10 points The Computer User’s Friend It’s a common situation: much to your 1..., you can’t work out how to do something 2 ...on your computer and after hours of frustration, you get th
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THỪA THIÊN HUẾ KHOÁ NGÀY: 19.06.2006
- MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút
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I GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 45 points)
Part 1: (25 points)
Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D:
1 This summer resort is absolutely wonderful and I’d ……… it to anyone
2 We had to walk since we couldn’t ………… to take a bus
3 Our life would be very difficult without ………
4 After retiring, my aunt spent her ……… on an expensive holiday
5 A lot of people left school at 16 and they now leaving so early
6 Remember the door before going to bed
7 Nancy talks as if she everything
8 Many things which we can do now couldn't years ago
9 When I first visited Moscow, I couldn't get used the cold weather
10 They insisted she the party
11 We can’t go wrong if we…… the instructions
12 Some of my friends are taking extra classes in English become tourist guides
13 Michael and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so………can play today
14 Mary put a ……… on the letter
15 We quarreled ……… the choice of a house
16 There are a lot of people at my friend's wedding party, only a few of ……… I had met before
17 You should have known that Anne could not keep a secret Never again her
anything
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
18 If I had known that Wendy didn't have an appointment with the dentist, I would have
A B C
asked her to come with myself
D
19 Our schedule consists of three hours of history lectures, followed by the afternoon
A B C
in the football's stadium
D
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21 The price of coffee is low last month, but everyone knows that it is going to go up this month
A B C D
22 The governor, with his wife and children, are at home watching the election returns on TV
A B C D
23 I'm not often travelling by air because the cost of flying is very high
A B C D
24 Time runs out and you will have to make a decision in the next few days
A B C D
25 He never allows us smoking in this room
A B C D
Part 2: read this advertisement and fill the gaps by forming a word from the word given
in capitals at the end of each line ( 10 points)
The Computer User’s Friend
It’s a common situation: much to your (1) , you can’t work out how
to do something (2) on your computer and after hours of frustration,
you get the (4) that it was written for experts only If all this sounds
familiar, the Computer User’s Friend will be of enormous (5) to you
With its simple solutions to common problems and (6) presentation, it
will give you a lot more (7) when using your computer and show you
how you can never get a lot of (8) out of it The Computer User’s
Friend is always being used by many thousands of (9) customers
and, as they will tell you, it takes the (10) out of using your computer
ANNOY SIMPLIFY CONFUSE IMPRESS
INTERESTED
ATTRACT CONFIDENT PLEASE SATISFY WORRIED
Your answers:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
Part 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form ( 10 points)
1 His sister (give) a car for her twentieth birthday next year
2 I _ ( read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now
3 He (elect) president of the football club at their last meeting
4 My room _ (not clean) yet
5 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody (go) to bed
6 Many books (write) about the Second World War
7 The name of the new town _ (choose) by the committee tomorrow
8 Present day problems demand that we _(be).ready for any emergency
9 You (not go) there because he did not expect you
10.You (walk) too fast That’s why you are tired
II READING COMPREHENSION: ( 25 points)
Part 1: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only ONE word
in each space The first one has been done for you (0) (10 points)
(3) the problem To begin (4) , we can be more responsible in the
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transport more we can reduce air pollution in cities
Part 2: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D
(5points)
“Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities However, the regimentation resulting from grades still exists Grades often stifle creativity Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports Grades impose an arbitrary standard of success on everyone I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be abolished immediately However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades I hope that some day grades will become optional at Village High School.”
Written by Magdalena Smith
1 Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for
A students to get good jobs
B students to participate in music, dramatics, and sports
C students to compete more for grades
D educators to have more control over grades
2 Which of the following states a fact about grades at Village High School?
3 Grades
4 Which of the following is NOT an opinion expressed by Magdalena Smith?
A Grades should be abolished
B Grades impose arbitrary standards of success
C Students should be able to learn without worrying about grades
D Competition may discourage students from pursuing subjects such as drama and art
5 Magdalena Smith think that there should be
A more emphasis on grades
B less emphasis on grades
C less emphasis on music, dramatics and sports
D less emphasis on an arbitrary standard of success
Part 3: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D
( 10 points)
TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk of accidents Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to (1) people to change their habits and leave their cars at home
One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by (2) charges of parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who (3) the law In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day This system, (4) as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a (5) of cities, using a special electronic card fixed to the windscreen of the car
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of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the (8) stage of their journey
Of course, the most important thing is to provide good public transport However, to get people to (9) the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares (10) at an acceptable level
III WRITING: ( 30 points)
Part 1: Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning remains the
same (10 points)
1 “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Mary” She told Sam
She advised……… … …
2 We arrived too late to see the first film
We didn’t……… ……
3 She usually stays up so late
She’s not used……… …
4 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car
The man……… …
5 Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk
Having……… …
6 No one has lived in that house for years
That house……… ……
7 “ Would you mind not smoking in here?”
I’d rather……… …
8 Sue is excited about going to Spain on holiday
Sue is looking……… …
9 I only made that terrible mistake because I wasn’t thinking
If………
10 I’ve never read a more romantic story
It is……… …
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sentence using the word given Do not change the word given ( 10 points)
1 There is no sugar left in our kitchen run
………
2 It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend difficulty ………
3 I’d rather not spend another day at the beach feel ………
4 Sally might not bring her camera to the party, so I’ll take mine in ………
5 When he walked out of the meeting, he didn’t say goodbye to everyone without
………
6 Tan looks nothing like his father take ………
7 My parents were always telling me what to do when I was small being ………
8 I can’t describe people as well as you can better ………
9 If I don’t leave now, I’ll miss the train unless ………
10 They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic avoid ………
Part 3: In about 150 words, write about the “AO DAI” show at Hue Festival 2006 (10 points)
(You can write on the back of this page ))
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