TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014

TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014 TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014 TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014 TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014TEST level PRE INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE bộ đề thi anh văn công chức b kèm đáp án HOT 2014

4 We can………… the difficulty without too much effort

5 ………… people go the movies now than ten years ago

7 We had to ues our neighbor’s telephone because ours was………

b Out of order d off work

8 It was ………… a boring speech that I felt asleep

11 He said that he ………badly sick since he returned from a broad

12 The speaker said ……… nothings worth listenning to

13 If you had come to the party, you……… Her

14 The manager had his seretary………… the report for him

15 He………… in this office for ten years by next Monday

a Will be working c will have been working

16 No sooner ……… the office than the phone rang

b Had he left d was he leaving

17 Neither the director nor his assistant ……… yet

18 It is necessary that you ……… here at 8 a.m tomorrow

a Would be c will be being

19 The village……… We are going to visit is far from here

b Which d both b and c are correct

20 She wishes she ……… you the bad news yesterday

a Didn’t tell c hadn’t told

b Woundn’t tell d doesn’t tell

II/ Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:

A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area where gold has been discovered Gold rushes capture the imagination and participation of many people because of the magical lure of gold and the potential for overnight affluence The greatest gold rush in united States history was the California Gold Rush of 1849

The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold on the property of John A Stutter in the Sacramento Valley Hired to build a

sawmill on the banks of the Amarican River, Marshall had hardly begun work when he started finding nugget after nugget gold News of the discovery at Stuttet’s mill spread quickly, and soon thousands of persons were laying claims in the area These people, called “ forty – niners”, rushed in from all over the world In just two years, the

population of california increased from about 26,000 to 380,000, Consequently,

Californiawas officially admitted to the union as a state, in Stemper of 1850 The free – spending style of the successful miners helped to turn communities such as Sacramento and San Fancisco into prosperous towns Those who were not so lucky became farmers and rachers in the Central Valley of California

1 what is the best title for this passage?

a Famous gold Rushes

b The forty – nines

c The lure of gold

d The california Gold Rush of 1849

2 According to the passage, people join gold rushes because………

a They are graranteed overnight wealth

b Gold hold a magical power for everyone

c They believe they have a chance of becoming affuent

d Thay have very active imaginations

3 According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?

a At Stutter’s mill

b On James Marshall’s property near Sacramento

c In the streambed of the American River

d In the central valley of california

4 It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush……

a Provided most “ forty-nines” wih long – term mining work

b Attracted people from every country in the world

c Spead throughout the Central Valley

d Greatly Speeded up the development of carlifornia

5 According to the passage, what qualifire California to be admitted to the union?

a The status of Statehood

b The great increase in population

c The political efforts of succassful miners

d The prosperity of California communities

III/ Read the article bolow and put a cross on the letter next tho the word that best fits each space

Shopping in the Mappstone is a must if you are visiting the area

There (1) ………… Many shops and services all within walking distance (2) ………… The cetal square The city is particularly busy during (3) ……… summer months

of june, July and August when tourists visit Mappstone from all over the (4)

………One of the main streets of the central square – Cedar Avenue – is the most popular shopping area for not (5) ………… visittors but residents too Stores line both sides of the avenue and often (6) ………… Open late into the evenung Most of the shops in this avenue are small and expensive (7) ………… In nearby streets shoppers can find almost anything at more reasonable (8) ………… Tuorists wiil find that many

of these shops offer and export service and goods (9) ………… be posted direct tho the buyer’s home country Shops ara usually closed on Mondays but ortherwise open from 9

am in the morning (10) ……… 8 pm in the evening

world

IV/ Fill in each gap in the passage lelow with one suitable word

One of the greattest (1) …………for foreign students in American universities is the lecture system The professor (2) ………….and the students take (3) ……… These notes are later used to study for (4) ……… If the notes aren’t good, it will be (5)

………… for the student to (6) ……… for a subsequent exam It is not easy to take good notes from a lecture in a (7) ………… Language You try to write every (8)

………… The professor says, then you are writing at the same time the professor is lecturing, this kind of note (9) means that you will fall far (10) ……… the lecture, and the notes wiil be confused They may be (11) ………… For later study

What can you do to take better notes? The first skill to learn is how to write only the most (12) ………… Words, not whole sentences (13) ………… words are the ones that present new information The most important words are often the focus of intonation They are usually emphssized by pith change, and this should be your signal of (14)

……… Content words, like nouns and verds, are usually be focus of information, so your notes should be almost entirely (15) ………… Words Remember that you need information, not sentences

V/ Use the word to make sentences

1 Please/not forget/put/names/on them

2 although/they/brothers/they/not look/alike

3 I/really/not want/dessert

4 It/never/late/ go back/school

5 Jeff/bought/a twenty dollars sweater/half price

6 Study/all night/good/for/neither/your grades/nor/health

7 we’ll/have/leave/eight o’clock/get/ office/before nine

8 Mary/lost/ a lot/ weight/ her diet

9 I/appreciate/your offering/me/ride

10 They/lucky/get/ the only two seats left/ the play

VI/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it

1 We spent five hours getting to LonDon

It took …………

2 She doesn’t usually stay up so late

She’s not used………

3 If i were you, I’d look for another job

KEYS TEST 1

V

1 Please don’t forget to put your names on them

2 Although they are brothers, they don’t look alike

3 I really don’t want any dessert

4 It’s never too late to go back to school

5 Jeff bought a twenty – dollar sweater for half price

6 Studying all night is good for neither your grades nor your heatth

7 We’ll have to leave at eight o;clock to get to the office before nine

8 Mary has losta lot of weigh on her diet

9 I appereciate your offering me a ride

10 They were lucky to get the only two seats left for the play

VI

1.It took (us) 5 hours to get to London

2 She’s not used to staying up late

3 I suggeest (that) you look for another job

4 If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money

5 They haven’t visitted me for five years

6 he had all his suits made in Paris

ĐOẠN VĂN DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL AS A CHILD

That morning my mother woke up earlier than usually.She urged me to get dressed and take breafast quickly then lenderly took me to school On the way to school I met other children of my age accompanied by their parents to school

The nearer I came to the school gate, the more nervous I became Suddenly a strange felling of fear and worry seized my heart when I saw the majestic elementary school in front of me and I feet like crying when my morther said good bye to me and put some coins into my pocket

Never before had I been forced to separate from my beloved mother! But when I saw old Pupils laughing and talking merrily I regained my composure After the droll og the drum,

We were instructed to stand in line to salute the colours and then so into our classed.A young and mild - looking teacher greeted us at the door And in a gentle voice, he taught

us the first lesson that we never forget

TEST 2

LEVEL: PRE- INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1 He couldn't make the radio

3 She drive to the station every day but then she decided to walk instead

4 I'm sorry I haven't got any money I've my wallet ar home

5 I disapprove people smoking in public places

7 Her father won't drive his car

8 Out flight from Amsterdm to London was delayed the heavy fog

9 Last year, Matt earned his brother

a twice as much as c twice more than

b twice as many as d twice as ore as

10 He a bad cold, he sneezes so often

11 She said she met you once at a meeting last year since?

a have you met her c did you meet her

b had you met her d were you met her

12 We are him to arriver at any moment

15 I would like to thank you, my colleagues, for the welcome you have give us

20 It's no use a language if you don't try to speak it to

II Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following question:

I get a lot of letter at this time of year from people complaining that they have a cold which won't go away thre are so many different stories about to how to prevent or cure

a cold It's often diffecult to know what to do Although cold is rarely dangerous, except for people who are always uncomfortabel and usually most unpleasant, Of course you can buy lost of meducines which will help to make your cold less unpleasant, but you must remember than nothing can actually cure a cold or make it go away faster

Another thing is that any medicine which is strong enough to make you feel better could be dangerous If you are already taking drugs whether they are all right for you And remember they might make you sleepu - please don't try to drive if they do!Lastly,

as far as avoiding cold is concerned, whatever you may be told about magic foods or drinks, the best answer is to keep strong and healthy - you''ll have less chance of

catching a cold, and if you do, it shouldn't be so bad

1.This is from……

a a doctor’s notebook

b a diary

c a magazine

d a school biology book

2 What is the writer’s intention?

a To write in an amusing way

b To give general advice

c To complain about his/ her health

d To describe personal experiences

3 Who should talk to the doctor before buying medicine for a cold?

a people who are already talking drugs

b People who have never gone to the doctor’s

c People who have never caught a cold

d People who are weak

4 What is the writer’s opinion of the “magic foods and drink”?

a The writer doesn’t believe in “magic foods and drinks”

b The writer strongly believes in “magic foods and drink”

c They are of great help

d They are rarely dangerous

5 Which word in the paragraph is closest in meaning to “unhealthy”?

in the Sahara Desert have (8)… fish swimming in deep underground streams

Scientists also believe (9)… is a hige lake underneath London If we have (10) … anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water clean

1.a the b their c our d these

2 a in b to c on d at

3 a over b on c after d to

4 a will b has c would d is

5 a very b such c more d much

6 a which b because c so d even

7 a live b living c to live d lived

8 a realized b put c looked d found

9 a it b here c that d there

10 a taught b practiced c known d learnt

IV Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word

My mother and my father are very (1)… people Mum is always very calm not

exactly easy-going, because she doesn’t get excited When we were small she almost never (2)… at us When we did something wrong, she (3)… to us about it very firmly, but in a calm tone of voice If we shouted and (4)… , she made us go and sit by (5)…

in her sewing room until we calmed down So when the news came, she reacted in her (6)… way, quietly seeing what she could do to prepare for the changes that were coming

Dad, on the other hand, shouted, kicked a chair, and (7)… for a long walk to try and cool off During the next few days he was (8)… with us a lot of the time, which

(9)…… us, as nothing was our fault All of us kids were (10)… about what was going

to happen, and a bit afraid, but we didn’t talk to our parents so much Most of all we were (11)… about having to (12)… all of our school friends

V Use the words to make sentences

1 We/ go/ airport/ see/ off/ last sun

2 When/ arrive/ victim/ take/ hospital/ police

3 wish/ have/ money/ buy/ dictionary/ yesterday

4 friends/ advise/ not/ go train/ next time

5 can/ manage/ write/ report/ yourself?

6 Would/ mind/ lend/ motorbike/ until/ week?

7 ask/ whether/ find/ solution/ problem/ yet

8 Brown/ only/ 30 years/ director/ big company

9 father/ tired/ so/ go/ bed/ right/ dinner

10 It/ until/ yesterday/ police/ capture/ robber

VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it

1.This is his first visit to England

He is……

2 I think it may rain

It looks as…

3 He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you

He will come so…

4 Walking in the rain gives him pleasure

He enjoys…

5 Most of a child’s life is spent in playing

A child spends…

6 The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes

The fox tried in…

The nearer I came to the shool gate, the more nervous I became Suddenly a strange feeling of fead and worry seized my heart when I saw the majestic elementary school in front of me and I felt like crying when my mother said goodgye to me and put some coins into my pocket Never before had I been forced to separate from my beloved mother! But when I saw old pupils laughing and talking merrily I regained my

Reading books broadens my mind and improves my knowledge They help me

distinguish the bad from the good and prevent me from doing wrong

Reading books brings me minutes of happiness and pleasures I have found a source

of consolation and encouragement in books when I am in despair They’re my true companions indeed How relieved and comfored I feel when I can find in good books good teachers and friends!

Instead of including myself in futile entertainments, o often absorbed in reading interestiong books which always have miracles to remove my sorrow and hardships and reveal to me strange and new horizons

is also ideal because it is not too cold nor too hot Then the coldish northwesterly wind, which blows gently, thrills everyone with the breath of Autumn The leaves of the trees turning yellow or red put a goreous coat of colours on nature Autumn is such a

wonderfuk season that many poems and songs have been

1.defferent 5 Ourselves 9 Upset

V

1 We went to the airport to see him off last Sunday

2 When we arrived the victim had been taken to hospital by the police

3 I wish I had enough money to buy a dictionary yesterday

4 My friend advised me to not to go by train next time

5 Can you manage to write the repost by yourself?

6 Would you mind lending me your motorbile until next week?

7 He asked me whether I had found a solution to the problem yet

8 Mr Brown, who is only 30 yearsold, is the director of a big company

9 My father was so tired that he wemnt to bed right after dinner

10 It was not until yesterday that the police captured the robber

VI

1.He is visiting England for the fist time

2 It looks as if it’s going to rain

3 He will come so as to be sure of meeting you

4 He enjoys walking in the rain

5 a child spends his/ her life playing

6 The fox tried on vain to reach the grapes

TEST 3 LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1 Darwin was a brilliant scientist in the nineteenth century

II.Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:

Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth’s history called the Mesozoic Era, which is also known as the Age of Reptiles The first dinosaurs appeared more than 200 million years ago For many millions of years, they dominated the land with their huge size and strength Then about 65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never to reemerge The word “dinosaurs” comes from two Greek words meaning “terrible lizards”, but their appearance could be truly terrifying The biggest ones weighed more than ten times as much as

a mature elephant and nearly equaled the size of most modern day whales The famous kinds of dinosaurs, including the brontosaur and tyrannosaurus rex, reached 80 to 90 feet in length Not all dinosaurs were giants, however; some were actually not larger than a chicken

Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaurs to disappear One theory involves a change in the earth’s climate It is believed that temperatures dropped significantly towards the end of the Cretaceous Period Too large to hibernate and not having fur or feathers for protection, it is possible that the climate became too chilly for dinosaurs In contrast, other species having protection, such as the mammals and birds, were able to survive

1.What is the best title for this passage?

a.The History of Parth

b.Parth’s Largest Reptiles

c.The Metabolism of Dinosaurs

d.The Momination of the land

2.It can be inferred from the passage that the Age of Reptiles lasted about 135 million years

extinct

a went into hiding

c lost their way

b became extinct

d never died out

4.According to the passage, what is true about the size of dinosaurs?

a.It was rather uniform

b.It guaranteed their survival

c.It made them the largest creatures ever on earth

d.It varied quite greatly

5 The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses another theory about the

disappearance of dinosaurs

a.the ability of mammals to survive

b.other changes in the climate

c.another theory about the disappearance of dinosaurs

d.the protection of other species

III Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space

Dear Editor,

I went to Newzealand on a student programme last year and I’d like to (1) tell you about it It was very (2) excited when I knew I was going to Newzealand because I had never been there before I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3) until I met my host family At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad All the eight years I (4)had been learning wasn’t much use at all, (5) because we didn’t have real practice at school Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t My problem is pronouncing “I” and “r” For example, Newzealand people often asked “What do you eat in Thailand?” I wanted

to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice” My host mum helped me a lot by (6) correcting my bad pronunciation I usually practiced by talking to myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me After four months my English was (7) muchbetter Apart (8) from English I learn to make my own breakfast and lunch I had to ride a bicycle to school everyday I went swimming and tried water-skiing and sailing, (9) which was wonderful But the most valuable thing was that I learn to be (10) by myself and

When you are (1) invited to a meal in Thailand, the words of the invitation literally (2) meancome and eat rice Indeed, nearly all Thai (3) dishes are eaten with rice, (4) which grows there very easily (5) as the climate is warm and there is (6) plenty of rain The food is always (7) served in neatly cut pieces, so there is no (8) need to knives and forks but, instead, (9) special spoons and forks are used The Thais used to eat with their (10) hands and there are still some people who eat this way There is a particular way of doing

it First they wash their right hand in a bowl of (11) water they only eat with their right hand They are careful not to let the food (12)tough the palm of their hand After the meal, the hand is again carefully washed

The meal is usually made up (13) of several different dishes, all of which are spicy They are served in bowls which everyone shares, (14) though each person has their own bowl of rice As Thailand has a long coastline, it is not surprising that fish and shellfish (15) play an important part in Thai cooking

V Use the word to make sentences

1 I / remember / see / Dr Nam / television / times

3

I remember seeing Dr Nam on television several times 2 parents / used / drink tea / dinner

My parents used to drink tea after dinner 3 take / them / years / build / bridge

It took them 3 years to build the bridge 4 accident / happen / while / drive / highway

The accident happened while he was driving on a highway 5 When / meet / her / talking / teacher

When I met her she was talking to the teacher 6 you / hear news / radio / this mornings ? Did you hear the news on the radio this mornings ? 7 book / interesting / that / read / twice The book was so interesting that I have read it twice

8.We / not know / when / manager / return We do not know when the manager returns

9.doctor / whom / see / party / friend

The doctor whom you saw at the party is my friend 10 train / arrive / Hanoi / in hour

The train will arrive in Hanoi in one hour

VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it

1 Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

Is this the best hotel you could find?

2.John began playing the piano ten years ago John has been playing the piano for ten years 3.They won’t be able to come on Sunday

It will be impossible for them to come on Sunday 4 Se needs to study harder

She doesn’t study hard enough

5.I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car The car cost me only a few hundred pounds 6.My mother made these curtains

These curtains were made by my mother

COMPOSITION

Which season of the year do you like best? Why ?

(Mùa nào trong nămlàmbạn thấythích nhất? Tại sao?)

I was born in Northern VietNam, where are four clear seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Each season has its own charms and attractions For example, Spring is the season which offers beautiful flowers and warm weather; Summer is the season of nice holidays when

we can enjoy lots of outdoor activities such as picnicking, camping, swimming, fishing etc… Autumn is so beautiful with its ideal weather while Winter can give us such delight as gathering

by a fire to chat or tell each other funny stories As far as I am concerned, I like Autumn best because of the following reasons:

During Autumn, which lasts more or less from late July to early October, it is sunny most of the time The Autumnal sun is often splendid, dying nature yellow The weather is also ideal because it is not too cold nor too hot Then the coldish northwesterly wind, which blows gently, thrills everyone with the breath of Autumn The leaves of the trees turning yellow or red put a gorgeous coat of colours on nature Autumn is such a wonderful season that many poems and songs have

4

been composed to sing the praises of the season Autumn is also a season which reminds me of

my first day at school, when my mother took me by the hand and led me to school for the first time

Last but not least, Autumn is the time when I can enjoy my favourite fruit and dish which are the Japanese persimmons and the green rice flakes These are found only in Autumn

TEST 4 LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1 My mother can’t stand seeing me at home all day

My hair needs cutting, but I’ve been too busy to have it cut

Had they arrived at the fair early, they would have found what they wanted

a would have found

II Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:

Chess must be one of the oldest games in the world An Arab traveller in India in the year

900 wrote that it was played “long, long ago” Chess was probably invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400 The name “chess” is interesting When one player is attacking the other’s King, he says in English, “Check”; when the King has been caught and cannot move anywhere he says “Check mate” These words come from Persian “Shah mat” means” the king is dead”, that is when the game is over and one player has won

Such an old game changes very slowly The ruler have not always been the same as they are now For example, at one time the queen could only move one square at a time Now she is the strongest piece on the board It would be interesting to know why this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people You don’t have to be a champion in order to enjoy it It is not always played by two people sitting at the same table The first time the Americans beat the Russians was in a match played by radio Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time The record was when one man played 400 games! It is said that some people play chess by post This must make chess the slowest game in the world

1.Which of the following is known to be true?

a.Chess is an old Indian travelling game

b.Chess is the oldest game in the world

c.Chess was played in Japan and Europe before 1400

d.Chess was played in India long before 900

2.One player has won the game when the other player’s King can not move anywhere

a.he attacks the other player’s King

b.he says some Persian words

c.the other player’s King can not move anywhere

d.he says “check” to the r other player

3.According to the old rules of the game the queen could move no more than one square at a time

a.the queen was the attacked all the time

b.the King had to attacked all the time

c.the queen could move no more than one square at a time

d.the king could not move anywhere

4.Which of the following will you hear when one player has won the game?

a “Shah mat”

c “the King is dead”

b “check”

d “check mate

5 Which of the following is NOT correct?

a.All kinds of people can play chess

b.only two people can play chess sitting at the same table

c.Some people write each other playing chess

d.The Russians lost the game player by radio

III Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space

Should smoking be banned in public laces?

Statistics (1) show beyond doubt that cigarette smoking can (2) damage the health, yet a surprisingly large number of people continue to smoke (3) in spite of all warnings By doing so they are not just shortening their own lives, they are also affecting the health of (4) those around them It is time that non-smokers fought bach!

Personally, I think smoking should (5) definitely be banned in public places In the first place, it is very unpleasant (6) to sit in a smoke-filled room, such as a restaurant or cinema, if

you do not yourself smoke (7) added to this, smoking can be a serious fire risk, especially in crowed places (8) like discos Finally, in my opinion, nobody should be asked to risk his heath just because of another person’s bad habits

Smokers may (9) protest that they should be free to do as they like They say that we already have no-smoking areas in public places, and that this should be enough To my mind, however,non-smokers should also be free to go anywhere they choose without risking their health

Smoking is harmful not just to smokers but to non-smokers too If some people are foolish enough to continue this dangerous habits, it seems to me that they should at least be prevented (10) from doing so in public

IV Fill in each gap in the passage below with one suitable word

For over a hundred years, the (1) people of London have gone to bed and (2) got up in the morning to the deep sounds of the world (3) famous bell called Big Ben The (4) bell appeared

in Westminster Tower a year before the clock, in 1858 It (5) weighs 13.5 tons, and it is the (6)largest bell in all England

As we have (7) mentioned the clock that the bell serves appeared one year later, in 1859 Each of the clock’s four (8) faces is almost 6.5 metres (9) in deameter The munute hand is over

4 metres

(10)long and weighs over 100 kilograms

(11)Although the clock is so big, it is very exact, it is seldom more than one second (12)wrong in 1924 hours English scientists use an original method to correct (13) mistake in the clock There is a small tray in the middle of the pendulum.If the clock is running slow, they put a penny coin in the tray, and the clock begins to run (14) faster If the clock begins to run fast, they take (15) away the penny The little coin is enough to make the giant clock run a second faster or slower every day

V Use the word to make sentences

Dear Betty

1.Thank you / invite me / your birthday party Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party 2.I / afraid / not be able / come

I’m afraid I’m not able to come

3.We / have / many things to do / this week We have got many things to do this week

4.The boss / ask / me / work overtime

The boss asked me to work overtime

5 I / promise / do so / and / have to keep / promise

I promise to do so and have to keep my promise

6 I / wish / can go to party

I wish I coould go to the party

7 If I / be there / all of us / have good time

If I were there, all of us would have good time

8 I’ll be thinking / you / when I / type / piles of letters

I’ll be thinking of you when I type these piles of letters

9 I / hope / your party / a success

I hope your party will be a success 10 I / wish happy returns

I wish you many happy returns

VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it

1 He started investigating the case a week ago

He has been investigating the case for a week

2.I’m quite sure that she didn’t steal the necklace She can’t have stolen the necklace

3.The flat’s very noisy but we enjoy living there/

Even though the flat’s very noisy we enjoy living here

4.“If I were you I wouldn’t trust Peter”, she told John She advised John not to trust Peter

5.She is a far serious student now than she used to be She studies far more seriously now than she used to

6.Your car does not give as much trouble as mine

Your car gives less trouble than mine

COMPOSITION Smoking damages our health

(Smoking is harmful to our health)

(Việc hút thuốc có hạiđến sức khoẻ củachúng ta)

Over the last thirty years, thanks to the efforts of various branches of science and technology, research has proved that smoking damages health and shortens man’s life-span

According to a diagram released by the World’s Health Organization (WHO), the number of people who die of diseases connected to smoking is increasing more and more The more science and technology learn, the more damage caused by smoking is discovered Therefore, it seems that we can never put a final stop to the list of harm caused by smoking

First of all, smoking brings about the decline of our memory because each cigarette we smoke destroys 15,000 cerebral cells

Smoking is considered the number one cause of cardio-vascular trouble, pneumonia, lung cancer etc … The main offending agents are carbon monoxide and nicotine in the smoke These

9

cancer – causing agents are also the ones which cause pharyngeal cancer The toxic effects of smoke make the smoker’s voice hoarse Additionally, the visible effect is that the tobacco or opium tar sticks to the teeth, and causes them to become dark or dirty-yellow, diminishing our good looks and charm

In conclusion, I would like to quote our well-known scholar “Le Quy Don” as saying some hundred years ago that smoking was like taking a toxic drug, the smoke of which wasted our health and diminished our life-span; yet, few people heeded his sage advice

TEST 5

LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

d both b and c are correct

11 I managed to find the book I was looking for

13 Did anyone clean the windows?

No, they should have been cleaned but they weren’t

a.should clean

b.should have been cleaned

c.should have cleaned

b has been studying

d would have studied

II Read the passage and then choose one answer for each of the following questions:

The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention oflabor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce “In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant.” It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in nineteenth- century agricultural machinery first came

At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of New Jersey had been

working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune introducing his invention The formers, howerer, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in

1869 James Oliver of South Bend, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow

1.What is the main topic of the passage?

a.The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population

b.The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement

c.Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution

d.New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution

2.The expression “make the most of” in line 5 is closest in meaning to get the best yield from a.get the best yield from

b.raise the price of

c.exaggerate the worth of

d.earn a living on

3.Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said (lines 4-6)?

a.Europe was changing more quickly than the United States

b.Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did

c.The United States was finally running out of good farmland

12

d.There was a shortage of workers on United States farms

4.What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their

backs?

a.Farmers had few tools before agricultural revolution

b.People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant

c.Life on the farm was extremely fifficult

d.New tools were designed to be portable

5.According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true? a.He was James Olive’s assistant

b.He was born in Europe

c.He was opposed to scientific agriculture

d.He spent his own money to promote his invention

III Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word that best fits each space

When you (1) shop for a new car, you should start by using consumer magazines You can find them is the (2) reference section of a library You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of each new car and get (3) an idea of how much you should pay When you decide (4) on which make and (5)model you want to buy, you should go to a dealer and test-drive the car to see (6) if you like it The salesperson will tell you the sticker price You should bargain with the salesperson and make (7) an offer based on what you learned from the consumer magazines Then you should go to one or two other dealers to see if you can get a better price Sometimes you have to go back and for the several times between dealers to bargain for the best price

When you agree on a price with a salesperson, you usually have to leave a small (8) depositThe salesperson writes up a contract that you both have to sign When the dealer (9) delivers the car, you have to pay the balance or get a loan Most people make a down payment and take out a loan for the rest You can get a loan from a bank or sometimes from the auto company You can (10) pay off the loan over o period of time, usuallly from two five years

Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the (5) contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, (6) concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of

(7) ability over the (8) age range tested, that is, the ability to learn increased as the age (9)increased, from childhood to adulthood

There are several possible (10) explanations for these (11) findings For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children Moreover, adult can use (12) logical thingking to help themselves see pattern in the language Finally, adults have more self-discipline than children

All in all, it seems that the (13) cammon idea that children are better language (14) learnersthan adults may not be facts, (15) but myth

V Use the word to make sentences

1 I / happy / get / letter

I am happy to get your letter 2 How long / you / waiting / answer

How long have you been waiting for the answer? 3 When / I / her / talking / John

When I saw her she was talking to John 4 father / impossible / home / lunch

My father finds it impossible to come home for lunch 5 He’ll / seventeen / old / Saturday He’ll be seventeen years old next Saturday 6 I / interested / films / children

I am interested in films for children 7 advise / not / to go to / bus next time

He advise me not to go to by bus next time 8 jacket / small / not fit / me

The jacket is so small that is doesn’t fit me 9 We / go / airport / meet him / tomorrow

We will go to the airport to meet him tomorrow 10 After / I / entered / house / it / to rain After I had entered the house it began to rain

VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the one printed before it

1 I was drowning, but he saved me

If he hadn’t saved me I would have drowned

2.Sally is the cleverest student in the class Nobody in the class is cleverer than Sally

3.I have never read such a romantic story

This is the most romantic story I have ever read

4 We can’t afford to buy the car

The car is too expensive (for us) to by

5 His parents make him study for his exams

He was made to study for the exams by his parents

14

6 We started cooking for the party four hours ago

We have been cooking for the party for four hours

COMPOSITION

Describe your best friend and tell why you like him/her

(Mô tả một người bạn tốtnhất của bạn và nói tại sao bạn thíchcô/cậu ấy)

Of all my friends, Thanh Lan is my best friend since we enjoy each other’s company so much that we’ll miss each other greatly if we don’t meet at least once a week Thanh Lan is twenty-twoyears old but everyone thinks she looks much younger She’s not so pretty but she’s charming She has a fair complexion that makes her look very healthy, here eyes are clear and expressive

She is a very reliable, mature girl with a great sense of humour She is very earth”and is often shy She has been with me in both good and bad times to either rejoice over something with me or to comfort me She has a strong personality with crystal clear view of

“down-to-“right and wrong” She’s an honest, a loyal and a warm humanitarian Some people wonder how we can become such good friends because she is so quiet and I’m very energetic and outgoing I think (that) the idiom “opposites attract” is the answer

TEST 6 LEVEL: PRE-INTERMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE

I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

1 It is of immense size It is huge