Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề) * Lưu ý : Đề thi có 5 trang, học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. A. LISTENING Listen to the conversation between Sault Robbins and the interviewer, then answer the questions that below (2,0 points) 1. Where does Sault Robbins live? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Where does he come from? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Does he like New York? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What / s his job? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Where does he work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. What time does he usually go to work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. How does he travel to work? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. What does he do in his free time? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 1 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC B. READING Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (5,0 points) Bill Grates is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been a chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person in the United States. How did he do it? He learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and became a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties. From this, he learned something else: If you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule. When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone. While most of his friends were playing. Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old. Bill / s childhood was not all work, however. He used to play a lot of sports - swimming, water - skiing, tennis. He was very serious about sports. He loved winning and he hated losing. When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working and playing on computer. Before he was 20, Bill developed the world / s first computer language for the personal computer. Once when he was thinking about the future, he realized something important. He thought that every home was going to have a computer, and every computer would need sofware - his software. He said, “I / m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I / m 25”. And he did. * Answer the following questions: 1.Who is Bill Grates? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What did Bill Grates do when he was young? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. How did he feel when he lost a game of tennis? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. What did he do when he got older? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What did he think about the future before he was 20? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 2 C. LANGUAGE FOCUS Part I: Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(4 points) 1. We (learn) English for 4 years. 2. I (do) my homework when she came to see me last night. 3. If I have a lot of money, I (buy) a beautiful house. 4. Stop (talk) ! The class is noisy just because of you. 5. I always do the exercises carefully to avoid ( make) mistakes. 6. I don / t know how to dance. I wish I (know) how to dance. 7. Mai began learning English when she (be) young. 8. She (work) here since he was 24 years old. Part II: Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. Change the orders of the words if necessary. (2 points) 1. He / used / drink / wine / but now / he / not ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. It / wonderful / see / old friends again ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. You / have / good time / Nha Trang ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? 4. I / happy / get / letter / last week ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. It / first time / I / visit / Ha Long Bay ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. You / not afraid / snakes / you? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ? 7. We / live / here / 1990 ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Who / interested / books ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 3 D. WRITING Part I: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it. (4,0 points) 1. My mother last visited me five years ago. My mother hasn / t ……………………………………………………………………………… 2. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. Although …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “ Do you like this film?” Huong asked me. Huong asked me ………………………………………………………………………… 4. My sister has studied Chinese for 2 years. My sister began……………………………………………………………………………… 5. My father smoked a packet of cigarettes when he was young. He used to…………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Because the weather was bad, the trip was canceled. Because of…………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Hoa hasn / t finished the letters yet. The letters…………………………………………………………………………………… 8. If it doesn / t rain, we will go to the movies. Unless…………………………………………………………………………………………. Part II: In about about from 80 to 100 words, write on one of the topics:(3 points) Topic 1: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of watching television. Topic 2: Describe your best friend and tell why you like him ( or her). Topic 3: You want to buy an English - Vietnamese dictionary. Write a letter of inquiry to Thang Long Bookshop, requesting for more information about the dictionary. …………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END Page 4 . Thời gian làm bài : 150 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề) * Lưu ý : Đề thi có 5 trang, học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề thi. A. LISTENING Listen to the conversation between Sault Robbins. lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties. From this, he learned something else:. world / s first computer language for the personal computer. Once when he was thinking about the future, he realized something important. He thought that every home was going to have a computer,