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I Phonetics:(10ms) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounce differently from that of the others.
2 A chemistry B Christmas C character D challenge
3 A information B calendar C location D limitation
4 A geography B gentleman C garbage D general
Choose the words whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
6 A suspicion B prediction C neighbour D adventure
7 A favourite B edition C pollution D religion
8 A successful B regional C beautiful D wonderful
9 A flashlight B typhoon C carriage D earthquake
II Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks.(20ms)
11 They … me believe that they had left the district
12 This work needs….by ten today
A finish B finishing C to finish D to have finished
13 Would you mind ….these plates a wipe before putting them in the cupboard
14 You must lend me the money for the trip …… I won’t be able to go
A Consequently B Nevertheless C Otherwise D Although
15 …… of going to the beach, we went up to the mountains
16 The Wilsons were lucky when they… to sale their house so quickly
17 I studied English for seven years in high school …., I had trouble talking with people when I was traveling in England A Therefore B On the other hand C Moreover D Nevertheless
18 Do you understand…? A What is the lecturer saying C What the lecturer is said
B What the lecturer saying D What the lecturer is saying
19 If you had left early, I think….there in time
A You will reach B You’d have reached C You could reach D you reached
20 She wondered…her father looked like now, after so many years away
21 ……I can’t make the presentation myself, I’ve asked my assistant to be prepared to do it for me
A For B In the event that C Only if D On the other hand
22 The fire ……to have started in the furnace under the house
A is believed B that is believed C they believed D that they believed
23 Someone comes to visit us soon,…….?
A doesn’t he B hasn’t he C haven’t they D don’t they
24 You can borrow my book ……you bring it back by Monday
25 He talks so much as if he ….the owner of the party
26 We spend some days ……some sight-seeings around the town
27 I am going to have my car….by the end of the day
28 All his companies had been successful and was known to be…rich
A absolutely B completely C extremely D seriously
29 Mrs Karen went to a lot of… and expense to choose and send that present
Trang 2A anxiety B trouble C difficulty D care
30 I prefer to read about the life stories of real people, ……the people themselves
A writing by B informed C written by D write by
III Identify the mistake in each sentence.(5ms)
31.The earliest references to Jericho so a city date back several thousand years
32.There is not enough room in Zoos to house all the others subspecies that need preserving
A B C D
33 Much unknown plants and animals are disappearing as the tropical forests are destroyed
34.During the bleak winter, food became too scare that starvation and famine were widespread
A B C D 35.While searching for gold, the Spanish found the Grand Canyon to be an impassably barrier
A B C D
IV Read the text Use the words given in bracket to form a word that fits in the space.(20ms)
Erosion of (36 American)’s America farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers (37 firstly) first put the prairies and grassland under the plow in the (38 nineteen) nineteenth century By the
1939s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were (39 damaging) damaged by erosion After 40 years of (40 conservationist) conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demand (41 place)
placed on the land by (42 heaviness) heavy crop production In the years ahead, soil erosion and the (43.
pollutant) pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum (44 scarcely) scarcity as the nation’s most critical (45 nature) Natural resource problem
V Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning:(20ms)
46 House prices have risen dramatically this year
There has been a dramatic rise in house prices this year
47 Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth
Elizabeth cannot play the piano as well as Helen
48 The garage is going to repair the car for him next week
He is going to have his car/ the car repaired next week
49 John and Mary moved to Edinburgh twenty years ago
It is 20 years since John and Mary moved to Edinburgh
50 “ Where do you come from, John?” Mrs Smith asked
Mrs Smith asked John where he came from
51 My mother was the most warm-hearted person I’ve ever known
I’ve never known a more warm-hearted person than my mother
52 I’m sorry that I asked her to stay Now I wish I hadn’t asked her to stay
53 They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
The date of the meeting will have to be changed
54 He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful
If he had been (more) careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money
55 People say that he is the best doctor in this hospital
He is said to be the best doctor in this hospital
VI Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence Use the word given and other words as necessary Do not change the form of the given word.(10ms)
56 He can speak French well enough to go to the conference good
His French is good enough to go to the conference
57 His arrival was completely unexpected took
His arrival took us (completely) by surprise
58 Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one could recognize her avoid
Sarah wore dark glasses to avoid being recognised
59 “I wonder if you could possibly open the door for me?” mind
Would you mind opening the door for me?
60 Martin had difficulty in accepting the loss of his money hard
Trang 3It was hard for Martin to accept the loss of his money.
VII Cloze tests Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage Use only one word in each space.(20ms)
It was the day of my grandmother’s 80th birthday when the sitting-room ceiling fell down All the family were there, at my Uncle Philip’s house, (61) which was a large, old building situated in a small, peaceful village north-west (62) of Oxford We (63) Had already finished lunch and, as (64) it was such a beautiful afternoon, we were all outside (65) In/ admiring the garden, drinking coffee and catching (66) up
on all the family news Grandmother, (67) Who was rather deaf, was (68) As usual, telling stories about her childhood in Manchester, (69) While in the sunshine, laughing children and barking dogs chased each (70)
Other around
Suddenly, (71) there was a tremendous crash We all looked round in astonishment, wondering what
on earth had (72) Happened/ occurred Uncle Philip and my father ran into the house, and then my sister and I (73) Followed There, the most extraordinary sight met our eyes The sitting-room was (74) In ruins and
the air was thick with dust Uncle Philip (75) Was standing in the (76) middle/ centre /corner of the room, holding Tabatha, his cat, who looked terrified “It’s (77) One of the problems of living in a house as old (78)
as this,” he explained calmly Meanwhile, outside, Grandmother asked (79) for more coffee and enquired
when the cake (80) Would/could/might be cut
VIII Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank(15ms)
The problem of homelessness is an international one In the capital cities of the world, the (81) sight
of people begging on the stress is becoming increasingly (82) common But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (83) hands By selling “street papers” they no longer to beg for a (84) living
The concept of the street paper is (85) simple It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people who buy
it at a (86) fixed price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves If they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (87) credit and pay for them later Every paper seller receives training and is given a special (88) identity badge
The paper itself (89) contains articles of general and social interest, film and book (90) reviews cartoons and the (91) occasional celebrity interview Advertising and sales (92) provide most of the income, and all profits go (93) back into helping homeless people
The Big Issue is the street people of the British homeless It was set up in 1991, and (94) since then it has helped hundreds of people to get (95) off the street and back into society
88 A character B personality C manner D identity
IX Read the following passages and choose the best answers to the questions.(5ms)
Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us It was impossible to climb down into the King valley The river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground
We had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands
Trang 4Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file Progress was slow Then, when we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to the water below We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down We climbed, slipped, sweated, and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river Happily we strode downhill along its bank without having to cut our way However, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a waterfall There was no path alongside it and no way round it
Then one of the guides saw the way of overcoming the difficulty There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls Without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was Having got to fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who has scored a goal and cheerfully waving us on
96 Having reached the highest point on their route, the travelers expected to be able to
A track animals to the river B put away the maps they have been using
C approach the river from a different direction D get down to the river without much difficulty
97 The travelers wanted to get to the river because
A it would lead them to the waterfall B it would show them which way to go
C it was the only possible route out of the mountains D it was a quicker route than going over the
mountains
98 One the reason why the travelers took so long to get to the river was that
A it was too hot to move quickly B there was no proper path
C they all tried to go different ways D they could not follow the animal track
99 The travelers were happy when they reached the river because
A they had a sense of achievement B the going was much easier then
C they were eager to see the waterfall D they knew they were near their destination
100 To get path the waterfall the guide had to
A use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge B cross the river above the waterfall
C slide down a step river bank D swing across the river from high branch
X Write about the topic (about 200-250 words)(25ms)
What are the causes of violence? What must be done to prevent it?