Đề tham khảo số 3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions. 1. A. clean B. head C. beat D. teach 2. A. promise B. devise C. surprise D. realise 3. A. thumb B. themselves C. think D. thorough 4. A. tooth B. boot C. smooth D. look 5. A. visited B. decided C. engaged D. disappointed Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question. 6. Look at the river. It _______ very fast today – much faster than usual. A. flows B. is flowing C. will flow D. has flown 7. Dring the lecture yesterday, he _________ the importance of education. A. had stressed B. have stressed C. stressed D. stresses 8. The film was _______ interesting that I wanted to see it again. A. so B. such C. too D. very 9. Jack admitted _________ the money. A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen 10. Her mother prevented her ________ going out in the evening. A. against B. from C. about D. at 11. I would never _________ of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to. A. dream B. intend C. depend D. rely 12. To please my daughter, I had her old bicycle __________ bright red. A. painted B. to paint C. paint D. painting 13. Don’t forget __________ me as soon as you arrive at the airport. A. to call B. calling C. called D. call 14. How ________ homework did the teacher assign? A. many B. plenty C. much D. little 15. Peter has been studying for almost three years and he will have his degree and return to his country in _________ six months. A. other B. another C. the other D. others 16. The director _______ the men to turn to work immediately. A. insisted B. suggested C. demanded D. ordered 17. Four of the companies in our cities have closed. _________, unemployment is high. A. Because B. Since C. So that D. Therefore 18. In the beginning, radios _________ much more than they do today. A. cost B. spent C. took D. made 19. Tom is a good student of languages. His sister Mary, ________, has never been able to master another language. A. therefore B. even though C. whereas D. on the other hand 20. She has learned English and French ______ the age of five. A. since B. for C. before D. in 21. Linda: “Cheer!” – Alan: “__________.” A. Thanks! B. Fine, thanks. C. Cheer! D. Sleep well! 22. Ela: “Hello, I’m Ela Paul.” – Thomas: “________________.” A. Yes, please. B. How are you? C. Yes. Can I help you? D. Pleased to meet you, Ela. 23. Jerry: “Make yourself at home.” – Tom: “_______________.” A. That’s very kind. Thank you! B. The same to you. Thanks. C. Don’t mention it! D. That’s all right! 24. Charles: “Did you watch the football yesterday?” – Michael: “__________________.” A. No, I missed it. Was it a good game? B. Horrible. Make you feel miserable, doesn’t it? C. Yes, we had a pub lunch and went for a walk. D. Yes, the train was a bit late but it didn’t matter. 25. Tim: “Bless you!” – Kim: “_________________.” A. Bless you! B. You too. C. Thanks! D. Excuse me! 26. You can’t see where my jacket mended. The repair is completely __________. A. visible B. invisible C. vision D. visibly 27. His _________ to become a prime minister was a shock to him. A. fail B. failed C. failing D. failure 28. My father is marvelous at ___________ very funny jokes. A. saying B. playing C. telling D. doing 29. My brother has ________ shoulders, so buy him large size. A. large B. broad C. long D. squat 30. Bob was so _______ that he missed the opportunity. A. impatient B. patient C. impatience D. patience Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. One in six drivers in Britain is aged between 17and 25. But more drivers in this group age are responsible (31)_______ a greater number of accidents than older drivers; in fact one accident in four is the fault of a young, inexperienced driver. A team of researchers has (32)______ two years studying the driving performance, attitudes and behaviorof young people. The report says that not all young drivers are dangerous but a large number of males, particularly those aged 17 to 20, do not drive as carefully (33)______other age groups. These young drivers are more likely to (34)________ an accident in their first year of driving than when their experience increases. The report also notes that men are more likely to (35)_______ driving rules than women, and that a girlfriend or wife in the car has a calming influence on the driving pattern of young men. 31. A. about B. for C. with D. from 32. A. done B. put C. given D. spent 33. A. so B. like C. at D. that 34. A. do B. take C. have D. get 35. A. crash B. break C. tear D. escape Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Almost all the energy on the earth comes from the sun. Heat from the sun makes the earth warm enough for life. Plants use the sun’s energy to live and grow. Plants give off a gas called oxygen. Animals eat plants and breathe oxygen. Animals need plants in order to live, and plants need the sun. You use plants to create heat and energy. You can burn wood from trees. You can burn fossil fuel called coal, gas, and oil. Fossil fuels formed deep underground from plants and animals that died millions of years ago. The sun’s energy can also do harm. Too much sunlight can burn your skin, causing sunburn. Harmful rays from the sun can also cause a diease called skin cancer. Looking right at the sun can harm your eyes. You need to be careful of the sun. The center of the sun is called the core, which is extremely hot. All the energy of the sun comes from the nuclear reactions in its core. It takes a long time for the energy from the core to reach the surface of the sun – about 170,000 years! 36. According to the passage, the sun is vital because ___________. A. it has its hot core B. plants live and grow better with the sun’s energy C. plants, animals and people need energy from the sun D. fossil fuels will be used up and people turn to the sun’s energy 37. Fossil fuels formed deep underground from _______________. A. heat from the sun B. earth and rock C. oil and gas D. dead plants and animals 38. The title for this passage could be ___________. A. “Energy from the Sun” B. “Oxygen and Plants” C. “Animals and Plants” D. “The Sun and Fossil Fuels” 39. Harmfyl rays from the sun may cause __________. A. fever B. skin cancer C. pain D. headache 40. All of the following statements are NOT true EXCEPT __________. A. the sun’s heat does no harm to people B. looking right at the sun is a way to make your eyes better C. It takes a long time for the energy from the core of the sun to reach the earth. D. the center of the sun is not very hot Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction. 41. The children were so amusing at the cartoon that they couldn’t help laughing. A B C D 42. Alike many other fairy tales for children, Tam Cam also has a happy ending. A B C D 43. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job. A B C D 44. They discussed about the problem and tried to find out the solutions. A B C D 45. I was looking for my shorts, but I couldn’t find it. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given. 46. Would you prefer me to help him? A. I would prefer to help him. B. Would you prefer him to be helped by me? C. Would you like to help him? D. Could I help him? 47. The man admitted that he had stolen one million dollars from the bank. A. One million dollars had been stolen from the bank by the man. B. The man confessed that he had stolen one million dollars from the bank. C. The man was said to have stolen one million dollars from the bank. D. One million dollars was believed to have been stolen from the bank by the man. 48. People in our country no longer travel by bicycle as much as they used to. A. People in our country no longer travel by bicycle. B. People in our community don’t travel by bicycle any longer. C. Traveling by bicycle is no longer as popular as it used to be in our country. D. People in our country used to travel by bicycle far less than they do now. 49. “I would take the job if I were you,” Mary said to me. A. Mary advised me to take the job. B. Mary asked me to take the job. C. Mary ordered me to take the job. D. Mary told me to take the job. 50. My father has always liked football. A. My father has always been interested in football. B. Football has always been very interesting. C. My father gets interesting when watching a football match. D. My father says football is always a very interesting sport. . Đề tham khảo số 3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions. 1. A. clean. A. steal B. to steal C. stealing D. stolen 10 . Her mother prevented her ________ going out in the evening. A. against B. from C. about D. at 11 . I would never _________ of going to the party. A. dream B. intend C. depend D. rely 12 . To please my daughter, I had her old bicycle __________ bright red. A. painted B. to paint C. paint D. painting 13 . Don’t forget __________ me as soon