ĐỀ SỐ 21
I. Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A. B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentences or best answers the question.
1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. national B. natural C. carry D. plane
2. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. innovated B. mended C. received D. celebrated
3. Which word has different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. destruction B. mechanic C. interview D. environment
4. Which word has different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. listen B. measure C. rubbish D. prevent
5. “Let’s congratulate Nam _________ his excellent academic achievement.” Said the teacher.
A. to B. of C. on D. in
6. Our school celebrated Children’s Day _________ June 1st two week ago.
A. on B. in C. at D. to
7. - Nam: “Have you ever enjoyed Tet, Maryam?”
- Maryam: “You mean the Lunar New Year? I once had a chance to be in Vietnam then, ____ I really like it.”
A. or B. and C. so D. although
8. - Bao: “Did you follow SEA GAMES 31, _________ held in Vietnam from May 12th to 23rd 2022?”
- Minh: “Of course, Viet Nam won over 200 gold medals.”
A. who is B. which was C. that is D. when was
9. - Mark: “Viewers from the rural areas can get access to cable television, can’t they?”
- An: “Yes, there is _________ local and international programs on different channels.”
A. lots of B. plenty of C. a variety of D. a number of
10. Our teacher suggests _________ waste paper for the school’s recycling scheme.
A. colleting B. to collect C. being collected D. to be collecting
11. - Daisy: “What is your favorite place to _________?”
- Lucy: “Lemongrass Restaurant.”
A. runout B. eat out C. carry out D. fill in
12. Famers use animal dung to _________ their fields.
A. make B. fertilize C. run D. develop
13. - Thanh: “Why don’t you reduce the amount of water your family users?”
- Nga: “_________”
A. Nice idea! B. Yes, please. C. No, thanks. D. You’re welcome.
14. - Chinh: “Congratulation! You scored a superb goal for our team.”
- Tung: “_________”
A. Everybody does the same. B. It was the whole team’s effort. Thanks.
C. Yes, let’s. The crowd was fantastic. D. Thank you. Everybody can solve this problem.
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blanks space in the following passage.
My sister Susan and I were in the yard (23) ______ with our neighbors' dog last Saturday afternoon when suddenly the sky turned dark gray. Minutes later, it began to rain heavily, so we ran quickly into the house.
Mom asked us to close all the windows. Just as I shut the window in the kitchen, we heard a loud clap of thunder. Dad took us to the (24) ______ and asked us to keep calm. From there, we could hear the strong wind outside. All of (25) ______ my sister was startled by a loud crashing noise and started to cry. We tried to calm her down but she was very scared.
After a few minutes, the wind stopped and everything was quiet. We slowly made our way up from the basement. The house was full of glass (26) ______ the broken windows. The real damage was outside though. There were trees on the streets and there were damaged cars all over. Our neighbors were very (27) _______ because they couldn’t find their dog. We (28) ______ everywhere and finally found him behind some bushes. He got wet all over but luckily was unhurt.
23. A. play B. played C. playing D. to be played
24. A. garage B. basement C. attic D. kitchen
25. A. a sudden B. suddenly C. an immediate D. Immediately
26. A. on B. up C. to D. from
27. A. tired B. satisfied C. horrible D. worried
28. A. searched B. phoned C. cried D. watched
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
29. Her father learned that the house was for sale through an _________________. (advertise)
30. Physical exercise is _________________to our health. (benefit)
31. In the speaking examination, answers are presented _________________on tape. (oral)
32. She's just had an article _________________in the Tuoi Tre. (publish)
33. Tsunami is a natural _________________that can cause great damage. (disastrous)
34. I like watching the news on TV every day because it’s very _________________. (inform)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences.
35. Most students tried/ Entrance exam / to concentrate / for the coming / on studying /. /
@ Most students tried ________________________________________________________
36. Global warming / that happens / over many, many years / is a slow change /. //
@ Global warming __________________________________________________________
VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
37. How long have you been learning English?
@ When did________________________________________________________________
38. The students spent ten minutes waiting for their bus.
@ It took __________________________________________________________________
39. My uncle will send for a mechanic to fix his car tomorrow.
@ My uncle will have his ______________________________________________________
40. “What about teaching the children how to cope with an emergency?” said Mrs. Thu.
@ Mrs. Thu suggested that the children _______________________________________
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
3. China is _____ far the most populated country in the world.
A. as B. by C. so D. to
4. The hotel is beautifully _____ in a quiet spot near the river.
A. located B. situating C. lying D. stayed
5. A _____ is a cave that is big enough for humans to go inside.
A. cavern B. bay C. fortress D. temple
6. If I were in your_____, I’d take it easy and try to forget it.
A. shoe B. shoes C. sandal D. sandals
7. _____ this hand-embroidered picture was expensive, we bought it.
A. As B. Because C. Even though D. Despite
8. _____ is a mix of English, Malay, Mandarin.
A. ‘Hinglish’ B. ‘Singlish’ C. ‘Thailish’ D. ‘Vietlish’
9.My friend, _____bicycle was stolen last week, has decided to buy a motorbike
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
0. You have cleaned your bike, ________?
A. have you B. do you C. haven’t you D. don’t you
11. Son Doong Cave is recognised as _____ cave in the world by BCRA.
A. the larger than B. the largest C. the larger D. the most large
12. "Mum. I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test" - "……………."
A. Good way! B. You are right. C. Oh, hard luck! D. Good job!
13. Tom: “How did you get here?" - John: “…………………”
A. I came here last night. B. I came here by train.
C. The train is so crowded. D. Is it far from here?
Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Recycling saves the earth by facilitating the reprocess of paper ------ will save millions of trees.
A. why B. which C. who D. whose
6. Air pollution needs to be regulated by the government for the reason of its negative impact on health, animals, economy, and ---.
A. advertisement B. encouragement C. environment D. fashion
7. If COVID-19 is spreading in your community, --- safe and take by taking some simple precautions.
A. stay B. take C. do D. make
8. Physical distancing, wearing a mask, avoiding -------, cleaning your hands are simple precautions to prevent COVID-19 from outspreading
A. crowd B. environment C. trash D. damage
9. Natural disasters include floods, , earthquakes, ----- tropical storms (e.g., hurricanes and typhoons) and tornadoes .
A. crowd B. environment C. trash D. tsunamis
10. Pollution has ----- the usable amount of natural resources.
A. dissolved B. protected C. recycled D. reduced
11. Most banks now provide their ------ online, which is fast and secure.
A. energy B. service C. environment D. products
12. Employers usually look for candidates who have ------ and suitable experience.
A. qualifications B. edition C. benefit D. limitation
13. – “_______” - “But Grandma, the forecast says it’ll be sunny.”
A. Remember the new words by heart. B. Let’s eat out.
C. Let me go shopping. D. Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat.
14. A. How are things going with you? B? -------
A. Don’t mention it. B. Not so bad. C. You’re welcome. D. Don’t forget me.
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
15. What does this sign mean ?
A. Reduce bottles only B. Recycle paper only C. Reduce paper only D. Recycle bottles and cans
16. What does the sign mean?
A. You cannot go straight.
B. You can go at the speed of 60 km/h.
C. You aren’t allowed to turn around.
D. You should be careful due to the crowd ahead
Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.5pts)
I suggest _____________ off the lights before going out.
A. turn
B. to turn
C. turning
D. turned
Part 2. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.25 points)
When visitors (1) in a tour of the Mekong Delta, they can visit Cai Rang Floating Market to see the river life. Cai Rang Floating Market is opened all day but it is busiest (2)________ sunrise to about 9 a.m. The main items sold there are farm produce and specialties of neighboring areas.
During the early morning market hours, larger sized boats anchor and create lanes so that smaller boats can move into and out of. The waterway(3) a maze of hundreds of boats packed with mango, bananas, papaya, pineapple, and other goods. Sellers do not have cry their goods because their goods can be seen in the distance and their cries would not be heard in the vastness of the river and the river and the (4)________ of boat engines. Sellers tie their goods to a tall pole so that buyers can see from a distance what they are selling. Each boat is loaded with plenty of seasonal goods. Activities at the market are also an occasion for tourists to study the cultural (5) of southerners.
1. A. will join B. are joining C. join D. joined
2. A. from B. at C. on D. of
3. A. will become B. becomes C. is becoming D. became
4. A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noisiest
5. A. aspects B. appearances C. guides D. subjects
II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Either boys or girls, usually aged from seven to ten, play the two-person game of “Mandarin’s Box”. They
draw a rectangle on the ground and (1) it into ten small squares called “rice fields” or “fish
ponds”.
They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two (2) of the rectangle,
which are called “mandarin’s boxes” – the game’s name, each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone.
Each player places the stone in one of the mandarin’s boxes and five small pebbles in each of the other
squares. Then the game begins. The first player takes up the contents of one square on his or her side of the
board, but not a mandarin’s box and distributes the pebbles one by one, (3) with the text square in (4)
direction. Since each square contains five pebbles at the beginning, the first move will distribute five
pebbles to the left or right.
After the last pebble is distributed, the player takes the contents of the following square and repeats the
distribution (5) . But if the following square is one of the mandarin’s boxes, the turn ends and
passes to the other player.
If the last pebble falls into a square that precedes one empty square, the player wins all the contents of the
square following the empty square and (6) these pebbles from the board. However, if there are two or
more empty squares in a row, the player (7) his or her turn.
Once a player has taken pebbles from the board, the turn is (8) to the other player. If all five
squares on one player’s side of the board are emptied at any time, that player must place one pebble he or she
has aside back in each of the five squares so that the game can resume.
The game (9) until the two mandarin’s boxes both been (10) . At the end of the game, the player
with more pebbles wins, with each of the large stones counting as ten points.
1. A. divide B. share C. separate D. leave
2. A. aims B. ends C. small points D. stops
3. A. start B. starting C. start D. having started
4. A. no B. all C. either D. both
5. A. action B. method C. change D. process
6. A. ends B. disappears C. leaves D. removes
7. A. loses B. succeeds C. fails D. wins
8. A. gone B. made C. handed D. rewarded
9. A. starts B. pauses C. stops D. continues
10. A. held B. taken C. moved D. accepted
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space
The survey of eating habits was (19)_________ in Ho Chi Minh City by a group of Japanese nutritionists in order to understand the changes of eating environments and habits accompanying with the economic growth after the war in Viet Nam. The surveys were made in 2002 and 2006. In the survey in 2002, the Vietnamese surely took three meals a day without taking any snacks. They mainly took (20)______ like rice, bread, noodles and some vegetables. But the (21) ______of oils and fats and milk products was rare. It is like (22)_______ of Japan in several decades ago.
In the survey in 2006, the changes in eating habits were observed. (23) _______the rising of their concern on eating, they rarely took food late at night. The variety and frequency of food was increased. The intake (24)______ snacks was also increased. These changes are (25) ______to have been caused by the change in their attitude towards eating due to the change in lifestyle and those changes had been observed in Japan. More rapidly, however, they were in Viet Nam.
19. A. behaved B. carried C. conducted D. made
20. A. basics B. proteins C. staples food D. staples
21. A. processes B. intake C. production D. amount
22. A. that B. what C. those D. which
23. A. Together with B. Because C. Despite D. Due to
24. A. in B. of C. on D. with
25. A. thought B. found C. considered D. regarded
I. Choose A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence:
1. What aspect _______ learning English do you find the most difficult?
A. in B. on C. at D. of
2. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. cause B. laugh C. naughty D. pause
3. Mary has read this article on the website, _______ ?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. haven’t she D. hasn’t Mary
4. He told me he _______ leave the city the following day.
A. will have to B. would have to C. has to D. had to
5. You like watching sports, don’t you? .~ _______.
A. Not really B. No, I am not C. Yes, I am D. No, I do
6. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. impressive B. unique C. advantage D. aspect
7. She said that she _______ learning English with you.
A. like B. liked C. liking D. to like
8. She asked me how I _______ English in the future.
A. use B. will use C. would use D. used
9. When I _______ to see him last night, he _______ a newspaper.
A. come / is reading B. come / reads C. came / read D. came / was reading
10. You watch the News, don’t you? – _______.
A. Me too B. Yes, every day C. No, I am not D. Yes, I am
11. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. tuition B. violence C. challenge D. excellence
12. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. character B. chair C. check D. chalk
13. My children enjoy _______ up late when there is something special on TV.
A. being allowed to stay B. allowing to stay
C. be allowing to stay D. being allowing stay
14. You weren’t listening, _______?
A. wasn’t B. was I C. weren’t you D. were you
V. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in each sentence.
1. Of course, she can lift that. She is as ________ as a horse.
A. tough B. strong C. heavy D. big
2. ________ to the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. Akin B. In addition C. With reference D. Prior
3. The amount she earned was ________ on how much she sold.
A. related B. dependent C. secured D. connected
4. The saguaro, ________ in desert regions in the southwestern United States, ________ cactus in the world.
A. finds/ the largest B. finding/ is the largest
C. found/ that is the largest D. found/ is the largest
5. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to ________ is at the desk.
A. whoever B. who C. whom D. anyone
6. The bank will require three ________ signatures when you open an account.
A. trial B. natural C. sample D. specimen
7. Here is an example of an ancient ________ Chinese vase.
A. beautiful B. tiny C. patterned D. exotic
8. All the way along the winding street ________.
A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. come he
9. The World Health Organization has stated that smallpox has been almost completely _______.
A. uprooted B. eradicated C. obliterated D. extinguished
10. As a result of the recent rise in the divorce rate, there are far more ________ parents than there used to be.
A. single B. only C. unique D. separate
V 2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses.
1. We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)
2. Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________ to the pagoda . (enter)
3. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)
4. Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)
5. What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)
6. ________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they recieve. (Consume)
7. If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)
8. ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve)
9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)
10 . You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)
Bài 7:
1. I would love to learn different languages. keen
I ________________________________________ different languages.
2. I'm sorry I was late for the meeting. apology
Please ________________________________________ late for the meeting.
3. “You borrowed my watch, didn't you?” Tom's sister said. accused
Tom's sister ________________________________________ her watch.
4. Most people hope they will have enough money to buy a house or a flat. afford
Most people hope they ________________________________________ to buy a house or a flat.
5. I wish I had not lied to my parents. truth
If only ________________________________________ to my parents.
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