Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence.. Choose the best answer to complete the passage below.. Most Americans do not know the answer 10 ______ .But knowing
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ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
A PHONETICS (2pts)
I Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
II Circle the word that has the stress pattern different from the others
3 A achievement B experiment C explanation D discovery
B LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentence (2.0pts)
1 Milk bottles can be _after being cleaned
2 What a person wears _ not as important as his behavior
3 Your house has _ nice furniture
A such B such a C so D towards
4 First prize was awarded Jackie Stevens, the smallest girl in the team
5 Long was not feeling well so we gave him to do
A fewer work B less work C little work D least works
6 My dog as well as my cats twice a day
7 When I came into the class, I realized I knew _
8 “Who broke the window?”- “ .”
A I am B I was Thanks C I did Sorry D I did Excuse me
9 We _for her for ten minutes
10 His father is not interested in tennis and
A he doesn’t, either B so doesn’t he C neither does he D neither is he
11 The little girl wasted half an hour _for her picture book
12 He spent his whole life struggling imperialism
13 Your hair is long Are you going to ?
A have it cutting B have cut it C be cutting it D have it cut
14 Would you like tea or coffee? – I drink tea than coffee
A would like B would prefer C would rather D would wish
15 I must think that matter over carefully before I answer you.
16 He was that we turned off the TV set immediately
A so bad singer B such bad singer C such bad a singer D so bad a singer
Trang 217 I wish you _that! It’s really annoying habit.
A won’t do B couldn’t do C wouldn’t doD don’t do
18 “You look great in this new dress.” – “ _!”
C I am glad you like it D Do not say anything about it
19 The old museum is said _ five years ago
A to have been built B being built C to have built D to build
20 Excuse me! I’m learning my lesson _ turning down your stereo a bit?
A Would you please B Would you mind C Could you D Would you like
II Put the correct form of verbs in brackets (2.0pts)
1 John and I went for a walk I (1.have) trouble (2.keep) _up with him because he (3.walk) so fast
2 A new bridge (4.build) _across the river They (5.start) building it last month and the bridge (6.expect) _to open next year
3 It is a cool autumn day today The leaves (7 fall)
4 I didn’t know how (8.explain) _ about the word to them
5 I (9.not answer) _ her question for the last two months
6 Why do you make him (10.pay) _ for the damage?
III Put the correct form of words in brackets (2.0pts)
1 If we don’t _ on electricity, there will be power cuts (ECONOMY)
2 _! You are offered the position (CONGRATULATE)
3 In Britain education is _ between the ages of 5 and 16 (COMPEL)
4 I am reading an article talking about UFO _ (APPEAR)
5 My new classmate is _, kind and generous (SOCIETY)
6 There is no easy _ to this problem (SOLVE)
7 Could you _ the picture over the sofa? (STRAIGHT)
C READING
I Choose the best answer to complete the passage below (2.0 pts)
Most Americans eat three meals (1) the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m, lunch between 11:00 a.m and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m On Sundays
"brunch" is a (2) of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 a.m Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 p.m Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) Dinner is the main meal
(4) breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) in a bowl, a glass
of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage) People who are on (7) eat just a cup of yogurt Lunch and dinner are more (8) When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils How do you (9) the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last
2 A addition B connection C combination D attachment
Trang 310 A too B either C so D neither
II Read the passage then choose the best answer (2.0pts)
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about Computer “viruses” program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation homes and universities These viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems This virus secretly attaches itself to alter files The damage is generally activated by using the computer’s clock Then, any program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing software Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed
1 Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A Sharing software B Stop the clock C Be aware D Deleting files
2 The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be _
A computers users B government workers C medical personnel D health researchers
3 It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by _
A not using shared software B keeping clean
C spreading programs by telephone D setting the clock correctly
4 The virus is
A an insect B a program C a microbe D a disk
5 If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be _
A sick personnel B lost information C dead telephones D a broken computer
III Fill in each blank with one appropriate word to complete the passage (2.0pts)
Food plays an (1) part in the development of nations In countries (2) food is scarce, people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat This usually slows down progress(3) men have little time to devote to science, industry, government, (4) art In nations where food is (5) and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that (6) to progress and enjoyment of life The problem of (7) good food for everybody has not yet been solved Many wars have been started (8) food But it is no longer necessary to go to war like that Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a (9) to their food problems They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10) more food D WRITING I Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (2.0pts). 1 Is it all right if I take some photographs? =>Would you mind ………
2 The weather is not good They cannot climb up to the top of the mountain =>If the weather ………
3 We haven’t seen each other for over two years =>The last time ………
4 Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish =>Much as ………
5 It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub =>The prisoner ………
6 He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter =>He was delighted that ….… ……
7 You can try to get Tom to lend you his car but you won’t succeed.=>There’s no point ………
8 Michael laughed when I told him the joke =>The joke ………
9 Handicapped people find shopping in supermarkets difficult => It is ………
10 When he is asked about his past, he hates it => He hates ………
IV Identify one mistake in each sentence, then correct it (2.0pts)
1 She was waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview
A B C D
2 He suggested that council tenants must be allowed to buy their houses
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3 I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me
A B C D
4 Though having a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children
A B C D
5 The sooner you leave, the earliest you will arrive at your destination
A B C D
6 I never have anything to write with because I’m always lose my pens
A B C D
7 Which one is the most modern of these two buildings?
A B C D
8 My brother together with his friends often jog in the park
A B C D
9 The policeman told her not to driving her car so fast again
A B C D
10 I will lend you this money if you will promise to pay it back
A B C D
Question IX: Use the cue words to make each sentence in the passage (2.0pts)
1 Bill Gates / born/ 1955/ Washington State He/ grow up/ rich family
2 His parents/ send/ he/ private school There/ he/ meet/ business partner/ Paul Allen
3 When/ they/ be/ 8th grade, they/ write/ programs/ business/ computers
4 1973/ Gates/ be accepted/ Harvard University Parents/ happy
5 Two years later/ Gates/ drop out/ of Harvard/ work/ computer program/ his friend Allen
6 1975 / they/ create / company/ Microsoft/ sell/ their product
7 A few years later/ Microsoft/ become/ giant company
8 By 1990/ Gates/ the youngest/ billionaire/ the United States/ age of 34
9 He/ achieve/ success/ a lot of hard work He/ be/ “King of Software”
10 By 1997, he/ the richest/ man/ United States
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