1 B

2 A

3 B

4 A

5 D

1.  At the station, we often see the sign "                  for pickpockets".

A. Watch on                      B. Watch out                  C. Watch up                     D. Watch at

2.  The passengers had to wait because the plane                  off one hour late.

A. took                              B. turned                        C. cut                               D. made

3.  He                  on many subjects at the meeting.

A. held down                    B. held forth                   C. held good                    D. held over

4.  If I had not held him                 , he would have beaten you soundly.

A. back                              B. over                           C. by                                D. out

5.      Please let me                  I promise not to do it again.

A. off                                B. on                              C. up                                D. in

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose stress is different from the others.

1. A. cartoon B. funny C. little D. channel

2. A. education B. entertaining C. comedian D. exhibition

3. A. Jupiter B. universe C. stadium D. Pacific

4. A. squirrel B. giraffe C. ocean D. garden

5. A. newspaper B. designer C. reporter D. adventure

II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. something B. theatre C. neither D. monthly

7. A. other B. thinking C. healthy D. birthday

8. A. Thailand B. weatherman C. anything D. Thanksgiving

9. A. earth B. through C. both D. there

10. A. growth B. three C. feather D. thing

III. Choose the correct form of the words (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences.

11. Nowadays, foreign game shows are more______ with teenagers than they used to be. They can watch them easily on cable TV

A. popular B. unpopular C. unpopularity D. popularity

12. She encourages her children to watch _______ programmes on TV because they help them improve their knowledge.

A. educating B. education C. educationalty D. educational

13. They want to produce a music programme______ to attract a lot of people to follow.

A. entertainer B. entertainingly C. entertaining D. entertainment

14. Some ______ are keen on watching science or cuisine programmes.

A. viewing B. viewer C. viewers D. viewed

15. She prefers ______ cartoons to listening to pop music.

A. watching B. watch C. to watch D. watched

IV. Choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

16. VTV2 and VTV3 are well- known _____ channels in Viet Nam.

A. foreign B. national C. local D. international

17. He is one of the most famous ___ in Viet Nam. You can see him appear on weather forecast every day.

A. MCs B. comedians C. newsreaders D. weathermen

18. I need a _____ immediately because I can't turn on your TV without it when I sit on the sofa.

A. TV screen B. TV viewer C. remote control D. volume button

19. My father likes watching _____ programmes. They have a lot of football matches or boxing competitions.

A. sports B. animals C. news D. films

20. The main character in this comedy show looks so _____. His motions and actions always make me laugh a lot.

A. boring B. clumsy C. skillful D. intelligent

21. I watch The Adventures of Tin Tin on TV every Saturday. It's a _____ about a smart boy and his loyal small dog.

Adocumentary. B. cartoon series C. broadcast D. weather forecast.

22. I like watching science channels because I can _____ a lot of interesting things about my life.

A. discover B. test C. instruct D. compete

23. It's difficult for me to decide to watch between two programmes. They're ____ different channels_____ the same time.

A. on/ in B. on/ at C. from/ at D. from/ in

24. I can't watch my favourite game show _____ my father is watching news at present.

A. although B. so C. and D. because

25. He likes watching animals programmes, ______ he also likes watching comedy shows.

A. and B. so C. but D. or

26. The TV schedule today is so boring. _____ I decide to go out with my friends.

A. although B. so C. because D. but

27. _____ he's a famous actor, he seems to be very friendly with his fans.

A. although B. So C. Because D. And

28. _____ is dancing in your room? – It's my sister

A. Why B. How C. What D. Who

29. __________ is this documentary on? – About half an hour.

A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How often

30. ____ of music do you like? – I like Pop and Rock.

A. How many kind B. How kind C. What kind D. What much kind

V. Choose the best response (A, B, C or D) to complete each of conversation.

31. – How often do you watch English cartoons?

- _________________________________

A. Not much. I can watch them all day.

B. Not me. Watching cartoons is my sister's hobby.

C. Very often. I watch them after having dinner.

D. It's up to my parents.

32. – How much does your family pay for the bill of cable TV?

- __________________________________________

A. About 75 thousand dong per month.

B. From twice to four times a week.

C. Very cheap. We bought it two months ago.

D. It's vey lively. It costs 50.000 dong

33. – What programmesdo you like watching best?

- _________________________________________

A. Well... I prefer listening to the news on the radio.

B. I like game shows. They're very interesting.

C. It's on Channel V. I live English songs.

D. Oh, I really watch TV at home.

VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks.

34. A. Therefore B. However C. Although D. Because

35. A. watch B. to watch C. watches D. watched

36. A. to B. and C. with D. without

37. A. watch B. is watching C. has watched D. watched

38. A. opera B. music C. play D. film

VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.

39.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A Lasting Television Quiz Show.

B. National Channel VTV3.

C. Vietnamese High School Students.

D. How to Run a Television Programme.

40 . Which of the following word has the closest meaning with the word "contestant"?

A. Examiner B. Employee C. Winner D. Competitor

41. What must the contestants do to have a chance of winning the quiz show?

A. They must give the right answers as many as they can.

B. They must earn money as much as they can.

C. They must defeat other contestants as many as they can

D. They must choose the subjects as many as they can

42. Which of the following is TRUE about Road to Olympia Mount?

A. It is the longest television show on national channel VTV3.

B. Students can represent their schools and provinces when they join the show.

C. It awards all the contestants money and scholarship.

D. English is the main subject of the show.

43. Which is the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. The first competition of Road to Olympia Mount was in the 20th century.

B. Road to Olympia Mount is a popular competition for Vietnamese high school students.

C. Road to Olympia Mount usually invites foreigners as guests of honour.

D. Contestants must go to the final round with the highest point to win the show.

VIII. Choose the underlined word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting.

44. I like watching animals programmes because they make me to understand => understand the wild life a lot. A B C D

45. Although => Because she is a young comedy, her performances are very exciting and funny. A B C D

46. The questions in this game show will help => will be helped children widen their knowledge for oceans and deserts in the world.

A B C D

47. He's good at acting because => so he'd like to become a famous actor in the future.

A B C D

48. The MC is very handsome and clever, so => but his speaking English isn't good.

A B C D

49. How many of the main actor of the film appear => appears in this events?- There are three of them.

A B C D

50. How => What is the newsreader like?- He's very intelligent and independent.

A B C D

Bn ơi,chia bớt ra cho dễ nhìn điTRẦN THÁI AN

Đáp án: A

Despite  = In spite of + N/ V – ing: Mặc dù

Despite of => Despite 

Tạm dịch: Mặc dù có rào cản về ngôn ngữ, con người đã cố gắng giao tiếp với người khác thông qua ngôn ngữ ký hiệu, trong đó một số chuyển động nhất định là chữ cái, từ ngữ hoặc ý tưởng.

Chọn đáp án C

- same (adj): giống nhau

the same (N) (+ as): giống (với)

E.g: We lived in the same house.

- alike (adj, adv): giống nhau

E.g: My brother and I do not look alike.

- just as + S + V: giống như, đúng như

E.g: It’s just as I thought. (Điều đó thì đúng như tôi nghĩ.)

- similar to: tương tự với

E.g: Their house is similar to ours.

“You will see the pin disappear, just as a ship does on the earth. “ (Bạn sẽ nhìn thấy cái ghim biến mất, giống như con tàu trên trái đất.)

Chọn đáp án A

- until: cho đến khi

- since: từ khi, vì

- after: sau khi

- by the time: trước

“The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, until we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all.” (Phần dưới của con tàu biến mất đầu tiên, rồi sau đó con tàu bắt đầu chìm xuống càng thấp hơn, cho đến khi chúng ta chỉ nhìn thấy phần trên của con tàu, và sau đó chúng ta không nhìn thấy gì nữa)

Chọn đáp án D

- begin + to V/ V-ing: bắt đầu làm gì (chủ động)

“If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to disappear” (Nếu chúng ta quan sát kĩ thì chúng ta thấy rằng con tàu bắt đầu biến mất

Chọn đáp án C

- reluctantly (adv): một cách miễn cưỡng

- accidentally (adv): một cách tình cờ, ngẫu nhiên

- slowly (adv): một cách từ từ, chầm chậm

- passionately (adv): một cách đam mê, say sưa

“Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and slowly turn the orange away from you.” (Cắm một cái ghim vào một quả cam và từ từ xoay quả cam hướng ra khỏi bạn)