i ?t {i ; tzc e-' SO phach Bai thi: Ti6ng Anh B PART ONE: READI|{G COMPREHEI'ISION L fiil in each btqnkwith a suitable word or phrase takenfrom the box. lies to have for about how much to give up until tmth at own through of homework as if since life impossible if reminds having how many pay before haopened vrng u 1. I found this baby bird the foot of a tree. 2. Go back to the hotel and wait there I call f,or you. 3. It's a long time I had a good meal. 4. This film me of mY childhood. 5. He told to the Police. 6. They didn't me for the work; they expected me to do it for nothing. 7 . Why did no one infonn me . the change of plan? 8. . do vou think it will cost? ?, iili,;ikiil"u.", l"u: l*: hisjob 11.1 always enjoy dinner rn a restaurant. 12. She told me exactly what had. 13. He walks . he had a wooden leg. 14. I'11 help you with your as soon as I have done my own. 15. The old lady could live entirely on her il. Give u complete answer to each of the questions given after having read each of the four passsges passage li A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central enclosed mall which may be covered, heated and air-conditioned. A shopping center is also surrounded by a parking area with space for thousands of cars. We can buy all kinds of food and get anything we need in a shopping center. Unlike a supermarket, where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping center provides us with all services besides food. We -an get our hair cut, eyes examined, clothes washed, we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll for a special class. 1. What is a shopping center? 2. How large is a parking area in a shopping center? 3. Where is the parking area often located? 4. How is a shopping center different from a supermarket? \ * , ; wh.i ru" we d; ;; ; rrroppi"e ,.n,., ? Passage 2: Ifyou are invited to someone's house in America to dinner, you should bring a gift, such as a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates. If you give a host a wrapped gift, he/she may open it in front of you. Opening a gift in front of you is considered polite. It shows that the host is excited about receiving the gift and wants to show hrs/her appreciation to you immediately. Even if the host doesn't like it, he/she will tell a "white lie" and say how much helshe likes the gift to prevent the guest from feeling sad. 1. What should a guest bring if he/she is invrted to someone's house in America for dinner? 2. Is opening a present in front of the gift-giver considered impolite? : Wtw ao., the host "p." ,fr. ;ift i; fto", of nlrih., g".tiZ 4. What does the guest do if he/she doesn't like the gift? ; wh; ao.r rr.irttr tJr u ";il. ii.;t Passage 3: When pilots first started to fly above the clouds many years ago, the sunlight was too strong that they could not see anything, and even some of them got sick. So in I920's a young pilot asked The Bausch and Lomb Company to help. B&L made green- coloured glass that stopped some of the sunlight. Put into glasses, these immediately became the standard dark glasses for pilots. The company called them Ray-Bans, and pilots everywhere wear them. In 1937, Bausch and Lomb developed a glass that didn't break easily. This glass also reduced the sun glare as well as its light. The new glasses were so good that the US Air force gave B&L a contract. After that every pilot and crew member during World War II wore Ray-Bans. 1. Who were the first persons to wear Ray-Bans? 2. Why did Bausch and Lomb develop Ray-Bans? 3 wh;n Jia euur.n *J io*u'n r, -un"rurtr. nut-;*ri + whui *ump.riul uuoot tr,, giutr;h.; ;ur'J.r.iop.J ;y B;;.n uni r.omb? aiJ rf* ,r.* glass help reduce? rrrruf. +, x.* iort ir ,tt. i;;.; rity - ttt. U-t.a Srut.s rurot. than seven million people live there. New York has very tall buildings like the Empire State Building. It is the biggest port in the world. Thousands of ships come to the port of New York each year. It has Macy'S, one of the biggest stores in the world. New York also has the largest lady in the world - the Statue of Liberff. New York is a very cosmopolitan city. People from manv countries came to live in New York. 2 A story is a work of imagination. The people in order to give pleasure to generally women of all story where there are new first tirne. They enjoy the story \.,- (1) write stories write them (2) who read stories. Story-readers are (3) and younger rnen. Readers love the start of a (4) sometimes strange people to be met for the (5), the gentleness and the violence, the j I : L 1. What is the main subject of this passage? 2. Is New York a State in the United States? 3. Why is New York considered the biggest port in the world? 4. What is called the largest lady in New York? 5. Why is New York called a cosmopolitan city? III. Read the pqssage. Fill in esch blank with OIr{E suitable word. loves and the hates, with which a eryoy the end of the story whether purpose in all this is to escape good writer it is huppy interests his or (6) They (7) The reader's chief (e) (8) ordinary life for a short Older men, as a rule, find their ordinary lives (10) pleasant to run away from. PART TWO: WRITING L Make all the changes and sdditions necessary to produce complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. Example: She / stqrt / work / secretary / five years ago. Answer; She startedworking as q secretary fir, yeors ago 1. Sea I be I too / rough I for / children I go swimming. z r r';; i ,"t rti"J I r""J I ;;i";; /; rir. : 3. We lvery interested / information /you / just give / us. ; H; i';;i;ni,d, t.':.v /r'i' *'ii /;;.h iu, t itt;. l;;;;|#,ttui 'iii.' I wortd ::::::::::::: 5. Wife / I / now I plan/ holiday i next summer. ., -) I .J 6. If he / not llate/ work I everymorning,he lnot lose / his job. *\*-* ' 7. No sooner lburglars / leave / buildng I than someone / ring I alarm. ; ffi;r;h.'. i i" t i"rr. I t" r'et',.;;;s t'tnut*. / i.u;; l 4il;il 9.Ilrather ls.o out/meal lstav /home. ,:. 10. We look forward lhear / lecture / Professor Brown I near future. II. Rewrite the following sentences using cue words at the beginning of each sentence, so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first: Example: Lan is too young to see the film. Answer: Lan is so young that she cannot see the film. 1. I never had to think about my health before this. Ttus is the first 2. I haven't talked to my parents since Christmas. It was Christmas when 3. Juliet started working here about six years ago. Juliet has . 4. It was so late that nothing could be done. It was too . 5. They'll have to change the date of the meeting again. The date 6. The garage is going to repair the car for us next week. We are going 7. I won't swim in the sea because it is too cold. The sea is not . 8. We couldn't answer those two difficult questions. Those two . 9. "Please don't make such a mess in your room," his mother said. His mother asked 10. Eventually he succeeded in making her answer the question. Eventually he managed III. Trqnslution A. Translate the following sentences into Vietnamese: 1. Born into a poor worker's family, Sean O'Casey had known, since his childhood, hl1eer' pov:rtv To:ii t::ilt: : 2. He died at the age of 84, and was well-remembered as an active fighter for friendship, peace, solidarity and independence. ' I L-'- .* *' *- 3. The festival was marked by cultural programmes which promoted mutual understanding. :::::::::::: o'.:1"-:: ::-11*' io::::o: ::*l:: :T:1' :::in: *illlll I 'o: *i:1 ":oT:o::'i": :::*:':::i:::*l: :l"::iili B. Translate the following sentences into English: 1. Bl"g Uat 4' ti€u chuAn nio, viQc luyQn tap md nguoi 16i miy bay tttn qua ddu h€t suc gay gdt. 2. Mric ph6t tri6n ddn s6 hiQn r&y, n6u kh6ng ngln chfn, s0 dem lai mQt m6i nguy co khdng lucrng trudc cho t6t ch cac ddn tQc. : 3. O hiu h6t c6c c6ng viQc khic, mQt nguoi d6n tu6i v0 huu khi da s6u muoi, **l lu kh6n: et:l i1 **:hep *u nhunlneut:.'l -* o* 4. Du lich bing ducrng bi6n ngudi ta so th€ ngam nhin mi.t troi mgc vir ldn, mQt cdnh tuqng kh6ng bao gio qu6n dugc. ::: 5. Trong thoi dai chungta,van AO 0 nhi6m dang ngay cdng trdthdnh mQt van AC n"u: lu Ghi chrt: Cdn b0 coi thi khbng ctuqc gidi th{ch gi th€m 5 . story whether purpose in all this is to escape good writer it is huppy interests his or (6) They (7) The reader's chief (e) (8) ordinary life for a short Older men, as a rule, find. for friendship, peace, solidarity and independence. ' I L-'- .* *' *- 3. The festival was marked by cultural programmes which promoted mutual understanding. :::::::::::: o'.:1"-::. me for the work; they expected me to do it for nothing. 7 . Why did no one infonn me . the change of plan? 8. . do vou think it will cost? ?, iili,;ikiil"u.", l"u: