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THÀNH PHỐ THANH HÓA 22 – 23 TP V1

SECTION A: LISTENING (15 points)

Exercise 38. You will hear a radio interview with a volcanologist. For each question, circle A, B or C.
1. The most striking thing about volcanoes is the fact that….
A. they can kill a large number of people very quickly.
B. you never know when they will erupt.
C. they have enormous power.
2. The idea that the moon affects volcanic eruptions is…
A. old. B. recent. C. impossible.
3. Mount Etna is called the “Friendly Giant” because………
A. it is very big. B. everyone has heard of it. C. it rarely kills people.
4. Mount Etna has killed……….
A. 73 people. B. 69 people. C. 3,000 people.

SECTION B. PHONETICS (5 points)

Question I. Find only one word whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the
other words (3points)
16. A. coughs B. slices C. months D. hopes
17. A. government B. anchor C. jungle D. thank
18. A. decided B. arrived C. invited D. dogged
Question II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others (2points)
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 19. A. description B. amendment C. inspector D. counselor
20. A. protect B. project C. purchase D. produce

SECTION C. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30points)

Question I. Choose the best word or phrases (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. (10 points)
21. At first I found …………. to get used to…………. on the other side of the road.
A. it difficult - drive B. difficult - drive C. it difficult - driving D. difficult- driving
22. He is seriously ill. There is …………. hope for him to recover.
A. a little B. a few C. few D. little
23. I don’t suppose she can pass her driving test, ………….?
A. do I B. can’t she C. can she D. does she
24. He gave me a (an) …………. dress on my last birthday.
A. attractive cotton pink B. pink cotton attractive
C. cotton attractive pink D. attractive pink cotton
25. This heat has made me …………. an itchy red rash.
A. take up B. tone up C. put on D. come out in
26. My grandfather was a lovely person who…………. pleasure from helping others.
A. derived B. gathered C. deduced D. collected
27. Hoa: "Would you mind my smoking?” Mai: "................................................... ."
A. OK B. Sorry, I can’t C. No. Please go ahead. D. I’d rather you didn’t
28. It looked dark and heavy…………. it was going to rain.
A. although B. as if C. whereas D. unless
29. I met …………. one-eyed man at the gate.
A. the B. an C. a D. (no article)
30. ……….. at his lessons, he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
Question II. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (8
points)
31. Our children enjoy (take)……………………………… to the zoo every weekend.
32. They are going to have their house (paint) …………………………… for Christmas.
33. It is vital that everyone (be) …………….………… aware of the protection of the environment.
34. He got the highest mark in the test yesterday. He (prepare) …………………………… well for it.
35. Tony’s family (be) ……………………………teachers for 3 generations
36. Anyone (ring) …………………………… while I’m away, please take a message."
37. The boy’s eyes were red because he (cry) …………………………….
38. The old man is said (leave) …………………………… all his money to a nursing home when
he died.
Question III. Supply the correct form of the words in capital. (7 points)
39. The gas from the chemical factory was.......…………………….... harmful. (EXTREME)
40. Pablo Picasso was a very.... ……………………………... artist. (CREATE)
41. It’s ..........................................of motorists to drink and drive. (RESPONSIBILITY)
42. The government is spending a lot of money in the attempt to fight against………………………….
(LITERATE)
43. Make sure that you.............................................the electricity before you start mending this light
switch. (CONNECT)
44. Students often tend to be a bit……………………….....but they usually become less radical with
age. (ESTABLISH)
45. They took.............................................of noise levels inside the building. (MEASURE)

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Question IV: The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from questions 46 to 50 ). Find out the mistakes
and write the correct answers on your answer sheet. (5 points)

The world’s oceans are so vast that they can cope with the present Line 1
levels of pollution. However, little is known about the long-term effects of Line 2
such slow poisoning. The most serious problem of modern time is that Line 3
man is destroyed the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas Line 4
into waste land. As the result, it is becoming extremely difficult to grow Line 5
enough to feed the world’s rapid increasing population. A way of Line 6
protecting all wildlife on the earth must also be found as many species are Line 7
on danger of disappearing completely from the face of the earth. The Line 8
smoke in the atmosphere, for example, are increasing so much that the Line 9
amount of sunlight has been reduced in many cities. Man’s whole Line 10
environment is being changed in a serious way. Line 11
SECTION D. READING (30 points)
Question I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10points)
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an
employee? The schools teach a (51)……………many things of value to the future accountant, doctor
or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one
thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother
(52) …………… it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in
speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate,
with people and to (53) …………… your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will (54)
…………… understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (55) ……………itself. You must have something to
say in the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (56) ……………your ability to make other
people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one's thoughts is one skill that the school can (57) …………… teach. The
foundations for skill in expression have to be (58) ……………early: an interest in and an ear (59)
……………language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and
above all the habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (60) ……………your
school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
51. A. large B. great C. far D. lots
52. A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. learn
53. A. interpret B. give out C. transfer D. present
54. A. both B. not C. as well D. either
55. A. on B. for C. by D. in
56. A. on most B. most on C. much on D. on much
57. A. quite B. hardly C. truly D. really
58. A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lay
59. A. by B. in C. for D. of
60. A. during B. of C. for D. when
Question II. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (10 points)
My grandmother told me that our village (61) …………………………very poor many years
ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all days but they could not earn enough for their
living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to live in houses made of (62)
…………………………and mud. Nowadays my village has changed a lot. People live in big brick
houses. In the evening, they can listen to the (63) …………………………on the radio or watch TV for
entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and (64)
…………………………the roads so the roads will not be muddy and (65)
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…………………………after it rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries can get to the village
easily. They build a medical center so people’s health can be looked (66) …………………………at
any time. They build a new school so their children have better learning (67)
…………………………They build a bridge (68) …………………………the river so villagers have a
shorter way to town. They also build a football ground so their children can play sports. And they grow
cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money. I would like to become an
agricultural engineer in the future so I can (69) …………………………new technology to our farming
and do more for the village (70) ………………………… our parents did.
Question III. Read the following passage, and then choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
(10points)
Lake Baikal, the world’s largest lake, is located in southern Siberia, in Russia. It measures 395
miles long by 50 miles wide and it has 1,245 miles of coastline. The lake’s rocky basin consists of three
depressions, which hold a total volume of 14,656 cubic miles of water, 20 percent of the freshwater in the
world. The lake is also very deep, with its deepest point at over 1 mile and an average depth of 2,066 feet.
Furthermore, scientists have determined that Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world. From sediment
obtained by drilling deep down below the lake, researchers estimate it to be at least 25 million years old.
To scientists, Lake Baikal is of particular interest because of its unique and isolated ecosystem.
More than 1,000 species of plants and animals found at Lake Baikal exist nowhere else on earth and some
can be dated to prehistoric times. Among its unique fauna is the Baikal freshwater seal. This creature,
which local people call nerpa, is the only mammal which inhabits the lake. Researchers speculate that these
seals, which have been breeding at Lake Baikal for 22 million years, are the descendents of ocean-dwelling
seals which migrated inland in search of food, when the lake was still connected to the sea. Another
creature that is unique to this Siberian Lake is the omu, a fish, which is caught by local fisherman and is
considered a great delicacy.
For centuries, the water in Lake Baikal was so clear that it was possible to see down to depths of 40
to 60 feet. Several factors contributed to keeping the water crystal clear. First, the lake contained certain
small zoo plankton and small crustaceans that consumed waterweeds, bacteria, and other material that
would otherwise cloud the water. Furthermore, the water in the lake consisted of rainwater and melted
snow that flowed down from a mountain range in about 300 streams and through uninhabited forest.
Finally, most of the watershed has a rocky surface, so the water flowing into the lake did not accumulate
mud or organic matter and had little mineral or chemical content.
71. The word “which” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. the rocky basin B. the lake C. the total water volume D. three depressions
72. All of the following is mentioned EXCEPT that ________.
A. Lake Baikal is the world’s largest lake C. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world
B. Lake Baikal is located in Russia D. Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world
73. All of the following are true about Lake Baikal EXCEPT that ________.
A. it has a great variety of fish B. it is near the sea
C. it has the biggest amount of freshwater in the world D. it is about 25 million years old
74. Scientists are particularly interested in Lake Baikal because ________.
A. its ecosystem is special B. the animals there are similar to elsewhere
C. it has more species of plants than anywhere else D. it is isolated
75. Baikal fresh seal is ________.
A. the only habitants of the lake Baikal B. only found in the lake Baikal
C. has been breeding at the lake for 32 million years D. a species of plant
76. Omu is mentioned in the passage as ________.
A. a local fisherman B. an animal migrating inland from the sea
C. descendents of ocean-dwelling seals D. an animal unique to the lake
77. The water of the lake Baikal is ________.
A. transparent B. toxic C. made of crystal D. used to make crystal
78. According to the passage, there are _______ factors contributing to the clarity of the water in Lake Baikal.
A. 2 B. 1 C. 3 D. 4
79. The word cloud in the final paragraph can be best replaced by ________.
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A. cold B. dirty C. clean D. muddy
80. The water in the lake is from all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. snow B. rainwater C. streams D. forests

SECTION E: WRITING (20 points)

Question I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Write your answers on the answer sheet. (5 points)
81. It was the fog that caused the traffic problem.
→ If it ……………………………………………………………………...................…
82. She furiously threw the book across the room.
→ Such…………………………………………………………………….……………
83. By chance I was in that town when the earthquake started.
→ I happened ……………………………………………………………………………
84. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident is ……………………………………….......…………………..………
85. They did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second son.
→Only when ………………………………………………………………………..
Question II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 points)
86. I remember that my father took me to town to see that film. (BEING)
→ I remember …..…….............................................................................................…..
87. Please come as early as possible. (BETTER)
→ You should ……………………………………………………………………….…
88. The man said that lie hadn't been involved in the robbery. (DENIED)
→ The man …………………………………………………………………............…..
89. I burst into tears when I heard the bad news. (BROKE)
→ I …………………………………………………………………………..........……
90. If people deliberately start a fire, they should be punished. (WHO)
=> I think anyone ……………………………………………………………......……

Question III. Paragraph writing. (10 points)

In the modern society, children spend a lot of time playing computer games. Is this a positive or
negative trend?
Use specific reasons and any relevant examples to support your view in about 120-150 words.
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