Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.. Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.0,5 3.. Choose the word A, B,C or D that
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(Thi tuyển sinh 10/2011)
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0,5)
1 A campus B publish C supply D difficult
2 A about B south C young D count
II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5)
3 A model B admire C happy D cover
4 A scenery B hamburger C pagoda D grocery
III/ Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence (2,5)
5 It’s very kind …… you to help me
6 A free …… is guaranteed to every citizen
A educated B education C educating D educational
7 AIDS is a newly-discovered and very ………disease
A danger B dangerous C endangered D dangerously
8 Please ………your cigarette I’m allergic to smoke
A put aside B put off C put up D put out
9 Let’s have a drink,……… ?
A shall we B will we C shall you D do we
10.They didn’t go on a picnic ………the weather was awful
11.Do you know the lady……… son is standing over there?
12.I believe you because I know you are ………
13.Water ……… at 100 degrees Celsius
A boiling B boil C is boiling D boils
14.Laziness is normally the cause of ………
IV/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 )
15 When she came to my house this morning, I still slept
A B C D
16 Is Fiona used to work late at the office?
A B C D
17 He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday
A B C D
18 The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness
A B C D
V/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 )
Rice is (1)……… by Vietnamese people every day It often (2)……… in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia The Chinese have also been growing rice for (3)………… years The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants Then they are taken to fields covered (4)………… muddy water called paddies The fields of rice look very (5)……… After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked People often drain away water before colleting rice Eating rice is a special action in the world They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice (6)………… , they use two short sticks known as
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3 A thousands B thousand C thousand of D thousands of
5 A beauty B beautiful C beautifully D the beauty
6 A However B Moreover C Besides D Instead
VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2)
Children’s education is changing rapidly today In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours They made them memorize all sorts of things In other words, children had to go on repeating things until they knew them by heart Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all They say you can only help them learn They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves
1 What did teachers make children do in the past?
A stand for hours B memorize everything
C repeat their homework D sit for days
2 Children in the past were mase to learn everything………
3 Nowadays, many teachers say that they only ………
a give children more homework B make children learn
C help children D teach children at home
4 Today, the modern learning method is ………
a Letting children play computer games B making children read a lot of books
C doing homework for children D letting children discover things for themselves
VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences (2)
1 No one in the group is younger than Mai
Mai is………
2 “Where are you going for your holidays?” I asked them
I asked them………
3 The luggage is too heavy for her to carry
The luggage is so………
4 He is tired, so he could score any goals
If he………
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(Thi tuyển sinh 10/2011)
I/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others
1 A energy B appliance C pesticide D minimize
4 A pollution B dynamite C production D protection
II Choose the correct word or phrase in each of the following sentences (2.5)
1 This newspaper is ………every day It’s a daily newspaper
A publishing B published C publish D to publish
2 We are taking about the preservation of ………resources
3 Everyone must take part in ………forests and increase forestation
A protect B protecting C protection D protected
4 In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by
A an energy-saving bulb B a 1000-watt light
C an electric bulb D a saving - energy bulb
5 ………we know her address, we will call you
6 If you know where she lives, let me…………
7 We’ll make the beach clean and ………… again
8 It is impossible ………a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment
9 If you are late again, you…………the job
A won’t lost B will lose C lost D will be lost
10 She never goes to the movies…………she is very busy
III/ Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the following passage (1,5ms)
Environmental (1)………is one of the most serious problems (2)………mankind today Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all (3)………things Badly polluted air can (4)………illness and even death Polluted water (5)……… many kinds of wild animals and other marine life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land (6)
………growing food
1.A pollute B polluted C pollution D polluting
5.A kills B kill C are killing D doesn’t kill
IV/ Answer the questions(2ms)
1.What is the most important problem of mankind nowadays?
_
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_ 3.Why do many kinds of wild animals and other marine life die?
_
4 Does the pollution of soil make the amount of food-growing land narrower?
_
V/ Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same meaning .
1 I think it would be good idea to take the train
I suggest
2 “Why don’t you go with me?”, he asked me
He asked
3 Lan often stayed up late when she was young
lan used to
4 Does it take you 3 hours to do this task?
Do you spend
5 I can’t buy this bike because I don’t have enough money
If I have
6 I can’t play basketball well because of my height
Because I _
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(Thi tuyển sinh 10/2011)
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0,5)
1 A change B charity C chopstick D character
II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5)
3 A pagoda B grocery C institute D benefit
4 A control B remote C access D advance
III/ Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence (2,5)
1 Do you often go out …………Saturday evenings?
2 Hoa likes reading and ………
A so is Minh B Minh is too C so does Minh D Minh does either
3.They don’t like milk and ………
A neither do we B so do we C we do too D neither don’t we
4 I have two brothers and we are ………at school
5 The man………we saw yesterday is a scientist
6 I feel ………in this book
A interesting B interested C interest D interestingly
7 Vietnam is a …………country
A develop B developed C developing D development
8 There is …………time Let’s hurry
9 This house is ………of the three
10.If it …………, we’ll have the party outside
A rains B doesn’t rain C rained D didn’t rain
IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 )
Among the festivals (11)………… by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known (12)………… the Mid August Festival Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (13)………… this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (14)
……… lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies According to (15)…………, the moon shines the brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival As the moon rises, tables are placed (16)……… the house and women make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess
V/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 )
17 Did the house broken when you were away?
A B C D
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A B C D
19 Although it rained heavy, they went out last night
A B C D
20 The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s
carelessness A B C D
VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2)
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952 It began on Thursday, December 4th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick Finally on Tuesday, December 9th , the wind came and the fog went away But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died
5 Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A a volcanic eruption B a flood C a hurricane D a tornado
6 What is his unforgettable person experience?
A the London killer B the heavy fog in London
C the strangeness of nature D a high-pressure system
7 What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
a A pollution B.humidity C.heavy rain D.heavy fog
8 The traffic stopped because of …………
C the humid weather D the heavy fog
VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences (2)
9 Hurry up or you will be late
If………
10 Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth
Elizabeth……….………
11 Learning English is interesting
It is……… ………
12 No one has answered the questions yet
The questions………
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(Thi tuyển sinh 10/2011)
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (0,5)
II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5)
3 A tutor B highlight C lunar D enroll
4 A selection B national C recycle D convenient
III/ Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence (2,5)
1 The boys looks very proud …………his success at school
2 Is Dalat rather crowded?- No, there are …………people than in HCM
3 In spite of ………late, he arrived in time.
A he started B his being startedC he was started D starting
4 It’s time the children ………here now
5 I won’t go …………you explain everything to me
6 How many languages are there ………the world?
7 Your son is not only intelligent ……… handsome
8 The washing machine was very expensive, ………we couldn’t afford to buy it
9 This is …………novel I’ve read
10.They don’t understand the matter ; ………they didn’t ask for help
A moreover B therefore C however D but
IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 )
Nowadays, people are destroying rain forests of the earth seriously It is (11)
……… that every year 100,000 (12)……… kilometers of rain forests are destroyed for (13)……… of wood paper and fuel as well as for the residence and (14)
……… land Rain forests are very important for the world’s climate They receive the rainfall on the earth and produce a large amount of the world’s oxygen Destroying rain forests,(15)……… , is destroying our environment Saving rain forests is a(n) (16)
……… problem Nations need cooperation to save rain forests, if not, it will be late
11 A exhausted B pleasure C interesting D estimated
16 A national B international C world wide D world
V/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 )
17 When I was a boy, I was used to go fishing with my father
A B C D
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A B C D
19 She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work
A B C D
20 The last time he saw in public, he worn a great suit
A B C D
VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2)
The zipper is a wonderful invention They are very common so we forget that they are wonderful They are strong, but they open and close very easily They come in many colors and sizes In 1810s, people in the US wore high shoes or clothes with long row of buttons It was hard for them to wear anything They wanted an easier way to put on and take off clothes White comb Judson invented the first zipper in 1839 He called it a slide fastener
A zipper has three parts There are dozens of metal or plastic teeth in two rows These are fastened to two flexible strips of cloth A fastener slides along and fastens the teeth together When it slides the other way, it takes the teeth apart
21 Many people forget that zippers are wonderful because ………
A they are strong B they open and close easily
C they are colorful D they are common
22 The first zipper was invented ………
A in 1800 B in the 1800s C in 1839 D in 18th century
23 A zipper consists of ………
A.three metal of plastic teeth
B dozens of parts
C dozens of metal or plastic teeth only
D metal or plastic teeth, two flexible strips of cloth and fastener
24.It was …………for people in the US to wear clothes or shoes with a long row of
buttons
C wonderful D convenient
VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences (2)
1 Peter failed the exam because he was lazy
Because of………
2 Please don’t play your music loudly
Would you mind………
3 They didn’t have a map, so they got lost
Because……… ………
4 “Do you know my teacher’s telephone number, Lan? Said Minh
Minh asked………
Name: ……… Test 5 Marks:………
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1 A gather B website C persuade D telegraph
II/ Choose the word that its main stress is placed differently from the others.(0,5)
3 A generous B occasion C battery D terrify
4 A destroy B erupt C provide D purpose
III/ Choose the word (A, B,C or D) that best completes the sentence (2,5)
1 TI just lend Jane some money for lunch …………she never pay me back my last loan.
2 They work in offices………are air-conditioned.
3 Lan said that she ………married soon.
A will get B would get C has got D got
4 The children laughed …………when they were watching Tom and Jerry.
5 They felt ………when Tet was coming near.
A excited B exciting C excitement D excitingly
6 ………it rained heavily, we stayed at home to watch TV.
7 The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is………
A polluted B polluting C unpolluted D pollution
8 The band performed very ………in the concert last night.
A impressed B impressive C impressively D impressing
9 Her boring essay is the ………one that I ‘ve ever read
10.This house need ………
A to repaint B repainted C to be repainted D being repainted
IV/ Find the once choice that best completes the passage below : ( 1,5 )
Energy is one of the problems that many people are interested in It is not an unfamiliar word It is heard, said, discussed day (11)………… day It is close to everyone’s daily life You turn (12)………… a lamp and it is energy that gives you light You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you (13)………… and sound You ride a motorcycle and it is energy that gives you movement You cook your meals and it is energy that gives you (14)………to boil rice The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of energy is getting higher and higher The supply of energy on the earth is (15)………… It cannot provide us all forever The shortage of energy in the future is inevitable (16)……… , saving energy is a must if we want to continue to live in a safe and sound world
V/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:( 1 )
17. There are usually a lot of parties in New Year’s Eve
A B C D
18. No one died in the accident, didn’t they
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19. Although they were poor, they had money enough to buy food and clothes for their family A B C D
20. Both of the girls are pretty but neither of them are intelligent
A B C D
VI/ Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2)
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly
on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drink and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top Family presents are usually put under the tree
Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday On the Christmas morning (often very early), children open the presents that are in their socks Some families go to church The traditional Christmas dinner consists of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables Before the dinner, people usually pull crackers-small rolls of paper that have gifts, jokes, and party hats inside
C several weeks before Christmas D about a week before Christmas
A the day before Christmas B the day after Christmas Day
a on the Christmas morning B on the Christmas afternoon
24.Which of the following is the traditional Christmas dinner?
A Roast turkey and potatoes and bread
B Roast potatoes, tomatoes with turkey and various vegetables
C Roast turkey with tomatoes and various other vegetables
D Roast turkey with potatoes and vegetables
VII/ Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences (2)
25. They have considered me as their great friend
I have………
26. All of the buildings in this town aren’t as high as yours
Your building………
27. The show was interesting to the boy
The boy was………
28. My father doesn’t smoke any more
My father used………