SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
1.A. excited | B. exclamation | C. excellent | D. explanation |
2.A. climb | B. doubt | C. comb | D. suburb |
3.A. foundation | B. action | C. question | D. dictation |
4.A. sincere | B. recycle | C. precise | D. racial |
5. A. wicked | B. coughed | C. learned | D. beloved |
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0pt)
1. A. application B. undergraduate C. inhabitant D. intervention
2. A. curriculum B. kindergarten C. contractual D. technology
3. A. ability B. certificate C. engineering D. amazing
4. A. acceptance B. opportunity C. creativity D. possibility
5. A. challenging B. university C. college D. reference
SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. He was very upset by the .............. of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. effect D. success
2. I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I didn’t go to bed so late last night. B. I wish I went to bed early last night.
C. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night. D. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed early last night.
3. They spent a lot of time ....... about what they would do if they had a lot money.
A. talking B. talked C. talk D. to talk
4. Many people would be out of work if that factory ....... down.
A. closes B. closed C. had closed D. would close
5. Happiness is something ....... money cannot buy.
A. who B. whose C. where D. that
6. Alice didn’t expect ....... to Bill’s party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
7. Neither Dick nor Tom …….. how to speak German.
A. knows B. knew C. are knowing D. know
8. No sooner ....... than he left.
A. he had arrive C. would he arrive B. he has arrived D. had he arrived
9. Most people were …………. that she won the championship.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
10. Our teacher always …………… us to speak English frequently.
A. makes B. takes C. begs D. encourages
11. They worked hard ……….. they might be well prepared for the exams.
A. then B. so that C. because D. since
12. Why don't you have your car …………… ?
A. wash B. to wash C. washed D. washing
13. He used to ………….. to school by his mother.
A. take B. took C. taking D. be taken
14. I telephoned the station to make ……….. of the time of the train.
A. sure B. true C. real D. right
15. Would you mind keeping a (n) ………. on our house while we’re away ?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
16. The boys was made ……………… his homework every night.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to doing
17. He arrived at the airport with only ………….. luggage.
A. a little B. a few C. any D. a lot of
18. He took great pride …………….. his success.
A. of B. about C. in D. for
19. Do you mind …………. your own ?
A. living with B. living on C. to live on D. living in
20. It isn’t worth ……… in that river as it is so polluted.
A. fishing B. go fishing C. to fish D. fish
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
1. The children prefer playing with sand on the beach more than swimming in the sea.
A B C D
2. Each of us should do everything possible to keep our environment cleanly.
A B C D
3. Collecting stamps from foreign countries are one of my father's interests.
A B C D
4. Would you like if I opened the window? It's too hot here.
A B C D
5. I tried to do everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don't receive his reply.
A B C D
6. She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview.
A B C D
7. The sooner you leave, the earliest you will arrive at your destination.
A B C D
8. I never have anything to write with because I’m always lose my pens.
A B C D
9. My brother together with his friends often jog in the park.
A B C D
10. I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back.
A B C D
V. Give the correct forms of the words given (2,0pts)
1. This is really difficult to understand. Why don’t we ………… it a little? (SIMPLE)
2Taxi drivers have to have a very good …………..on the street names. (KNOW)
3. Alice was …….. when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her. (FRIGHT)
4. It’s ……………! I’ve won the lottery! (BELIEVE)
5. The dentist said that it wouldn’t hurt, and she was right- it was completely……! (PAIN)
6. The phone doesn’t work. It’s been _________. (CONNECT)
7. It was a complete _________ due to poor planning. (FAIL)
8. I am afraid you have _________ me because that is not what I meant. (UNDERSTAND)
9. Hoa brought a dictionary in her .........…. ..............for her English lesson. (PACK)
10. He fell off the bike, but his .................................. were not serious. (INJURE)
Write your answers here:
1 ………… | 2.......................... | 3........................... | 4........................... | 5.......................... |
6 ………… | 7.......................... | 8........................... | 9........................... | 10.......................... |
VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0pt)
1. We ( not tell) ..................................................... to go out at nights recently.
2. It is crucial that Calisto ( stop)......................................... using Van Quyen.
3. People always (blame) …………...............…………….their circumstances for what they are.
4. The car needs ( repair)……………..............…………. It was bought two years ago.
5. I was just about ( leave) ………..........……………...………the office when the phone rang.
SECTION 3. READING:
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(2,0 pts)
The earth is part of a system of planet and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (1) ...... around a huge star we call the Sun. The Sun itself (2) ...... of gas. Nuclear reactions inside its core (3) .......... the heat and light that make life on the Earth (4) ...... . The earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth-life) planets that orbit close to the (5) ...... . Futher out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (6) ..... planet, is made (7) .... rock and ice. Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the sun – a huge, burning-hot stars in the center of our Solar System. The Solar System and all the stars in the (8) ..... are part of our galaxy the Milky Way, which (9) ..... as many as 200 billion stars. Beyon our galaxy (10) ...... millions more galaxies. They all add together to make up the Universe.
1.A. run B. orbit C. turn D. walk
2.A. consists B. remains C. includes D. maintains
3.A. product B. produce C. prodiction D. productive
4.A. able B. possibility C. possible D. ability
5.A. Earth B. Mars C. Mercury D. Sun
6.A. the smaller B. smallest C. the most smallest D. the smallest
7.A. from B. of C. for D. in
8.A. sky B. Universe C. Moon D. space
9.A. consists B. makes from C. stays D. contains
10.A. is B. are C. to be D. get
VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pts)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes more deaths than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria and Switzerland. This is much higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents. In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in children, and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution. They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year. A lot of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution.
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Pollution and road accidents B. Bad effects of car exhausts
C. the necessity of making cars safer D. The toll of road accidents
2.According to the passage,
A. air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents. B. road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes.
C. long term exposure to pollution is harmless. D. car fumes cause one third of premature deaths.
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. Car exhausts cause bronchitis and heart disease.
B. Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution.
C. Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths.
D. More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents.
4.The money spent solving air pollution is
A. 27 billion Euros per year B. not able to calculate
C. more than making cars safer D. less than to make car safer
5.Which of the following is not mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution?
A. Causing illness in children B. Causing premature deaths
C. Causing road accidents D. Causing heart diseases
IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2,0 pts)
Man has always depended on plants (1)……….. food and many other useful products. For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries. At first, (2)……….. man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3)……….. wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then man discovered how to grow his own food. He (4)……….. seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply. He could settle down and set up shelters in the places (5)……. he grew food. As populations began to increase, the (6)……….. for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in (7)……….. the demand, so man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work easier. Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied and (8)…….. with plants. They told farmers how to control plant diseases, and how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, (9)……….. a wide knowledge of plants and the help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not originally grow in the soil or (10)…….. of his community.
Write your answers here:
1 ………….. | 2.......................... | 3.......................... | 4.......................... | 5......................... |
6 ………….. | 7.......................... | 8.......................... | 9.......................... | 10....................... |
SECTION 4. WRITING:
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1,0 pt)
1. Your brother is the most punctual person I’ve ever met.
à I’ve ………………………………………………..………………….…………...…
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
à You didn’t …………………………………………………………………………..?
3. I would do any thing for you.
à There is nothing ……..........................................................................................................
4. “ Where are you working now, Tom?” Anna said.
à Anna wanted…………………………………………………………………..……...
5. She’ll never forget seeing her boy friend at the first time.
à Seeing her boy friend at the first time will always…………………………………..
XI. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. You must use between three or five words. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN IN BOLD. (1,0 pt)
1. Could you lend some money to me until the weekend? from
->Could .................................………………………… …..you until the weekend?
2. I don’t agree with your opinion of the new shopping centre. wrong
-> I think you............................………………….………. the new shopping centre.
3. John and I had a game of tennis. against
-> I had ……………………………………………… June.
4. Jack really likes football and never misses a match. crazy
-> Jack ……………………………………….. football and never misses a match.
5. I think we should build a new theatre in town. favor
-> I’m …………………………………… building a new theatre in town.
SECTION 1. PHONETICS:
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
1.A. excited | B. exclamation | C. excellent | D. explanation |
2.A. climb | B. doubt | C. comb | D. suburb |
3.A. foundation | B. action | C. question | D. dictation |
4.A. sincere | B. recycle | C. precise | D. racial |
5. A. wicked | B. coughed | C. learned | D. beloved |
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. (1,0pt)
1. A. application B. undergraduate C. inhabitant D. intervention
2. A. curriculum B. kindergarten C. contractual D. technology
3. A. ability B. certificate C. engineering D. amazing
4. A. acceptance B. opportunity C. creativity D. possibility
5. A. challenging B. university C. college D. reference
SECTION 2. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. He was very upset by the .............. of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. effect D. success
2. I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I didn’t go to bed so late last night. B. I wish I went to bed early last night.
C. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night. D. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed early last night.
3. They spent a lot of time ....... about what they would do if they had a lot money.
A. talking B. talked C. talk D. to talk
4. Many people would be out of work if that factory ....... down.
A. closes B. closed C. had closed D. would close
5. Happiness is something ....... money cannot buy.
A. who B. whose C. where D. that
6. Alice didn’t expect ....... to Bill’s party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
7. Neither Dick nor Tom …….. how to speak German.
A. knows B. knew C. are knowing D. know
8. No sooner ....... than he left.
A. he had arrive C. would he arrive B. he has arrived D. had he arrived
9. Most people were …………. that she won the championship.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
10. Our teacher always …………… us to speak English frequently.
A. makes B. takes C. begs D. encourages
11. They worked hard ……….. they might be well prepared for the exams.
A. then B. so that C. because D. since
12. Why don't you have your car …………… ?
A. wash B. to wash C. washed D. washing
13. He used to ………….. to school by his mother.
A. take B. took C. taking D. be taken
14. I telephoned the station to make ……….. of the time of the train.
A. sure B. true C. real D. right
15. Would you mind keeping a (n) ………. on our house while we’re away ?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
16. The boys was made ……………… his homework every night.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to doing
17. He arrived at the airport with only ………….. luggage.
A. a little B. a few C. any D. a lot of
18. He took great pride …………….. his success.
A. of B. about C. in D. for
19. Do you mind …………. your own ?
A. living with B. living on C. to live on D. living in
20. It isn’t worth ……… in that river as it is so polluted.
A. fishing B. go fishing C. to fish D. fish
IV. Identify the mistake in each sentence:
1. The children prefer playing with sand on the beach more than => to (đi với prefer) swimming in the sea.
A B C D
2. Each of us should do everything possible to keep our environment cleanly => clean.
A B C D
3. Collecting stamps from foreign countries are => is one of my father's interests.
A B C D
4. Would you like => mind if I opened the window? It's too hot here.
A B C D
5. I tried to do everything to contact John two weeks ago but so far I don't receive => haven't received his reply.
A B C D
6. She was waiting nervous => nervously in the waiting room for the interview.
A B C D
7. The sooner you leave, the earliest => earlier you will arrive at your destination.
A B C D
8. I never have anything to write with because I’m always lose => losing my pens.
A B C D
9. My brother together with his friends often jog => jogs
(với together with thì động từ chia theo chủ ngữ đầu tiên) in the park.
A B C D
10. I will lend you this money if you will = bỏ promise to pay it back.
A B C D
V. Give the correct forms of the words given (2,0pts)
1. This is really difficult to understand. Why don’t we …simplify……… it a little? (SIMPLE)
2Taxi drivers have to have a very good ……knowledge……..on the street names. (KNOW)
3. Alice was …frightened….. when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her. (FRIGHT)
4. It’s ……unbelievable………! I’ve won the lottery! (BELIEVE)
5. The dentist said that it wouldn’t hurt, and she was right- it was completely…painless…! (PAIN)
6. The phone doesn’t work. It’s been ___disconnected______. (CONNECT)
7. It was a complete _____failure____ due to poor planning. (FAIL)
8. I am afraid you have ___misunderstood______ me because that is not what I meant. (UNDERSTAND)
9. Hoa brought a dictionary in her .........package…. ..............for her English lesson. (PACK)
10. He fell off the bike, but his ..........injury........................ were not serious. (INJURE)
Write your answers here:
1 ………… | 2.......................... | 3........................... | 4........................... | 5.......................... |
6 ………… | 7.......................... | 8........................... | 9........................... | 10.......................... |
VI. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1,0pt)
1. We ( not tell) ..................have not told................................... to go out at nights recently.
2. It is crucial that Calisto ( stop).............stop............................ using Van Quyen.
3. People always (blame) …………..............blame.…………….their circumstances for what they are.
4. The car needs ( repair)……………..........repairing....…………. It was bought two years ago.
5. I was just about ( leave) ……….........to leave.……………...………the office when the phone rang.
VII. Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(2,0 pts)
The earth is part of a system of planet and their moons, as well as numerous asteroids and comets which (1) ...... around a huge star we call the Sun. The Sun itself (2) ...... of gas. Nuclear reactions inside its core (3) .......... the heat and light that make life on the Earth (4) ...... . The earth is the third of four small terrestrial (Earth-life) planets that orbit close to the (5) ...... . Futher out in our Solar System are four huge gas planets, while distant Pluto, (6) ..... planet, is made (7) .... rock and ice. Our Earth is one of the ten planets that orbit the sun – a huge, burning-hot stars in the center of our Solar System. The Solar System and all the stars in the (8) ..... are part of our galaxy the Milky Way, which (9) ..... as many as 200 billion stars. Beyon our galaxy (10) ...... millions more galaxies. They all add together to make up the Universe.
1.A. run B. orbit C. turn D. walk
2.A. consists B. remains C. includes D. maintains
3.A. product B. produce C. prodiction D. productive
4.A. able B. possibility C. possible D. ability
5.A. Earth B. Mars C. Mercury D. Sun
6.A. the smaller B. smallest C. the most smallest D. the smallest
7.A. from B. of C. for D. in
8.A. sky B. Universe C. Moon D. space
9.A. consists B. makes from C. stays D. contains
10.A. is B. are C. to be D. get
VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (1,0 pts)
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) research, the emission from car exhausts causes more deaths than road accidents. The research found that one third of all harmful air pollution was caused by road transport, and that long term exposure to pollution caused estimated 21,000 premature deaths a year across the three countries, France, Austria and Switzerland. This is much higher than the 9,947 who died that year as a result of road accidents. In addition, the researchers calculated that the car fumes caused 300,000 extra cases of bronchitis in children, and 15,000 extra hospital admissions for heart disease made worse by the pollution. They calculated that the cost of dealing with all this was 27 billion Euros per year. A lot of money goes into making cars safer, but not as much is spent solving air pollution.
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Pollution and road accidents B. Bad effects of car exhausts
C. the necessity of making cars safer D. The toll of road accidents
2.According to the passage,
A. air pollution causes more deaths than road accidents. B. road accidents cause more deaths than car fumes.
C. long term exposure to pollution is harmless. D. car fumes cause one third of premature deaths.
3.Which of the following is not true?
A. Car exhausts cause bronchitis and heart disease.
B. Car fumes cause one third of all harmful air pollution.
C. Each year road accidents cause 9,947 deaths.
D. More people died as a result of air pollution than road accidents.
4.The money spent solving air pollution is
A. 27 billion Euros per year B. not able to calculate
C. more than making cars safer D. less than to make car safer
5.Which of the following is not mentioned as the bad effect of air pollution?
A. Causing illness in children B. Causing premature deaths
C. Causing road accidents D. Causing heart diseases
IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2,0 pts)
Man has always depended on plants (1)……for….. food and many other useful products. For this reason, farming is one of the world's most important industries. At first, (2)…early…….. man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3)……gathered….. wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then man discovered how to grow his own food. He (4)…planted…….. seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply. He could settle down and set up shelters in the places (5)…where…. he grew food. As populations began to increase, the (6)…demand…….. for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in (7)…meeting…….. the demand, so man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work easier. Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied and (8)…experimented….. with plants. They told farmers how to control plant diseases, and how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, (9)……with….. a wide knowledge of plants and the help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not originally grow in the soil or (10)…climate….. of his community
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1,0 pt)
1. Your brother is the most punctual person I’ve ever met.
à I’ve …………never met a more punctual person than your brother……………………………………..………………….…………...…
2. You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
à You didn’t …forget to post the letter, did you………………………………………………………………………..?
3. I would do anything for you.
à There is nothing ……I wouldn't do for you..........................................................................................................
4. “ Where are you working now, Tom?” Anna said.
à Anna wanted……to know where Tim were working then……………………………………………………………..……...
5. She’ll never forget seeing her boy friend at the first time.
à Seeing her boy friend at the first time will always… stay in her memory………………………………..
XI. Using the word given in each bracket and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. You must use between three or five words. DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN IN BOLD. (1,0 pt)
1. Could you lend some money to me until the weekend? from
->Could ........................I borrow some money from.........………………………… …..you until the weekend?
2. I don’t agree with your opinion of the new shopping centre. wrong
-> I think you...................are wrong about.........………………….………. the new shopping centre.
3. John and I had a game of tennis. against
-> I had ……………a tennis game against………………………………… John.
4. Jack really likes football and never misses a match. crazy
-> Jack ………………is crazy about……………………….. football and never misses a match.
5. I think we should build a new theatre in town. favor
-> I’m …………in a favor of………………………… building a new theatre in town.
