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A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.

I. PHONETICS (1 pt)
1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.(0.5 pt)
1. A. school B. food C. tooth D.flood
2. A. go B. got C. note D. so
3. A. life B. wife C. mine D. dinner
4. A. this B. there C. think D. though
5. A. invited B. visited C. wished D. rested
2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
(0.5 pt)
6. A. harvest B. circumstances C. produce D. ceremony
7. A. research B. ability C. companion D. understand
8. A. primitive B. particular C. continuous D. connected
9. A. amount B. mental C. dependence D. opinion
10. A. section B. grammar C. unsuccessful D. demonstrate
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11. The shopping center was ______of people on the first day of the sales.
A. crowded B. full C. busy D. hurry
12. Hardly ______believes that.
A. somebody B. every body C. anybody D. all
13. I was ______ in the countryside and went to a village school.
A. brought up B. carried on C. given up D. taken up
14. We usually watch the news on TV because It is very ______.
A. information B. informative C. formal D. informal
15. The father was very angry ______ the noise upstairs.
A. for B. with C. because D. about
16. We tried a lot of hotels but ______of them had any free rooms.
A. neither B. none C. no D. not
17. ______people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
A. less B. lesser C. fewer D. few
18. You have never been to Nha Trang, ______?
A. have you B. haven’t you C. you have D. you haven’t.
19. I wish this exam ______easier.
A is B. will be C. would D. were
20. After arriving home, they usually______ their uniforms.
A. take out B. put out C. take off D. put off.
21. They haven’t seen each other, but they write to each other frequently. They are ________.
A. pen pals B. writers C. co-writers D. paper pals
22. English ________ widely ________ in this country nowadays.
A. is / speaking B. is / spoken C. was / spoken D. is / spoke
23. This is the first time she ________ traditional costume.
A. wears B. wore C. is wearing D. has worn
24. Her house is ________ situated near the beach. She can go swimming every morning.
A. convenience B. convenient C. conveniently D. inconveniently
25. ________ does it take to get there?
A. How B. How long C. How often D. How soon
26. Will you join us on a ________ trip to Vung Tau?
A. two days B. two-days C. two-day D. day-two
27. He’ll show the photos he has taken ________ his parents.
A. from B. for C. with D. to
28. The interviewer asked her ________ her name ________.
A. what / was B. if / was C. what / is D. if / is
29. The excited children were looking forward ________with the foreign teacher.
A. to speak B. spoke C. to speaking D. for speaking
30. The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.
A. consists of B. gets C. divides D. takes
31. I want to get in touch with Jane. If only I ________ her phone number.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. knew
32. If you study ________, you will pass the examination.
A. hard B. hardly C. careful D. fastly
33. Nobody helped me to make this cake. Means that
A. It’s all my work all B. It’s all my own work
C. It’s all the own work D. It’s my whole own work
34. You ________ do morning exercises regularly if you want to be healthy.
A. should B. ought to C. had to D. Both A and B
35. I didn’t have time to study, ________ I failed the exam.
A. since B. because C. so D. so that
36. I would rather you ________ the problem by yourself.
A. solve B. solving C. to solve D. solved
37. Unless you hurry, we ________ catch the bus.
A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
38. These two new buildings will be completed this year. ____buildings will be open by the
mayor.
A. All B. Any C. Both D. Every
39. John swims very well and ________ does his brother.
A. also B. even C. so D. too
40. I understand you, you understand me, ______________.
A. We understand one another B. We understand together
C. Each of us understands another D. We understand each other
41. Jim doesn’t speak Chinese ________ George.
A. as well than B. well than C. as well as D. well as
42. Your car is much more expensive than ________.
A. I B. me C. my D. mine
43. He has _______ knowledge of history.
A. many B. much C. a few D. some
44. Don’t go anywhere until I_______ back.
A. come B. came C. will come D. am coming
45. I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.
A. will end B. ends C. is ending D. would end
46. Before she came to England, she ______ English.
A. studied B. will study C. had studied D was studying
47. _____, Peter came to see me.
A. While having dinner B. While I was having dinner
C. When having dinner D. When lam having dinner
48. If she _____ the train last night , she _______here now.
A. had taken / would have been B. were taking / is
C. took / were D. had taken / would be
49. I _______any letter from him yet.
A. don’t receive B. haven’t received C. will receive D. didn’t receive
50. Mike said “We have bought these books today.”
A. Mike said they had bought those books that day.
B. Mike said they bought those books that day.
C. Mike said they have bought those books that day.
D. Mike said they had bought those books today.
51. The Lunar New Year holiday is the mist important_______for Vietnamese people.
A. celebration B. congratulation C. competition D. consideration
52. She has been ______ as the president of our company.
A. nominate B. nomination C. nominated D. nominative
53. On this festival, people celebrate _______ from slavery.
A. happiness B. freedom C. life D. survival
54. What __________advice she gave us!
A. so good B. such good C. a good D. good
55. My dog as well as my cats ________twice a day.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten
56. When I came into the class, I realized I knew _____________.
A. them all B. all them C. they all D. all of they
57. He was _________that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer B. such bad singer C. such bad a singer D. so bad a singer
58. I wish you _____________that! It’s really annoying habit.
A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do
59. “I’m sorry about that!” – “_____________!”
A. That’s right B. Of course C. It’s OK D. You’re welcome
60. I find it difficult to make a good _________ on this problem.
A. want B. decision C. thought D. view
III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61. –“How was the concert last night?” - “It was __________”
A. disappointing B. disappointed C. disappoint D. being disappointed
62. –“I’m leaving a note to Marry” – Hurry up,__________ you will miss the train.
A. or B. and C. but D. so
63. –“Would you mind if I turned on TV?” – “I’d really rather you __________”.
A. not to do B. didn’t C. don’t D. don’t mind
64. –“Someone is knocking at the door. _________ it be Mary?”.
–“It__________ Mary. To my certain knowledge she is in Moscow.”
A. May - isn’t B. Could – can’t be C. Is – can’t be D. Might–may not be
65. –“___________”. –“Don’t worry. I can fix it.”
A. Are you worried? B. May I fix your TV?
C. The TV is out of order again D. I want to fix your TV.
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following
passage.
About in 1800s traffic (66) _______ horses and carriages increased. Britain and France had
(67) _______ many colonies, which (68) _______ follow the rules of London or Paris. France had
its (69) _______ in Vietnam and Congo and Great Britain had its common wealth with Australia,
India and Kenya. Other colonizers followed (70) _______ London or Paris as allies. Spain and
Portugal and parts of Africa followed France. Indonesia and New Guinea (at that time from the
Netherlands) followed the English method. Indonesia is still very (71) _______; it has not only the
biggest left- driving population, but also the largest (72) _______ of Muslims in one country.
Some colonies changed from left to right after their (73) _______, like the USA which had left-
hand traffic for some time. One of the most curious ex-colonies is Hong Kong .After the (74)
_______, they still drive on the left while the much larger owner China uses right-hand traffic. The
true reason (75) _______ left or right traffic is therefore mainly political and economical.
66. A on B. with C. by D. from
67. A. collected B. gathered C. raised D. conquered
68. A. needed B. must C. had to D. ought to
69. A. influence B. standard C. regulations D. tradition
70. A. neither B. either C. both D. as well as
71. A. except B. exception C. exceptional D. exceptionally
72. A. amount B. quality C. number D. crowd
73. A. dependent B. independent C. dependence D. independence
74. A. changed B. exchange C. transfer D. transport
75. A. for B. of C. to D. on
V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-
four time zones, one hour apart. You can have days with more or fewer than twenty- four hours,
and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.
If you make a five- day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone
every day. As you enter each one, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock
back, traveling east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty- five or twenty- three
hours.
If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross the International Date Line. By agreement,
this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one
full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday, traveling west, it is
tomorrow!
76. The difference in time between zones is _________.
A. seven days B. twenty- four hours C. one hour D. more than seven
days
77. From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean_________.
A. is in one time zone B. is divided into twenty- four zones
C. is divided into five time zones D. cannot be crossed in five days
78. If you cross the ocean going east, you set your clock_________.
A. ahead one hour in each new time zone B. ahead one hour for the whole trip
C. back one full day for each time zone D. ahead by twenty- three hours
79. The international date line is the name for_________.
A. the beginning of any new time zone B. any point where time changes by one hour
C. the point where a new day begins D. any time zone in the Pacific Ocean
80. The best title for this selection is _________.
A. A trip Across the Atlantic B. How Time Changes Around the World
C. Crossing the International date line D. How time zone were set up
B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN.
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. I (81. spend) ______________ this weekend in Dalat. I (82. go) ______________there nearly
every month.
2. When I was fifteen, I usually (83. go) ______________ to school by bike.
3. Paper money (84. use) ______________ for over a thousand years.
4. The house (85. be) ______________ quiet when I got home. Everybody (86. go)
______________to bed.
5. Remember (87. lock) ______________ the door before going to bed.
6. Nancy talks as if she (88. know) ______________ everything.
7. I tried (89. catch) ______________ the bus, but I missed it.
8. How much time do you spend (90. surf) ______________ the Internet each day?
II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)
91. He is a music ______________ ; he has a good collection of songs. (ENTHUSIASM)
92. Our teacher is a ______________ person. It seems as if he is always ready to shout. (HOT)
93. Drinking will ______________ your ability to perform well on the stage. (BAD)
94. He had his phone ______________ because he is going away for some time. (CONNECT)
95. That ______________ should be stopped at any rate. (PRACTICE)
96. Michael Jordan is one of the greatest ______________ of all times. (BASKET)
97. ______________ is what he takes up as a hobby? (CARPENTER)
98. I wish I had her ______________ hair. (MANAGE)
99. The fire was ______________, and the loss was high. (CONTROL)
100. She is always _______________ and polite in front of the elders. (BEHAVE)
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126. He said the she would come back the following year.
=> According to him, .................................................................................................
127. It was careless of you to park you car there.
=> You should.............................................................................................................
128. Without your information I would not have made the beautiful speech.
=> Thanks to ...............................................................................................................
129. I am interested in why she didn’t turn up at the meeting.
=> The only thing .......................................................................................................
130. What I saw astonished me.
=> I .............................................................................................................................
131. His speech was so interesting that everyone paid attention to it.
=> He made ................................................................................................................
132. They refused to accept her application for the job.
=> Her .........................................................................................................................
133. Since we had anything else to do, we decided to go the cinema.
=> Having ...................................................................................................................
134. They missed the flight.
=> When .....................................................................................................................
135. He said he didn’t steal your pen.
=> He denied ..............................................................................................................