A. PHONETICS: (1.0 point) I. Choose the word which has a different pronunciation in underlined part from the others (1.0 point). 1. A. chemistry​B. kitchen​​C. watching​D. teacher 2. A. girls​B. parks​C. countries​D. regions 3. A. bamboo​​B. afternoon​C. soon​D. flood 4. A. pagoda​B. banyan​C. gather​D. relax 5. A. watched​B. collapsed​C. caused​D. laughed Answer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. LEXICAL - GRAMMAR (5.0 points) II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (3.0 points) 6. He is a fast runner. I can’t run ________ he can. A. as fast​​B. as fast as​C. faster than​​D. all are correct 7. Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Viet Nam; ______, it’s not the capital of the nation. A. so​​B. however​C. moreover​D. therefore 8. Choose the opposite meaning of the underlined word: The activities stopped when the rain started. A. continued ​​B. canceled ​C. halted ​​D. finished 9. People often _________the candles after singing "Happy Birthday". A. look up ​​B. blow out ​C. set up ​​D. turn on 10. - “I suggest we go on a picnic on the other side of the river.” - “ _____ “. A. It’s a nice day!​​B. Have a good trip!​ C. Great idea!​​D. Congratulations! 11. I wish I………....................to Paris next week. A. would go​​B. will go​C. don’t go​​D. didn’t go 12. People in Israel celebrated their festival _________ is called Passover last year. A. whose​B. who​C. which​​D. where​ 13. If people __________ trees in the mountains, there will be fewer floods. A. don’t cut ​B. didn’t cut ​C. haven’t cut​​D. cut 14. _________ poor need taking care of. A. The ​​B. A​C. An​​D. Ø 15. The market ____________ about 100 years ago. A. is built​​B. was built​​C. will be built​D. has been built 16. Lan said she didn't know ___________. A. where Nam is​​B. Where Nam was​C. Where was Nam​ ​D. Where is Nam 17. The girls and flowers _____ he painted were vivid. A. who​​​B. which​​C. whose​​D. that 18. The kid felt ________ when his mother was coming back home. A. excitement​​​B. excitedly​C. excited​ ​D. exciting 19. James drives _____________ so he never has an accident. A. slow​​B. slowly​C. slowdown​​​D. slowness 20. Our teacher asked us ________ too much time going online. A. spend​​​​B. not spend​​C. not to spend​​D. to spend 21. If I _________ much money, I’d travel all over the world. A. have​​​B. will have​C. would have​D. had​ 22. The exam was _______ we expected. A. more easy ​​​B. more easy than​C. easier than​D. easier as 23. The teacher’s explanation was _________. Most of the students didn’t understand the lesson. A. confuse​​​B. confused​C. confusing​D. confusion 24. - Huy: "You look nice in that hat!" - Mai: "_______." A. It's nice of you to say so ​B. You're welcome C. Oh, poor me ​D. Yes, certainly 25. He is taller than anyone else in the class. He is ________ student in the class. A. the most tall​​B. the taller​C. tallest​​D. the tallest 26. Last year, Matt __________ twice as much as his brother, who had a better position. A. earn​​B. earns ​C. earned ​D. did earn​ 27. His family lives _____________ the third floor. A. in​​​B. at​C. above​​D. on 28. You type very slowly_________ you type more quickly? A. Should​​​B. Ought​C. Could​​D. Will 29. Do you remember ___________ your English books? - Yes, I have done already A. take​​​B. taking​C. taken​​D. took 30. Let’s have a look at this newspaper, __________? A. shall we​​​B. will we ​C. do we​​D. are we 31. You like watching sports, …………? A. you do​​​B. you don’t​C. do you​​D. don’t you 32. Nam always _________ video games for many hours. A. plays​​​B. is playing ​C. has always played​D. play 33. Many people are dying of Covid 19. I wish all people _______ be injected vaccine. A. will ​​​B. can ​C. should​​D. would 34. _________I make an appointment to see the doctor? A. do​​​B. can​​C. would ​​D. must 35. Tet or Lunar New Year is a ……………festival of Vietnamese people. A. tradition​​​B. traditional​C. traditionally​​D. traditionalist Answer 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. III. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form.(1.0 point) 36. What time (you/ work) __________________ yesterday? 37. If there (be) ________________ no running water, I wouldn't pay much for the bill. 38. Many trees (plant) ________________ in the park tomorrow. 39. The boy can (learn) ​ three languages at the same time. 40. My brother (ride) ___​ his bicycle to school when I called him. Answer 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. IV. Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B, C, D) that needs correcting then correct it. (1.0point) 41. Huong fancies carve eggshells in her free time.​ A B ​ C ​ D 42. The bus is a conveniently means of transport that people take it very often.​ A​ B​ C​ D 43. Her father tell her to go to bed after finishing all the work.​ A​ B C​ D 44. You seem to be quite good about physics.​ A​ B C D​ 45. The crops this year are later than last year, despite the weather is cold. A B C D Answer 41. 42. 43. 44. 45 B. READING (3.0points) V. Read the following passage and choose the best answers to complete the passage. (2.0points) The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (46) ________ The House of Parliament in 1868. It (47) ________ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. However it exploded and killed (48)_______ policeman, and the accident discouraged further development (49)________ cars became common. (50) ________ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (51) ________ were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (52) ________ by hand from a tower in the middle (53) ________ the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (54) ________ lights of this type to (55) ________ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St Jame’s street and Precadilly in 1925. 46. A. outside​B. out​C. out of​D. outdoors 47. A. resembled​B. looked​C. showed​D. seemed 48. A.​a​​B. an​​C. the​​D. Ø 49. A. while​​B. when​C. until​​D. so far 50. A. New​B. Recent​C. Modern​D. Late 51. A. methods​B. systems​C. means​D. ways 52. A. worked​B. turn​C. controlled​D. held 53. A. by​B. next​C. at​​D. on 54. A. original​B. primary​C. first​D. early 55. A. show​B. appear​C. happen​D. become Answer 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. VI. Read the passage and choose the correct choice by circling the corresponding A, B, C or D. (1,0pt) The most important celebration holiday in China is the Lunar New Year. At this time, shops are closed. People celebrate by having parties, by paying friendly phone calls to their neighbors; and by visiting the temples or pagodas to promises for the New Year. Children walk through the streets, carrying colorful lanterns and paper figures. Fireworks are also set off to light up the sky. The time of the New Year is also the time at which Chinese people decorate their homes. For example, the windows, which are made of thick paper are torn down, and new ones are put up. This is also the time during which people pay their debts. Everyone tries to settle all his bills before the beginning of the New Year. Before New Year's Eve, people make their homes attractive by decorating them with flowers and plants; and hanging brightly-colored decorations. Questions 56. The Lunar New Year is ​. A. an important Chinese holiday ​B. the time for having large meals C. a special time for children ​D. the time when no one is in debt 57. There are no shops at Tete because people spend time _______________. A. going out ​ B. visiting their home village​ C. having parties ​D. visiting their neighbors 58. What do children often do at Tet? A. walk through the streets. B. walk through the streets, carrying lanterns. C. carry colorful lanterns. D. carry colorful lanterns and paper figures. 59. What are the houses decorated with? A. fireworks​B. paper figures C. colorful lanterns​D. flowers and plants 60. When do they pay the debts? A. After New Year B. Before New Year's Eve C. before the beginning of the New Year D. On the New Year's days Answer 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. C. WRITING (1.0 points) VII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before. (1.0 points) 61. “Does Mr. Pike live here?” the postman asked the boy. → The postman asked the boy ……………………………………….………………………... 62. My school has no playground equipment. → I wish ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 63. We last saw each other was two years ago. → We haven’t……………………………………………………………………...................... 64. Put on your coat or you will freeze to death in this weather. → If ………………………………………………………………………………………........ 65. People use the money for buying and selling goods. → The money…………………………………………………………………………………

Câu 9. (1.0 điểm) Em hiểu “Thương người như thể thương thân” là gì ?

Câu 10. (1.0 điểm) Học sinh cần có trách nhiệm như thế nào để đẩy lùi lối sống vô cảm trong giới trẻ ? (Nêu ít nhất 2 biện pháp hoặc việc làm)

Câu 2 (2.0 điểm)

a. (1.0 điểm) Thế nào là điệp ngữ?

b. (1.0 điểm) Cho khổ thơ sau:

Cháu chiến đấu hôm nay

Vì lòng yêu Tổ quốc

Vì xóm làng thân thuộc

Bà ơi, cũng vì bà

Vì tiếng gà cục tác

Ổ trứng hồng tuổi thơ.

                (“Tiếng gà trưa” - Xuân Quỳnh)

Xác định điệp ngữ trong khổ thơ. Điệp ngữ đó thuộc dạng nào và cho biết tác dụng?