5 pointsHISTORIC PLACES TO VISITBlackRockCaves® Over 2 million years old.® For half a million years, people and animals, especially 1_______lived here.® Special evening tours during the
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Thờigian: 150 minsNgày 25 tháng 10 năm 2021PART A – LISTENING (10 points)
I Part 1: You will hear an interview with a woman called Rachel who is talking about theshows she puts on for children For each question, circle A, B, C (5 points)
1 Before her children were born, Rachel worked as _.A an art teacher.B a painter.C an actor.2 Who first thought of doing a show at a party?
A Rachel’s husband.B Rachel’s children.C Rachel’s parents.3 Rachel’s neighbor, Lena, helps by .
A making some dolls for the shows.B performing in the shows.
C writing the music for the shows.
4 When Rachel did a play about a lion _.A the children laughed too much.
B the children’s parents complained.C the children were frightened.
5 Rachel thinks her shows are successful because _.A she enjoys doing them so much.
B she does a show daily.
C they are suitable for all ages.
II Part 2:You will hear a radio program about some historic places to visit For each question,fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces (5 points)
HISTORIC PLACES TO VISITBlackRockCaves
® Over 2 million years old.
® For half a million years, people and animals, especially (1) _lived here.
® Special evening tours during the month of (2) _Salter House.
® Built in the year (3) _.
® Made famous by the television series called Aunt Dorothy.
® All visitors want to see Dorothy's kitchen.
The Old Port® Have a ride on an old tram to the (4) _village.
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I- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
II- Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three.
2 A- categoryB- profitableC- eventuallyD- ordinaryPART C – VOCABULARY ANDGRAMMAR STRUCTURES
I- Choose the best answer (15 points)
1 In my opinion, this is ……….less satisfactory than the previous offer.
2 I don’t think he’s ever been there, ……… ?
3 I didn’t ………….her as she was wearing a blond wig.
4 I read the contract again and again ………… avoiding making spelling mistakes.A- with a view toB- on account ofC- by means ofD- in terms of
5 In a report submitted to the government yesterday, scientists ………….that the building ofthe bridge be stopped.
6 ………an emergency arise, call Gil.
7 It was ………a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.A- such surprisingB- so surprisingC- too surprisingD- surprising
8 The first American ………a professional sculptor was a woman, Patience Lovell Wright.
A- she became asB- became C- to becomeD- who she became9 Huong went on working ………… the noise the children made.
A- because ofB- in spite ofC- becauseD- although
10 Give me a ring before nine tomorrow morning ………… I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
11 I don’t like this wine I like ……….
12 ……….Ann by phone, James decided to mail her.
Trang 3A- Having failed to contactB- Having failed contactingC- He failed to contactD- That he failed contacting13 …………her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.
A- Many ofB- A large number ofC- Much ofD- A great variety of14 ……….I know, there are no problems with the class.
A- As far asB- So much asC- Much more than D- Except that15 You should study hard to ……… your classmates.
A- catch sight ofB- feel likeC- get in touch with D- keep pace withII- Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets (8 points)
1 We stopped talking when (see) _ _ the teacher.
2 My boss is angry with me I didn’t do all the work that I (do) _last week.3 We will meet Alice at the corner, she (wait) _ for us when we arrive.
4 (fail) _ twice, he doesn’t want to sit for exam once more.5 We suggest that this application (apply) next year 6 I’d like ( go) _ to the party, but it was impossible 7 The room looks so different You (redecorate) _ it?
8 Only yesterday I (realize) what was going on.
III- Supply the correct form of the words in brackets (7 points)
1 In her free time, she often communicates _with her cats (VERB)
2 Could you tell that person was angry just by looking at his or her expression?(FACE)
3 We are trying to gather everyone’s ideas and to form the ideas into a plan (REAL)
4 Filters do not remove all _ from water (CONTAMINATE)
5 The medical examination before you start work is obligatory (OBLIGE)6 This bread is completely free from artificial _ (PRESERVE)
7 You can the software in several ways (CUSTOM)
IV- There are FIVE mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them (5 points)
Video conferencing is the technology that allows you to hold meetingswith people who are in different places while seeing them and talk tothem in real time It is different from simple video calling, that is oftenone – to – one video communication In the past, video conferencingneeded complex and expensive equipments Today, it is easy to join in avideo conference on your computer or smart phone with Internetconnectivity However, video conferencing is also an important tool forpeople who work away from the office, often at home because it helps tosave time and money for them.
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Video conferencing can help teachers in teaching, too Videoconferencing is a great way for learning and sharing knowledge beyonddistance Courses can take place with the teacher and each differentstudent living in a different location This will help education spread evento remote mountainous areas.
PART D – READING COMPREHENSION
I- Fill in each blank with one suitable word (10points)
The air pollution has been a serious problem in big cities It can be harmful for residents (1) have to breathe this air There are lots of causes for this problem (2) _,there are more and more transportations (3) _ as cars or motorbikes on the road today,all of (4) _ are powered by gasoline and diesel engines that burn petroleum to releaseenergy As a (5) , exhaust from engines contain kinds of pollution and indirectlyproduce ozone Secondly, in some parts of the world, people still rely (6) _ burningwood fuel for their cooking and heating, and that produces indoor (7) _ pollution thatcan seriously harm their (8) _ Thirdly, garbage can be burned instead of (9) recycled or landfilled and that can also produce significant air pollution (10) , the fumes which are discharged from factories is another cause.
II- Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in the numbered blanks (10points)It seems entirely (1) to us that there are teams of scientists in universities andother institutions around the world attempting to (2) the way the world works.However, it hasn’t always been that (3) Although the scientific method is now four orfive hundred years old, the ancient Greeks, for example, believed that they could work out the(4) of natural events just by the power of thought.
During the 17th century, more and more people began to realise that they could(5) their scientific ideas by designing a relevant (6) and seeing whathappened A lot of (7) was made in this way by individual scientists These menand women often worked alone, carrying out (8) _ into many different areas of science, and they often receive very little (9) for their hard work At the start of the 20thcentury, though it became (10) that science was becoming more complicated andmore expensive The individual scientist disappeared, to be replaced by highly qualified teams ofexperts Modern science was born.
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7 A- developmentB- movementC- progressD- evolution
VI- Read the text and choose the correct phrase or clause A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.(10 points)
American Online is one of the big names on the Internet, and unlike many other digitalcompanies, it actually makes a profit But the company which its rivals call the “Cyber –cockroach” was launched only in 1992 Before that, it was a small firm called control VideoCorporation, and it made video games Then Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executivearrived and took the company online, innovative, fast moving, and user - friendly, American onlineappeals to people who want to search the Internet, but who do not have a lot of experience For thesame reason “teachies”, people who think they are more expert with computers, look down onAmerican Online and its users Recently, American Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined withTime Warn – a multi - million dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multi media giant Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad In many European countries, including the UnitedKingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory offer.The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand out its freeintroductory disks at places like train stations As the Internet gets faster, AOL is changing Withmany homes getting high - speed connection through fiber optic cables, or the new ADSLtechnology, the “Cyber - cockroach” will have to show that like real cockroaches, it can survive inalmost any environment.
1 What is the passage about?
2 The word “it” in line…… refers to:
3 Who does Steve Case work for?
4 How do “teachies” feel about American Online?A They think it is a Cyber - cockroachB They think it is for experts
C They think it is a movie and a magazine company
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5 American Online has the following characteristics EXCEPT:
A innovativeB experiencedC user - friendlyD fast moving6 People who use American Online are probably:
7 American Online is an unusual digital company because:
A it used to make video gamesB it is innovative
8 Which marketing idea is NOT mentioned?
A advertisements on the InternetB advertisements on TVC free disks in journalsD people giving disks away9 What does the article say about AOL’s future?
C it will face challengesD The article doesn’t say10 What is this passage mainly concerned with?
PART E: WRITING
I-Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown so that their meaning stay the same.(5pts)1 It was such hot news that I couldn’t help announcing it to my classmates
1 Would you mind quickly looking at the engine ? LOOK
Would you mind _?2 Peter likes staying in the hotels but he prefers camping MUCH
Peter doesn’t 3 According to reports, the President is in poor health REPORTED
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That school _.
Book now, because _ !III – Write a paragraph of 150 about a festival you have attended recently (10 points) ……… THE END ………….