Read the passage and then complete the summary with the missing words.. 10 ms During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Johore Bahru..
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ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
A VOCABULARY: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words
1 Viet Nam declared its independence on September 2nd 1945 ( depend)
2 Poets take inspiration from many things in life (inspire)
3 Can you see the difference between the two shirts? (differ)
4 Uniform makes students proud of her school ( pride)
5 Books help people get more knowledge (know)
6 The film last night was very boring (bore)
7 They are trying to look for another explanation (explain)
8 Graham Bell was an inventor (invent)
9 You must be careful when you open that door (care)
10 Air pollution makes our health worse and worse (pollute)
I GRAMMAR Supply the correct form of verbs in the blankets.
1 Hello, Peter! I … have not seen (not see ) you for a long time How are you doing?
2 You … will be stopped …(stop) by a policeman if you try to cross the road now
3 She wishes, she…… didn’t give … ( not give ) them her phone number
4 I’m sorry I haven’t written… (not write) to you lately but my house … was broken … (break) into a few weeks ago and I have been feeling rather upset since then
5 He kept ( talk ) talking about you last night
6 Look! A man (run) is running after the rain He (want) wants to catch it
7 My friends (sing) were singing when we (come) came in the room
8 This exercise looks (look) …… difficult You Have you done? (do) …… one like this before ?
9 I am sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) is sent by air
10 Do you hear someone (cry) crying softly in the next room?
II Each sentence below contains an error Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided
EX : I wish I will come here again would…
1 Mr Quang said that he was going to Ho Chi Minh city tomorrow tomorrow -> the following
day
2 The children prefer watching TV to read books read -> reading
3 If he finished his work, he wouldn’t have been punished last night finished -> had finished
4 He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him too -> so
5 Your sister rarely goes to the library, doesn’t she? doesn’t -> does
6 If I was Lan, I would help you was -> were
7 The girl whom picture you took is my sister whom -> whose
8 I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster typing -> type
9 The new Mall was building in our town last month building -> built
10 He died on lung cancer because he smoked a lot of cigarettes on -> of
C READING:
I Read the passage and then complete the summary with the missing words (10 ms)
During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to Johore Bahru I was elected as the leader and did the burden of making arrangement for the trip fell on
my shoulders
Trang 2We left early in the morning by the first Singapore – Johore express bus and reached the custom check-points half an hour later From the custom we went by a chartered van to the Johore Bahru seaside
As it was clear sunny day we had decided to have a dip in the water For nearly an hour we enjoyed the bath much to our satisfaction
By the time our sea-bath was over It was about 9 am and we had an appetizing breakfast, with sandwiches, cakes and coffee which we carried along with us Then we relaxed under a shady tree for a while Later we visited the zoo we had some fun there with the monkeys in cages Then they went round the tour for sightseeing By the time, our sightseeing was over, it was about 1 p.m We had a sumptuous lunch of chicken rice and returned home by bus
* Complete the summary with the missing words
During the last Christmas holidays, the writer and her classmates _ (1) had an interesting excursion in Johore Bahru _(2) She was elected as the leader _(3) so she was responsible for making arrangement _ for the trip _(4) First they took the first Singapore – Johre express bus (5) to the custom check-points then went by a _ a chartered van _ (6) to the Johore Barhu sea-side They had a _ very good / enjoyable time _ (7) there Next they visited_ the zoo _ (8) and enjoyed themselves there too After that they made_ a sightseeing _ (9) around the city and then returned home by bus _ (10).
They had really lovely holidays
II Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833 - 1896) a Swedish scientist was the first man to make dynamite He allowed his invention to be used in peace However, he saw it being used in war to destroy things, he was extremely unhappy On his death, he left all his money to be spent upon a prize every year The Nobel Prize is now one of the greatest prizes that a person can ever receive It is given every year for the best work in one of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine; Literature and Peace Some of the world's greatest scientists are asked to choose who should be given the prizes
1 What was Nobel's invention about?
2 How was he when he knew his invention being used for bad purpose?
3 Did he give all the money to his relatives on his death?
4 What is his money used for?
5 Can we choose who should be given the prizes? If not, who can?
A It was about dynamite
B He was very / extremely unhappy
C No, he didn’t.
D His money is used for the best working one of the following subjects: physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
E No, we can’t Some of the world’s greatest scientists.
III Read the text and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
The Old Clock John lived (1) with his mother in a very big house, and when she died, the house became (2) too big for him, (3) so he bought a smaller one in the next street There was a very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture (4) to the new house, John thought, "I'm not going to let
them (5) carry my beautiful old clock in their truck Perhaps they'll break it, and then repairing it will (6)
be expensive." So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms.
It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a (7) rest
Then suddenly a small boy came along the road He stopped and looked (8) at John for a few seconds.
Then he said to John, "You're a foolish man, (9) aren’t you? Why don't you (10) buy a watch like everybody else?"
D WRITING:
I Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1 This is the first time we have eaten this kind of food
->We have never eaten this kind of food before
2 I don’t usually eat at restaurants
->I’m not used to eating at restaurants
Trang 33 She can’t carry the bag It is very heavy
->The bag is too heavy for her to carry
4 If you don’t study harder, you will surely fail the next exam
->Unless you study hard, you will surely fail the next exam
5 The nurse asked Mr Brown how old Mr Brown’s little boy was then
-> “ How old is your little boy now, Mr Brown ?” the nurse asked
“ How old is your little boy now?” the nurse said to Mr Brown.
6 No one in class can play football better than Nam
->Nam is the best football player in class
7 Although she had a good salary, she was unhappy in her job
-> In spite of her good salary, she was unhappy in her job
In spite of having good salary, she was unhappy in her job.
8 He thinks learning English is easy
-> He thinks it is easy to learn English
9 I wonder if you can lend me something to wear tonight
-> Would you mind lending me something to wear tonight?
10 “ Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Mr John ?” Said Mr Bill
-> Mr Bill suggested (that) Mr John should put a better lock on the door
11 “ Can I borrow your typewriter, Laura?” asked Peter
-> Peter asked Laura if (Peter) / he could borrow Laura’s / (her) typewriter
II Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the following sets of words and phrases complete letter
Dear Julia!
1 Thank you / lovely letter, which / wait / me / I / return / holiday yesterday
Thank you (very/ so much) for the / your lovely letter, which was waiting for me when I returned (back) from my/ our holiday(s) yesterday
2 I / be / glad / hear you / your family / be / well and enjoy / live / new house
I am/ was glad to hear that you and your family are/ were well and you are/ were enjoying living in the/ your new house.
3 I / just have / wonderful holiday / some friends / Northern Ireland
I have just had a wonderful holiday with some friends in / from Northern Ireland.
4 We / fly / Lon don / Belfast and / visit lots / interesting places
We flew from London to Belfast and (we) visited lots of (the) interesting places.
5 We / spend most / time / fish and / walk / mountains
We spent most of the time fishing and walking in the mountains.
6 Now I / be / ready / go back / work / Monday
Now I am ready to go back to work next Monday.
7 I look forward / see both / you / my birthday / September 16th
I look/ am looking forward to seeing both of you at my birthday on September 16th.
8 Let’s hope / weather / be / fine!
Let’s hope (that) the weather will be fine.
With best wishes
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( Good luck to you)