural satellite-the Moon.
1.The main idea of the passage is that………
A.there are life-supporting characteristics on Earth
B.Earth is predominantly water
C.Earth has no common charateristics with other planets
D.Earth is the only planet with a moon
2 The word “distinguishing” as it is used in the passage means………
A.devastaing in nature
B.elevating in nature
C.charateristics like all other planets
D.charateristics that set it apart from other planets
3 It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss………
A people on planets B the solar system as a whole
C the Earth’s natural satellite-the Moon D rings around Saturn
4 As used in the passage, the word “harbor” is synonymous with………
A support B surround C water D.include
5 This passage leads one to believe that Earth………
A.never gets hit by meteors
B.always gets hit by metors
C.was hit by meteors in some past time period
D.may be bombarded by metors in the near future
PART FOUR: WRING
A Finish each of the follwing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it (1m)
Ex: I can’t come to the party tonight, but I’d like to
I wish I could come to the pary tonight
1 No one can answer this question
Trang 17B.For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but use the word given This work must not be altered in any way (1m)
Ex: I will certainly be there (fail)
I will be there without fail
1 People say that he is the best student of this school (said)
D paragraph writing: People think that secondary school students should only learn
such subjects as literature, mathematics, and English Write a paragraph of about
120-150 words to let people know your point of view Y our paragraph should include atleast 3 arguments (2ms)
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PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the following sentences.
1 Mr John is really interested the history of Viet Nam
2 Don't worry about us We can ourselves
3 We have learnt English three years.
4 She walked the kitchen and put her packages the table.
5 He doesn't look to be a famous boxer.
A enough strong B strong enough C weak enough D too weak
6 David’s school is very bad this term.
7 This book is that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A so interesting B so interested C such interesting D too interesting
8 Our teacher asked us in class.
A not to talk B to not talk C no talk D without talking
9 Tom drink a lot of coffee when he was a student.
10 I like activities such as walking and camping.
11 His towards me is very strange.
12 I tried my not to laugh, but I couldn’t.
13 Would you like to play soccer? -
A Yes, I do B Yes, I’d love to C Yes, please D I like it
14 Would you mind the window?
15 Will you pick me after the party?
II Give the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses.
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2 Last night when we (visit) him, he (do) an experiment in his room.
3 I (not see) our uncle recently No He (not go) out since he (buy) a new color television.
4 My mother is too tired (cook) tonight.
5 The teacher asked me (not make) noise in class.
6 The boys enjoy (play) games but hate doing lessons.
7 Look at those black clouds It (rain).
III Supply the appropriate form of the words that are in parentheses.
1 English is an (interest) and important subject
2 My country is rich in (nature) resources
3 During his (child) the family lived in Ho Chi Minh City
4 Could you give me some more (inform) about you and your family?
5 The shoes were nice, but they were (comfort).
6 Surface mail is much (cheap) than airmail.
7 He drives (care) and never gets accidents.
8 Bell (success) demonstrated his invention
9 (Fortunate), dark clouds appeared and it began to rain
10 My sister has a beautiful (collect) of stamps
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PART C: READING I Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the following passage. I have just (1) a letter from my brother, Dave He is in Australia He has been there (2) six months He is an engineer He is (3) for a big farm and he has visited a great (4) of different places in Australia He has just bought (5) Australian car and he has (6) to Alice Spring, a small town to the center of Australia.
He (7) soon visit Darwin From (8), he’ll fly to Perth My brother has (9) been abroad before, so he (10) this trip very exciting.
II Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer:
As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables Because
of their diet, they have high rate of cancer and heart disease In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well People are also eating more meat and diary products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer diary products.
1 What is the main idea of this passage?
A Children eat the same way their parents eat.
B Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables.
C Eating meat causes heart disease and cancer.
D The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases
2 Why do Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease?
A Because their diet changes B Because they do eat animal fat.
C Because they eat a lot of grains and very little meat.
D Because they live longer than anyone else in the world.
Trang 213 " … the Japanese live longer than anyone else……" What does anyone else mean?
A All other people B Most other people C Nobody D Some other people
4 “……he rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well.”
Where does there refer to?
A In the United States B In Cuba C In Japan D In Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary
PART D: WRITING
I Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
1 Would you like going to the concert with my friends tonight?
II Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the original ones.
1 She last ate this kind of food in January
4 The front yard is too small to play soccer in
The front yard isn’t
5 “Don’t stay up too late” My sister said
9 Your younger brother is too weak to lift that box
Your brother is not
10 Hung’s hobby is collecting stamps.
Hung is interested
III: Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1 Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
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b He can’t speak any foreign languages ………
c He hasn’t got a job since he left school ………
* Conversation 3: a She has had some experience working in a shop ………….…
b She likes meeting people ………
b He worked in a hospital library in England ………
II/ VOCABULARY-GRAMMAR & PRONUNCIATION ( 8pts):
Section 1: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others (1pt)
Section 2: Choose the best option A,B,C, or D to complete each of the following sentences Circle the letter before the word or phrase you choose.:(2pts)
1 I’ll give her the message as soon as she …… tomorrow.
2 He is thought ……… in a foreign country when he was 20.
3 We got our car ………yesterday.
4 Get me some stamps,……… ?
5 Some large cities have measured to ………… air pollution.
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6 When Bill retires, he’s going to ……… golf.
7 He drank only ……… water.
8 I’d like to ……… an appointment to see the doctor.
9 It isn’t quite ……… that he will be present at the meeting.
10 Paper money ……… for over a thousand years.
11 The dentist told me - more careful when I brushed my teeth.
A have been B being C be D to be
12 When Lan looked in her purse she found her ring had been
A stolen B thieved C robbed D broken
13 Tom can speak two languages One is English is French.
A Other B Another C The other D Others
14 Did you ask your father - some money?
15 The children kept - about the clowns that they liked most of all.
A talking B talked C to talk D talk
16 I’m sorry, I forgot your letter It is still here, in my pocket.
A post B to post C posting D posted
17 If you _ forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.
A smoke B smoked C would smoke D smoking
18 Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothing at work _ it is more convenient.
A although B however C as D moreover
19.There isn’t ………….food in the house.
20.Hoa had made plans …… she returned to Hanoi.
A when B after C as soon as D before
Section 3: Supply the correct form of the words in brackets (2.5pts)
1 The gas from the chemical factory was ……….harmful (EXTREME)
2 Pablo Picasso was a very ……… artist (CREATE)
3 It’s ……… ………of motorists to drink and drive (RESPONSIBILITY)
4 I found the whole experience absolutely………… ……… (EMBARRASS)
5 Since ……… ………has been so poor the class is being closed (ATTEND)
6 It’s hard to imagine the ……… ……….of hand phones nowadays (POPULAR)
7 He gets angry if you ……… with his idea (AGREE)
8 Some designers have ……… the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it (MODERN)
9 Her boring essay is the ……… one that I have ever read (LENGTH)
10 They are members of an international ……… (ORGANIZE)
Section 4: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one Use the words or phrases given (2.5pts)
1 He’s the best player our team has ever had NEVER
Our team………good player.
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III/ READING COMPREHENSION (4pts)
Section 1: Choose the best option(A, B, C or D) that fits the blank space in the following
passage (2pts)
Environmental pollution is a term that (1) to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with (2) gases and smoke, (3) _ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4) _ with too many fertilizers and pesticides Man also pollutes his surroundings (5) _ various other ways For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6) _ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7) _ of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8) _ death Polluted water kills fish and other (9) _ life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10) _ beautiful world.
1 A means B refers C provides D reduces
2 A thick B natural C exhaust D influent
3 A purifies B pumps C sprays D poisons
4 A soil B forests C streets D beaches
5 A on B in C by D with
6 A spoiling B leaving C scattering D gathering
7 A survival B environment C development D growth
8 A so B ever C too D even
9 A animal B marine C human D plant
10 A nature B natural C naturally D natured
Section 2: Read the text and fill only one suitable word in each blank (2pts)
Bill Gates is a very important person in the (1)……… industry He (2)……… been chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years He is (3)……… the richest person in the world How did he do it?
He learned a lot (4)……… his parents While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and (5)…… a successful lawyer From this, Bill learned that you have
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When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone (10) …… most of his friends were
playing, Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and (11)……… it when he was eight years old.
Bill’s childhood was not all work, (12)…… He (13) ……… to play a lot of
sports-swimming, water, skiing, tennis He was very serious (14) ……… sports He loved winning and he hated (15)……… When Bill got older he spent more and more (16)…… working- and playing- (17)…… a computer.
Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer (18)……… for the personal computer Once he was thinking about the future, he realised something important He thought that every home was (19) ……… to have a computer, and every computer would (20)
……… software- his software He said, “I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.” And he did.
Section 2: It is said that English is a useful language Do you think so? Write a passage (not
more than 200 words) about your idea (3pts)
………
………
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A LISTENING AND PHONETICS
I: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the missing word (1mark )
Trung: Hello This is ………
Linh: Can I……… to Trung, please? This is Linh
Trung: Hello, Linh How are you?
Linh: I’m fine I’m going to see a ……… Would you like to come? Trung: Which play is it?
Linh: It is Easy life Do you like it?
Trung: Yes What time can we meet?
Linh: Is 6.45 ok? The play ………at 7.00
Trung: All right See you at 6.45
Linh: Bye, Trung.
II: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
8 A engineer B excited C experiment D exhibition
9 A comment B equipment C improvement D development
10.A overhead B teammate C speaker D bean
B READING
Read the passage carefully (3 marks)
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland His father was an
expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages As a boy, Bell began interested in
sounds and speech In 1870 , Bell decided to emigrate to America He lived in Boston, where he
taught in a school for the deaf There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf
hear While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea Why not use electricity to send
the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention-the telephone
A Answer the questions (2ms)
1 Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ?
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B True or False(1m)
1 Alexander Graham Bell was a Scostman
2 He wasn’t interested in sounds and speech
3 He began living in the United States in 1870
4 The telephone wan’t Bell’s invention
III GRAMMAR and KNOWLEDGE.
A Choose the correct answer: ( 2 marks )
1 She looks at ………… in the mirror
2 She asked me ………… her with her homework
3.I think you………… to buy that book, it’s very interesting
4 The moon ………… at night
A shines B will shine C shine D is shining
5 Let me ……… your bag
6 Miss Suong has ………
A black long hair B a long black hair C long black hair D a long black
hair
7 Lan: Where is Tuan? Hoa: He is …………
A in front of B opposite C in D upstairs
8 Thu isn’t ride a motorbike to school
A enough old to B old enough to C old enough for D enough old for
B Supply the correct form verbs( 1 mak)
1 Rivers (flow) ……… to the sea
2 Why didn’t you (call) ……… me yesterday?
3 We mustn’t let children ( play) ……… in the kitchen
4 Where are you going to (have ) ……… your birthday party?
C Find out the mistake(1mark)
1 Would you like going to the cinema with me tonight?
Rewrite the sentences:
1 “ Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan
Henry
2 Both of the chairs are uncomfortable
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Trang 31Part II (15 pts) Choose the correct answer by circling A, B, C or D.
1 The children ………to the zoo.
A were enjoyed taken B enjoyed being taken
C were enjoyed taking D enjoyed taking
2 How did you get here ? Did you come the train ?
3 It’s time he ……… home now.
A has gone B went C goes D is going
4 How messy your room is ! It needs up right away.
A to clean B cleaning C clean D be cleaned
5 I’m really looking forward ……… to university.
A to go B going C to going D go
6 Somebody will do it, ………… ?
A won’t they B won’t he C won’t you D will they
7 Somebody forgot this hat I wonder
A whose is this hat B whose hat this is.
C whose hat is this D is this whose hat.
8 “You smoke a lot It’s an annoying habit” I wish you ………
A didn’t smoke B won’t smoke C wouldn’t smoke D shouldn’t smoke
9 He was …………ill that he couldn’t get up.
10 All motorcyclists must wear helmets It is ……… for them to wear helmets.
A official B compulsory C optional D separated
11 You look tired Why don’t you have a ….?
12.What’s the time now? It’s …twelve o’clock.
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14 Would you……opening the door, please?
A care B mind C.like D.help
15.The more……we walk the longer it will take us to get home.
A slowest B slower C slowly D slow
Part III (10 pts) Complete the sentences by giving the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.She sent her best wishes for my future (happy).
2.The girl I saw at the (enter) to the Fair turned out to be your sister.
3.It’s one of the most (enjoy) films I’ve ever seen
4 We should use paper as (economy) as we can.
5 The old theater of our city is being enlarged and (modern)
6 The discussion made a deep (impress) upon the pupils.
7 Our house is (protection) by several burglar alarms
8 (Tradition) , the Ao dai was worn by both men and women.
9 I will never forget my happy (child).
10 Television is one of the cheapest forms of (entertain)
Part IV (15 pts) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form.
1 I ( think ) of selling my car but I (not decide ) yet.
2 Penny (live ) here ever since she (arrive ) from England.
3 I usually (drink) coffee but yesterday I (give up).
4 Decorating is difficult, but I (finish) painting the kitchen and now I (do) the living room.
5 You (visit) this country before? When you (come) here for the first time?
6 I’m afraid that you can’t talk to Jack now He (get) very dirty playing football and he (have) a bath.
7 When Jack comes this evening, he (bring) his girlfriend.
8 My grandfather used to be made (work) very hard.
9 This problem (not mention) in your last report.
Part V (10 pts) Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.
I arrived in London at (1) ………… The railway station was big, black and dark I didn’t know the way to my hotel, (2) ……… I asked a porter I not (3) ………… spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as (4) ……… The porter, however, could not (5) ………… me I repeated (6) ……… question several times and at last he understood He answered me, but he spoke (7) ………… slowly nor clearly “I am a foreigner”, I said Then he spoke (8) ……… , but I could not understand him My teacher (9) ……… spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at (10) ………… other and smiled.
Part VI (10 pts) Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
Most people agree that computers are the most important of the 20th century The 1st business computers introduced just abont 30 years ago, and now they are being a wide variety
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1- A discovery B invention C exploration D production
Part VII (10 pts) Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences below.
1 Let’s go to the cinema tonight, will we?
2 He looks as his brother.
3 The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.
4 It is raining heavy, we can’t go out.
5 They haven’t visited us when they moved here.
6.There is a river is flowing across my village.
7.My village is in the North of Hanoi Capital.
8.It spends thirty minutes to get there by bus.
9.Do not let your children to eat a lot of sweet.
10.I am having my house repaint That is why there is all this mess
Part VIII (10 pts) complete the following letter by using the prompts given
Dear Sir,
1.I / see/ school’s advertisement/ TV/ last night.
2 I/ interested/ learn English/ and/ I/ like / information/ school.
3 I/ study English/ four years/ but /want/ improve/ speaking/ listening/ skill.
4 I/ be/ very gratefull/ if/ you/ send/ details/ courses / fees.
5 look/ forward/ hear/ you/ soon.
Your sincerely,
Part IX (10pts) Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1 Does your brother use the Internet every day?
- Your brother _?
2 John lives in a small flat and he doesn't like it.
-John wishes _
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- Nam asked _
4 Minh keeps coming to class late.
- Minh _?
5 We couldn't drive because of the fog.
- The fog prevented
6 We began to live independently when we were 18 years old
Part X (5pts) Fill in each blank with ONE suitable preposition
1.He once worked … a cook on a ship.
2 He is generous and kind ……… you.
3 I succeeded … persuading him to go with us.
4.Can you show me the differences … the two brothers?
5 Next month, I’m going to Scotland ……… a short holiday.
_The end _
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (1 m)
1 A begin B enjoy C decide D benefit
2 A how B know C follow D below
3 A book B soon C choose D school
4 A polite B today C pop D from
II.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D: (2.5 ms)
1 It’s very kind …… you to say so!
A in B to C for D of
2 He has ………… money that he can’t afford to buy food
A so few B so many C so little D so much
3 Minh has to walk to school, so he wishes he ……… a bicycle
A has B had C will have D shall have
4 He has ………… interesting book that we all want to borrow
A so B such C such a D such an
5 What is your daughter named ……… ? – A kind of flower
A after B on C in D from
6 My friends asked me ……… keep me touch
A promise to B promised to C promising to D to promise to
7 The course is ……… for children in this country
A religious B option C adding D compulsory
8 Remember ………… the door before you leave
A to lock B lock C locked D locking
9 She has come here ………… yesterday
A in B since C for D on
10 We …… the nearest village before sunset
A came B arrived C want D reached
III.The following passage contains 9 errors Find and correct them (2 ms)
The first one has been done as an example.
Summer in England is the better season of all The sky is clear and blue The sunshines bright But it is not pleasant to go out at noon because of the sun dazzles oureyes The air is generally dry It is very pleasant taking a walk in the morning when thecountry is cool, or again on the evening when the sunshine is not so heat, and the moonraises above the horizon How beauty it is in summer in the countryside There high inthe sky, there has the moon which sheds its silver light together with thousands of littlestars twinkling and twinkling
Example: 0 better > best
1/ …… … …… 2/ … …….…… 3/ … …… …… 4/ ……….…………
5/ ……… …… 6/ …… … …… 7/ …… ….…… 8/ ……….…….……