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I. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại.
1. A. ghost B. locate C. joke D. modern
2. A. primary B. hike C. linguistics D. divide
3. A. further B. ethnic C. sunbathing D. therefore
II. Chọn từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào vị trí khác so với các từ còn lại.
4. A. climate B. comprise C. notice D. casual
5. A. edition B. deposit C. separate D. collection
PHẦN B: NGỮ PHÁP VÀ TỪ VỰNG (4,0 điểm)
I. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau.
6. My mother (work) _______ for this company for more than 10 years.
7. I don’t know why you always (talk) ______ in class, boys?
8. There were some people (row) _________ on the river.
9. If television had been invented in the eighteenth century, George Washington (interview) ______ regularly on the evening news.
10. It was our fault to keep Mary waiting so long. She (inform) ______ in advance.
II. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành các câu sau.
11. I feel a lot of better since I decided to stop eating ________ food. (PROCESS)
12. I have to buy a _______ book as I’m hopeless at cooking. (COOK)
13. I just stood there and listened in ________ as Ben told me the news. (BELIEVE)
14. It’s absolutely _______ why the council decided to close down the youth club. (EXPLAIN)
15. Film studios spend millions of dollars on ________ for new movies. (PUBLIC)
III. Chọn một đáp án đúng trong số A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
16. The bus __________ before I reached the bus-stop.
A. left B. had left C. was leaving D. will leave
17. The hotter the weather is, __________.
A. more tired we feel B. we will feel more tired
C. more and more we feel tired D. the more tired we feel
18. The teacher needs to__________ the class into two to play the game.
A. decrease B. shorten C. reduce D. divide
19. I’ve tried those tablets and they are not __________ in helping me stop coughing.
A. effective B. successful C. profitable D. helpful
20. Which is __________, an elephant or a blue whale?
A. bigger B. the bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
21. He couldn’t reach the goal, __________ surprised me.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
22. Ben is talking to a waiter in a restaurant. Ben: "Can I have the menu, please?" - Waiter: "________."
A. But I don't like it. B. No, I'll think it over. C. Here you are, sir. D. Enjoy your meal.
23. I like sitting on the beach watching the __________ in the evenings.
A. sunshine B. sunrise C. sunlight D. sunset
24. There is __________ food left but not enough for everyone.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
25. I bought these magazines __________ have something to read on the trip.
A. for B. so that C. so as to D. in order
PHẦN D: VIẾT (2,0 điểm)
I. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi so với câu ban đầu, bắt đầu bằng từ gợi ý.
41. The teacher was too tired to teach us how to swim. à The teacher was not ______________________.
42. The mother made the little girl go to bed in time. à The little girl _____________________________.
43. She can’t go to school today because she is ill. à If she _____________________________________.
44. My sister began to learn English when she was six years old. à My sister has ___________________.
45. The permit expires at the end of this month. à The permit is not ______________________________.
II. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi so với câu ban đầu, sử dụng từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc đơn (không được thay đổi dạng của từ trong ngoặc).
46. In spite of having little money, they are very happy. (ALTHOUGH)
47. It’s very wonderful to spend a week in the countryside. (SPENDING)
48. “I come from Thanh Hoa,” Mr. Ba said. (CAME)
49. The crops were badly affected by the storm. (EFFECT)
50. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes. (VAIN)
