Sửa lỗi sai đã được đánh dấu sẵn trong bài 

1. They had a quiet wedding- only a few friends attend.

2. Tom suggested us to go home early. 

3. Lan asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day before. 

4. My thirteen-years-old daughter wishes she weren’t so tall and that her hair were black and straight. 

5.  Researchers who read the report commented that they have many errors.

Part 2 : Chia động từ trong ngoặc (có ghi luôn cấu trúc áp dụng )

1. This is the first time I (read) _________a novel (write) _________by an American novelist.

2. Three million dollars (not be) _________enough for the victims in the tsunami last year.

3. None of the people (invite) _________to the party can come.

4. Listen! Someone (knock) _________at the door

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Part I. Complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it. Use the word given in CAPITALS (if provided).(10 points)

1.   The company presents a gold watch to each of its retiring employees.

Each  _______________________________________            .

2.   The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than The Atlantic.

The average _______________________________

 3.  The result of the match was never in doubt.

At no       ________________________________

4.   Were Jack not so affluent a man, she would not be dating him. (BUT)

_______________________________   , she would not be dating him.

5.   By chance I was in that town when the earthquake started. (HAPPENED)

I _________________in that town when the earthquake started

Part 2:

                            GOOD AT LANGUAGES

At school, Sarah Biggs says she was very bad (0)           at         languages. Now she speaks English, Spanish  and  Italian  and works (1)                      _ a bilingual secretary in a travel company in

England. (2)                         several foreign languages at work is not easy, but for Sarah, and other multi-lingual secretaries like her, it is all standard practice.

Sarah comes from Spain, (3)                          she attended school and college. But it was time spent abroad after college that encouraged her interest in languages.

In her job, Sarah has a great deal more responsibility than the title of secretary would suggest. She stresses the importance  of (4)                         fluent in Spanish because part of her job is dealing (5)                               customers  from  Latin  America.  (6)                           such clients come from abroad, she has to translate everything they say into English. She is given (7)                          time for preparation at all, so this aspect of her job is one of the (8)                       _ difficult.

It is important for Sarah to be up-to-date with changes (9)      her own language, so she reads Spanish newspapers and books looking for new additions to her vocabulary. Sarah says she (10)       not give up this job even if they offered her a better salary in another company

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Part I. Choose the word, phrase or expression which best completes each sentence. (30 points)

1.His house looks very large and beautiful. It is                  _house.

A. a seven-room         B. a seven-rooms         C. seven room             D. seven rooms

2.Tim: “Would you mind lending me your dictionary?”    Paul: “                                              .”

A. Yes, let’s                B. Great                      C. No, of course not   D. Yes. Here you are 3.It’s no use                    _ a language if you don’t try to use it.

A. to learn                   B. learned                    C. learning                   D. learn 4.The college got some money by selling one of its                 old pictures.

A. helpful                    B. usual                       C. valuable                  D. useful

5.   Mr. Man was given a medal in                of his service to his country.

A.   gratitude                 B. knowledge              C. recognition             D. response

6.   You can’t tell what someone is like just from their              .

A.   character                 B. looking                   C. appearance              D. personality

7.   It’s high time Huy got a steady job and             . He’s almost thirty.

A.   turned down           B. turned in                 C. settled down          D. settled in

8.   You haven’t heard all the facts so don’t              to conclusion.

A.   jump                       B. dash                        C. fly                           D. spring

9.A person who is concerned only                his own interests cannot be a true friend.

A. with                        B. in                            C. for                           D. about 10.Can you tell me the............... of these shoes?

A. charge                     B. price                        C. amount                   D. expense

11.      As soon as you              that, I’d like you to go to bed.

A.   have done               B. did                          C. will do                    D. will have done

12.       Don’t be                      in by her charm – she’s ruthless.

A.   let                           B. put                          C. taken                       D. dropped

13.        A huge tree crashed  through the roof and broke  my bed.              in the room, I would have been killed.

A. Should I be            B. Had I been             C. Would I be             D. Would I have been

14.       Elderly people,             , require constant attention.

A.   a large number’s depending on government aid

B.   and many of them depend on the government to finance them

C.   who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government

D.   many of whom are financially dependent on the government

15.       Mai has               ; she loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet.

A.   a sweet mouth        B. sweet lips                C. a sweet tooth          D. a sweet tongue

Part II. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in capitals.(10 points)

Part III. There are 5 mistakes in the following passage. Find them and write your corrections on your answer sheet. (10 points)

Question I: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by choosing the letter A, B, C or D next to the correct word or phrase.

1. I'm afraid a rise in the salary is out of ________ just now.

            A. sight                       B. control                   C. date                        D. question

2. Mr. Black supposes, ________, that he will retire at the age of 60.

            A. like most people do                                B. like most people did      

C. as do most people                                    D. as did most people

3. Please come ________  to us sometimes. You are always welcome.

            A. to                            B. about                     C. round                     D. away

4. He set the alarm clock at 5 a.m so as to ________ he did not oversleep.

            A. assure                    B. ensure                    C. insure                    D. reassure

5. The Sun and the Moon are often ________ in poetry.

            A. personified           B. personalized         C. personal                D. privatized

6. I finished my homework 3 days ahead ________ the deadline.

            A. of                           B. to                            C. by                           D. at

7. The government is expected to ________ steps against the unemployment.

            A. use                         B. take                        C. make                      D. apply

8. ________ he loved her, he didn't forgive what she had done.

            A. Much as                B. Because                 C. However               D. No matter

9. He spent his entire life ________ round the world, never settling down anywhere.

            A. roaming                 B. scattering              C. scrambling            D. transporting

10. She tries to set ________ 15 minutes everyday to do some aerobics.

            A. about                     B. aside                      C. down                      D. in

11. ________   the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.

            A. Until                      B. In                            C. By                          D. On

12. He refused to give up work , ________ he had won a million pounds.

            A. despite                  B. however                C. even though          D. as though

13. The new system didn’t ________ expectations.

A. catch up with              B. bring about          C. come across          D. come up to

14. She had no  ________ of selling the clock. It had belonged to her grandmother.

            A. intention               B. meaning                C. interest                  D. opinion

15. Yuri Gagarin was the first person . ________ into space.

A. flew                         B. to fly                        C. flown                       D. fly

16.  ________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.

       A. What the woman was                                    B. The woman was    

       C. That the woman was                                     D. What was the woman

17. We were so late that we ________ had time to catch the train.

            A. nearly                    B. almost                    C. hardly                    D. simply

18. Only when you grow up ________ the truth.

         A. you will know      B. you know                C. do you know        D. will you know

19. ________ earlier, I would have done it for you.

            A. Had I known         B. If I knew                C. Should I know      D. Were I to know

20. We delayed our departure ________ the weather condition.

            A. in spite of             B. on account of       C. instead of              D. on behalf of

Question II: The following passage contains 10 unnecessary words. Find and write the word(s) on your answer sheet.

PART D: WRITING

Question I: Rewrite the sentences so that the new one has a similar meaning as the given one.

1. We have never seen more people turn to the traditional herbal remedies than now.

 It's _____________________________________________________________

2. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister.

Had it not ________________________________________________________

3. They have reported that the number of people using acupuncture is increasing.

 The number of ____________________________________________________

4. "Let's go out for a change," said Andrew.

Andrew suggested _________________________________________________

5. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.

 They had ________________________________________________________

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VI. Find out and correct the 10 mistakes in the following passage.

    Although party invitations no longer frightened to me, I found myself making carefully preparations for this particularly party. I got a haircut, laid out my best suit, selected a special shirt , a colorful tie , and cufflinks. I had recently went on a diet, but because I didn't want I looked too thin , I discontinued it. What should I bring my hosts?  Flowers?  Wine? What kind of the wine?  Port? Sherry?  Or possibly even champagne? Meeting new people was still a major undertaking.  It was schedule for this Saturday and I decided to take a cab to the suburb where it was being hold. It was early autumn and the weather was mild, but that morning it turned cold and rainy, and as I listened to the steam hissing in my radiator , it already fell like midwinter. From my newspaper, I learned that a hurricane which had already struck another state was in its way to New York, though it might veer out to sea.

VII. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the words given in parentheses. 

Priscilla Presley, (1) _________ (ACT) and widow of Elvis Presley, entered the acting profession quite (2) __________ (ACCIDENT). On being asked to do a television (3) __________ (COMMERCE) for a well-known shampoo, she took what turned out to be an important (4) _________ (DECIDE): to take acting classes.

            She did this in an attempt to overcome her acute (5) ________ (SHY) at being in the public eye, but to her (6) _________ (AMAZE) she loved every minute. Her extreme lack of confidence stemmed from the early days of her (7) _________ (MARRY) to Elvis, which she remembers were often spent sitting in dark, (8) _________ (DEPRESS) hotel rooms away from the glare of publicity, which Elvis was so (9) _______ (ANXIETY) to avoid.

            Film work, including the highly (10) __________ (SUCCESS) slapstick comedy The naked Gun, quickly followed the television contract.

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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.

Help me !