ĐỀ 13 I. Questions 1-4: In each line pick out one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from those of others (1 pt) 1. A. absent 2. A. steam 3. A. computer 4. A. pilot B. majority B. deal B. business B. alive C. manage C. dead C. community C. signature D. family D. clean D. amuse D. time II. Questions 5-8: In each line pick out one word that does not belong the group (1 pt) 5. A. fathom B. foot C. mile D. kilo 6. A. film-maker B. scriptwriter C. dishwasher D. film-director 7. A. pharmacy B. dentistry C. chemistry D. responsibility 8. A. nurse B. doctor C. pharmacist D. pilot III. Questions 9-24: Choose one word or phrase appropriate for each blank (4 pts) 9. _______ in filling a prescription could cost a life A. Careful B. Carefulness C. Careless D. Carelessness 10. Nothing is as precious as ________ and freedom A. dependent B. dependence C. independent D. independence 11. Are you afraid _______ living alone? A. of B. on C. in D. with 12.Dishwashers, vacuum cleaner, and washing machines are _________ devices A. educational B. birth control C. labor- saving D. child –rearing 13. Women’s _______ movement has given girls more opportunities to get an education. A. freedom B. liberation C. birth control D. independence 14. If you want to buy some medicine, you can go to the _______ across the street A. shop B. drugstore C. public D. prescription 15. Mark Twain _____ his boyhood in Hannibal, which is on the Mississippi River A. lived B. stayed C. spent D. enjoyed 16. The sights around Ha Long Bay are __________ A. quit B. permanent C. spectacular D. encouraging 17. There is not anything worth __________ here A. to buy B. bought C. be bought D. buying 18. Many boys like to __________ friend with her. A. do B. want C. make D. happen 19. you should try not to __________ so many mistakes. A. make B. do C. have D. get 20.A lot of people jog every morning __________ weight. A. to losing B. lost C. has lost D. to lose 21. If you _________ something wrong, will you feel sorry for it? A. take B. go C. do D. make 22. No longer __________ to do all her housework by hand because we have labor- saving devices now. A. my mother has B. has my mother C. does my mother has D. does my mother have 23. My parents didn’t permit me _____________ out last night. A. go B. went C. to go D. going 24. Try ___________ so many mistakes. A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not IV. Choose the best option (2 pts) 1. “Tom’s father no longer smokes cigarettes.” means ________. A. No longer does Tom’s father smoke cigarettes. B. Tom’s father doesn’t smokes cigarettes any more. C. Tom’s father still smokes cigarettes. D. No longer Tom’s father smokes cigarettes. 2. “Because of not getting up early, he missed the first bus to his office.” means _. A. He missed the first bus to his office because he didn’t get up early. B. He missed the first bus to his office because he doesn’t get up early. C. He missed the first bus to his office because he got up early. D. He missed the first bus to his office because he not got up early. 3. “You should eat more vegetables”, said the doctor A. The doctor advised me eat more vegetables. B. The doctor advised me ate more vegetables. C. The doctor advised me eating more vegetables. D. The doctor advised me to eat more vegetables. 4. “The story amuses the children.” means ________. A. The children are amusing at the story. B. The children were amused at the story. C. The children are amused by the story. D. The children amused by the story. READING Mark Twain, whose name is known all over the world, was born in a small town on the Mississippi river in the USA. He spent his childhood on the bank of the Mississippi. When he was twelve, his father died, and the boy had to work. For some time he worked as a river pilot on the Mississippi. Later he went west to work as a newspaper reporter in Virginia City, Nevada. While he was on this job, he began to sign his articles “Mark Twain”. From then on he used Mark Twain as his penname. In 1876, he published his best novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. The profession of a writer did not bring much money to Mark Twain. He had to write articles for newspapers. He also traveled from place to place to read his stories in concerts. V. TRUE (ĐÚNG) / FALSE (SAI) (1 pt) ________ 1. Mark Twain was born in a small town in Virginia City, Nevada. ________ 2. Mark Twain spent his childhood on the bank of Mississippi. ________ 3. His best novel, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” was published in 1876. ________ 4. Mark Twain did not earn much money with the profession of a writer. VI. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (1 pt) 1. Where did Mark Twain spend his childhood? 2. How old was he when he had to work? . ĐỀ 13 I. Questions 1-4 : In each line pick out one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. II. Questions 5-8 : In each line pick out one word that does not belong the group (1 pt) 5. A. fathom B. foot C. mile D. kilo 6. A. film-maker B. scriptwriter C. dishwasher D. film-director 7 Questions 9-2 4: Choose one word or phrase appropriate for each blank (4 pts) 9. _______ in filling a prescription could cost a life A. Careful B. Carefulness C. Careless D. Carelessness 10. Nothing