Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting: 26.. Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass.. Erosion, which washes
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I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
II Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others:
4 A appliance B teenager C pollution D designer
III Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence:
5 Vietnam is a _ country The weather is usually hot there
6 The baby laughed as she played with her toy
7 Remember the meeting will be Tuesday, 9am and 11am
8 I wish I _ to my parents Now it’s too late
A listen B would listen C have listen D had listened
9 How many pages so far?
A do you study B did you study C have you studied D had you studied
10 He to our farewell party last weekend
A wasn’t invited B didn’t invite C weren’t seeing D not saw
11 We our form teacher since last Monday
A didn’t see B haven’t seen C fit D fits
12 Nguyen Du was the writer wrote “Kieu”
13 She told me a story _ I found hard to believe
14 If she knew his address exactly, she _ him
A will call on B would call on C called on D call on
15 Nobody likes her, _?
16 Listen to what I am saying, ?
17 For most households, lighting _ 15 percent to 20 percent of the electricity bill
A consists of B sums up C comes from D accounts for
18 I can't help _ at her
19 Don’t forget to me soon
20 He wanted to study late; , he drank another cup of coffee
A therefore B however C so D because
21 We should reduce _ water our family uses
A the amount of B the number of C a number of D a few of
IV Choose the best phrase to complete each of the following short conversation:
22 Lora: “Thank you for your help” Helen: “ .”
A You’re welcome B It’s up to you C Of course That’s a great idea D You can say that again
23 Lan: “ ” Mary: “That’s good idea”
A What’s the matter with you, Mary? B How do you go to the party, Mary?
C How is your weekend, Mary? D What about going shopping now, Mary?
24 Daughter: “Dad, I’ve got 6.5 on the IELTS test.” Father: “ _”
A Good way! B Oh, hard luck C Yes, of course D Oh, thanks
25 Paola: “Good to see you again, Janet, and welcome to Italy” Janet: “ _.”
A Good! It’s very kind of you to say so, Paola B I’m sorry, Paola I feel very bored
C I’m fine Thank you, Paola D Thank you, Paola It’s nice to be here
V Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:
26 I suggest you may not park near here because it is an exit for vehicles
27 Daisy has three dolls, two of them are pink
28 Minh asked me how far is it from the airport to my house
29 The handbook consists on grammar rules
A B C D
30 She enjoyed listening to music and go shopping
VI Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the printed one:
Trang 231 Mr Loc always smoked cigarettes, but he doesn’t now
A Mr Loc used to smoke cigarettes B Mr Loc is used to smoke cigarettes
C Mr Loc is used to smoking cigarettes D Mr Loc used to smoking cigarettes
32 I don’t have the key, so I can’t get into the house
A If I had the key, I will get into the house B If I had the key, I would get into the house
C If I have the key, I can get into the house D If I would have the key, I would get into the house
33 My sister borrowed the bike from me.
A I lent my sister the bike B I lent the bike from my sister
C I borrowed the bike to my sister D I was borrowed the bike by my sister
VII Choose the option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given:
34 Yesterday / Nam / take / his raincoat / wet.
A Yesterday, Nam didn’t take his raincoat, so he got wet B Yesterday, Nam didn’t take his raincoat but he got wet
C Yesterday, Nam didn’t take his raincoat since he got wet D Yesterday, Nam didn’t take his raincoat or he got wet
35 Erosion, / wash away / valuable topsoil, / can / prevent / planting trees and grass.
A Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass
B Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can be prevented by planting trees and grass
C Erosion, that washes away valuable topsoil, can be prevented by planting trees and grass
D Erosion, that washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass
VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the
blanks from 36 to 45Valentine’s Day is always (36) February 14 It’s not a (37) day On weekdays, schools are open.
Banks are open People go to work Life goes (38) as usual, but there is one (39) People give cards and gifts to friends and people they love They say, ‘Be my Valentine’
There are many kinds of Valentine cards Some people make cards Most people (40) them Men and women often give each other romantic cards These (41) say, ‘I love you’ The husbands give romantic cards to their (42)
Children and friends usually give funny or humorous cards These cards do not say, ‘I love you’ They are not
romantic Children give cards to their friends (43) school parties
Flowers and candies are popular gifts on Valentine’s Day Many people give red roses (44) people they love Stores sell chocolates and other candies in heart (45)
Read the passage and choose the best answer ( A , B , C , or D ) to each question from 46 to 50
Bill Bird is a shoemaker who cannot make shoes fast enough for his growing number of customers – and he charges more than
£300 for a pair! Customers travel hundreds of kilometres to his London shoe clinic or to his workshop in the countryside to have their feet measured He make shoes for people with feet of unusual sizes: very large, very small, very broad or very narrow The shoes are at least as fashionable as those found in ordinary shosps
Mr Birds says: “My problem is that I cannot find skilled workers Young people all seem to prefer to work with computers these days We will lose the necessary skills soon because there are fewer and fewer shoemakers nowadays I am 45, and now I want to teach young people everything I know abut making shoes It’s a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautiful shoes specially made for them”
He stared in the business 19 years ago and now he employs three other people His customers pay about £500 for their first pair
of shoes He says: “Our customers come because they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the right size” Extra pairs of shoes cost between £320 and £450, as it takes one employee a whole week to make just one shoe
46 What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A describe where Mr Bird finds his staff B encourage people to wear comfortable shoes
C advertise a job selling expensive shoes D show Mr Bird’s worries about his trade
47 What can readers find out from this text?
A how many customers Mr Bird has B how to make shoes like Mr Bird
C how to get to Mr Bird’s London shop D how much Mr Bird’s shoes cost
48 What is Mr Bird’s opinion of young people?
A They want too much money B They are difficult to train
C They prefer other jobs D They don’t work hard enough
49 Customers choose Mr Bird because his shoes _
A are the most fashionable B fit perfectly C look very unusual D are traditional in design
50 From the text, the number of Mr Bird’s customers is
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V (2.5 ms) (0.25 m for each correct answer)