TEST 20

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer A/ B/ C or D.. Choose the letter A/ B/ C or D next to the word whose ma

TEST 20 SECTION 1: LISTENING

Part 1: Listen to Nuala talking to Sean about a recent travel experience For questions

1-5, tick A, B or C (10 points)

0 Nuala checked the bus times on

A Thursday B Sunday C Saturday

1 Nuala’s flight was at

A 12:00 B 12:30 C 7:00

2 Nuala was too late to get

A the metro to the city B the bus to the airport C a taxi to the airport

3 Nuala _

A went to a hotel B went back to her friend’s C stayed in the city

4 During that night, Nuala

A watched TV B read magazines and newspapers C got a bit of sleep

5 Nuala waited at the airport for _

A five hours B four hours C nine hours

Part 2: Listen and fill in the gaps (10 points)

Johnson’s Estate Agency For Rent: Large, attractive house in the city (0) centre

Address: 342 (1) Lane

Upstairs: 3 spacious bedrooms, (2) , study

Downstairs: (3) kitchen, comfortable

living room, dining room, small bathroom

Outside: Large garden, (4)

Rent: £500 per month contact Mr Weston

(Tel (5)

SECTION 2: PHONETICS

III Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D) (10 points)

1 A island B sports C bookstore D sister

2 A see B free C agree D coffee

3 A raised B practised C promised D increased

IV Choose the letter (A/ B/ C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (10 points)

1 A happen

2 A variety

3 A moderate

4 A writer

5 A movie

B study

B sensible

B simple

B baker

B tomorrow

C appear

C appointment

C invite

C builder

C theater

D wonder

D continue

D doctor

D career

D moment

SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

V Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Write your answer (A/ B/

C or D) in the numbered box (40 points)

1 Nowadays people _ hours sitting in front of computers

A spend B last C set D take

2 I think you should take up swimming it is suitable for your health condition

A so B because C although D but

3 We should play sports or do exercise in order to stay in

A fit B health C look D shape

4 Let’s collect and _ warm clothes to homeless children in our city

A give away B give back C take off D put on

5 We to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we by train

A flew- went B has flown – went

C have flown - have gone D have flown - went

6 Dong Ho paintings are made on paper with beautiful _ colors

A traditional – nature B tradition - natural

C tradition – nature D traditional - natural

7 In Viet Nam, spring rolls are served at a family gathering or anniversary dinner

A most B almost C most of D mostly

8 Khue Van Palivilion is as the symbol of HN city

A regarded B surrounded C expected D considered

9 I think the University of Cambridge is the second _ the United Kingdom

A oldest B elder C old D older

10 You should look right and left when you go the road

A down B across C up D along

11 She’s sure that they will find the film

A entertaining B entertain C entertainment D entertained

12 - “Do you like seeing a film?” - “ ”

A No, I don’t like it at all B Sure What film shall we see?

C Who is in it? D I’m sorry, I can’t

13. _being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much

A In spite B Despite C Although D Nevertheless

14 A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an

A thriller B comedy C drama D animation

15 It's an hour since he _, so he must be at the office now

A has left B left C was leaving D is leaving

16. is hot food that is quick to cook, and is served very quickly in a restaurant

A Hot food B Fast food C Sandwiches D Roasted duck

17 The Imperial Academy was constructed Emperor Ly NhanTong

A behind B above C by D under

18 “Thank a lot for the lovely dinner” “ _”

A You’re welcome B It’s all right

C Thank you too D Please don’t say so

19 We may know the land very well, but we know very _about the oceans

A few B little C much D a little

20 My sister never wants to drink coffee, and _

A I do either B I do, too C so do I D neither do I

VI Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it (5 point)

1 There was only a few people at the meeting last night

A B C D

2 The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident

A B C D

3 The public library in the city has thousand of good books

A B C D

4 Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?

A B C D

5 They haven’t seen each other since September when they have met at Mary's

A B C D

party

VII Supply the correct form of the word in bold (10 points)

1 Is Hung King’s Temple a _place in Viet Nam? CULTURE

2 The _was a great success and it became famous all over the

world UNIVERSE

3 Many and scholars discussed the change of the curricula EDUCATE

4 Tran Van Cam is my favourite ART

He is famous for the painting “Little sister Diep”

5 Water puppetry in the villages of the ORIGIN

Red River Delta

6 Although Titanic is a film, it has a sad ending ROMANCE

7 Rob has a _ of 39.50C TEMPERATE

8 Mai wanted to share her with other people PLEASE

9 The film is about two hijackers who _ to blow THREAT

up the plane

10 Peter has received a letter of to see a water INVITE

puppet show this Sunday

VIII Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets (5 point)

1 Do you remember (meet) her at Nam's birthday party last week?

2 My mother is busy (cook) dinner in the kitchen

3 It’s ten years since I last (see) her

4 The price (become) more and more expensive recently

5 I think this institution (widen) twice since 1999

SECTION 4: READING

IX Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer (A/ B/ C or D

(10 points)

Scientists believe that the smart home may be the home of the future These homes may be

of different shapes and sizes They may also float on the water

Scientists have designed the eco houseboat – a kind of house floating on the sea But the

houseboat is stable and doesn’t rock heavily when there are big waves It makes use of wave

and solar energy to move it around and provide power It also has solar panels on the top of the house to generate electricity And it can recycle all kinds of household waste

A robot controls everything in the house and does the housework In the kitchen, smart refrigerators and dish washes can automatically work by themselves A smart oven can cook your favourite dishes All these things and other advances will make our life much better

1 The eco houseboat will be

A.in the air B on the sea C in the ocean D on big waves

2 The word “stable” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A comfortable B not moving C not sinking D peaceful

3 What is special about the kitchen in the houseboat?

A A robot B Special dishes C.Smart equipment D Dish washers

4 Which of the following is NOT true?

A Scientists have built the eco houseboat B The eco houseboat can make power

C The houseboat can recycle waste D Our life will be better

5 What is the main idea of the passage?

A Life in the future B Generating electricity in the future

C Shapes and sizes of houses D A special kind of house

X Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage.

(20 points)

The 25th meeting of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) that will take place in February 2003 comes at a (1) _time in the quest for sustainable fisheries Meeting in Johannesburg at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, world leaders (2) _the vital role of marine fisheries to economic and food security and

to biodiversity in general Leaders established a number of fisheries commitments for the world community, (3) a call “to maintain or restore stocks to levels that can produce maximum sustainable (4) _ with the aim of achieving these goals for depleted stocks on an urgent basis and where possible not later than 2015.”

The mission of FAO in the field of fisheries is to (5) _ and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the worlds fisheries and aquaculture Many of the issues (6) _the agenda for the 2003 COFI meeting will contribute directly to the goal of restoring depleted fish stocks and to (7) _other commitments

If we are to fulfill these commitments, we must take (8) _actions and set clear priorities The most recent FAO statistics indicate that over 70 percent of fisheries are (9) overfished or are fished at their maximum capacity In coming years, production from many key fisheries will likely decline Demand for fisheries products, (10) , will continue to increase The prospect of this growing shortfall poses our greatest fisheries challenge today

1 A busy B critical C serious D fine

2 A declared B claimed C accepted D acknowledged

3 A giving B making C including D containing

4 A volume B quantity C amount D yield

5 A aid B meet C provide D facilitate

7 A advancement B advancing C advanced D advance

8 A determined B concentrated C concerted D focused

10 A however B consequently C so D therefore

XI Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space (20 points)

Almost all people have a (1) _of examinations Examinations, (2) are a part of our lives and all school in Viet Nam have examinations Examinations were first (3) _ in China about three thousand years ago Scholars had (4) _ memorise long passages (5) _ from several books Those who did well in examination (6) allowed to enter the government service Nowadays, the main (7) _ of examination is to test (8) _ well a person understands the subjects which have been (9) _ They are also used to find out how well student perform (10) _ pressure

SECTION 5 WRITING.

XII Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same

as the sentence printed before it (20 points)

1 We spent five hours getting to London

 It took _

2 He enjoys playing chess in his free time

 Playing _

3 Are they building a statue of Chu Van An?

 Is ?

4 Has anyone told you about it yet?

 Have you ?

5 My hair now is much longer than that in the past

 In the past my hair used _

6 Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself

 If you are _

7 What is the price of the bicycle?

 How much _?

8 You’re the best guitarist in the school

 No one _

9 Because of a big storm, I stayed at home

 Because

10 Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep

 In spite of

XIII Using the word given and other words, complete the second sentence to that it has similar meaning to the first Do not change the word give (20 points.)

1 The film was boring, wasn’t it? INTERESTING

The film it?

2 We often played these games when we were small USED

We

3 What was the price of the first class ticket? PAY

How _?

4 What is the distance from the village to the beach? IT

How _ to the beach?

5 The teacher was not satisfied with Tam’s essay SATISFYING

Tam’s essay

6 Your bicycle is just like the one I used to own SIMILAR

I

7 This sauce hasn’t got much flavour, has it? TASTELESS

This sauce is

8 Taking photographs inside the museum is forbidden NOT

You

9 On Saturday night, the roads to the city centre are very busy TRAFFIC

There is _

10 Do you find it easy to make friends? GOOD

Are you _

XIV Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) to talk about “ How to keep a healthy life?” (10 pionts) Lưu ý: Thí sinh không được viết Tên của mình và Tên trường trong bài luận./

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