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UBND TỈNH BÌNH THUẬN TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG CỘNG ĐỒNG CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM Độc lập - Tự - Hạnh phúc TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP THI TUYỂN CÔNG CHỨC NĂM 2012 Ngạch cán - Level A I Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences Chọn khoanh tròn câu trả lời (A, B, C hay D) He …… me in English A replied to B returned C remarked D responded There’re many people in the swimming pool ……… A permanently B at the moment C.at once D immediately When you …… something, you really want to find it A look at B watch C look for D look after Don’t …… my conversation A break B break off C cut off D break into They will … dinner at about 11:00A.M A serve B bring C offer D give My hobby is …… stamps A choosing B collecting C gathering D keeping Thank to … I could get up early enough for the first train A the clock B the watch C the alarm clock D the alarm 8.We call a period of two weeks a …… A century B duration C ceremony D fortnight I’m still single A I’m not married yet C I feel lonely B I don’t have a friend D I live alone in my room 10 She felt … and didn’t want to go to work A nervous B tired C happy D embarrassed 11 She singing …… the radio A to B for C with D about 12.The elevator isn’t ……… good working condition A of B in C for D by 13 “The food at the new restaurant must be excellent.” “I’m having a …… there tomorrow A dish B course C meal D plate 14 “Why don’t you go to the bandquet” - How could I go I …… A couldn’t invite C am not invited B didn’t invite D wasn’t invited 15 Don’t be excited He’ll be back … ten minutes A in B for C during D until 16 Your hair is too long You should …… A cut it B.have it cut C.cut it yourself D.have it all cut off 17 Selfish person is one that only cares … himself A to B at C about D towards 18 Can you …… me how to play this musical instrument? A tell B learn C call D show 19 I’ll ………him a letter right away A send B receive C reply D answer 20 “To be fond of something” is “to … it very much” A think of B like C be interested in D hate 21 A … man has a nice face A.friendly B.kind C.handsome D.warm 22 Hurry up or we’ll …….the bus A run B forget C catch D miss 23 Her husband is good at football He’s very…… A athletic B thin C weak D short 24 I …… letters all day tomorrow A write B will be writing C am writing D write 25 I can … English and French A tell B say C speak D talk 26 He … for her everywhere A looks B waits C has waited D has looked 27 This school …… after 1975 A had been built B had built C were built D built 28 His operation … since yesterday afternoon A has started B has been started C has begun D was begun 29 How many times did the clock… ? A hit B knock C strike D beat 30 Don’t … the door The paint is still wet A keep off B leave C watch D touch 31.We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now … most of the rules A understand B understood C are understanding D were understanding 32 Let’s not … tonight There’s a good film on T.V A go to somewhere C go nowhere B go anywhere D to go somewhere 33 As he was ill, he had to ……the party A regret B fail C miss D avoid 34 Someone ….my bicycle! A took B takes C is taking D has taken 35 When he arrived, there was a smell of cooking …… from the kitchen A coming B come C came D has come 36 He lives … five miles of London A in B within C into D for 37 The house is in very good … A from B condition C situation D state 38 He … as if he had never lived in England before A make B conducted C did D behaved 39 We got there … plenty of time to spare A with B in C on D by 40 My pants were torn …… up the tree A while climbing C in climbing B while I was climbing D upon climbing 41 …… a good weekend A Have B Spend C Pass D Make 42 The house ……… five months ago A completed B was completed C has completed D has been completed 43 The police have already found the …… jewels A steal B stole C stolen D stealing 44 I produced a packet of cigarettes from my pocket I took one …… A off B out of C from D out 45 A large amount of money was stolen … the bank during the night A from B to C into D out of 46 He …… in Vietnam since January A is B has been C stays D has been staying 47 She … her lessons all day tomorrow A will learn B is learning C will be learning D will be learnt 48 After he …… work he went straight home A has been finished C has finhed B had been finished D had finished 49 There may be as ………as ten students coming to class today A many B very many C many more D much 50 … my way to school, I generally meet a lot of adults who are going to work A In B On C By D Through 51 The driver got out of the car and began shouting… the old man A on B with C at D towards 52 I…… them, but they didn’t come A waited B looked to C hoped for D expected 53 A …… person is the person who likes to talk a lot A talkative B active C athletic D healthy 54 …… are people who ride the buses or trains A drivers B passengers C riders D travellers 55 When you ride the bus, you must pay the … A fee B money C fare D tax 56 How wide is Jones boulevard? Its … is nine meters A wide B wideth C wideness D width 57 He wanted me to …….a special effort A make B C try D give 58 He looked … the door of the library and saw his friend coming A out off B out of C out through D onto 59 I’d rather he … anything about it for the time being A doesn’t B will C didn’t D hasn’t done 60 I wondered if they … for Chicago next month A will leave B shall leave C had lived D were leaving 61 I … this watch from my husband for two months A have been given B have given C give D gave 62 He wants to … the army A joins B participate C takes D go 63.I couldn’t find your number in the telephone …… A inquiry B director C directory D department 64 Paper money … for over a thousand years A sed B is used C has used D has been used 65 We missed the train It …… when we arrived A had gone B have gone C went D came 66 He … on his history studies all yesterday morning A has worked B had worked C was working D was working 67 When I arrived, you weren’t here Where … ? A are you B have you gone C were you D had you been gone 68 All the players shook hands … of the match A in the end B on the end C at end D at the end 69 A … teachers or does research in physics A physicist B chemist C physician D mathematician 70 I’m terribly sorry “ Terribly” means …… A very B extremly C quiet D quite 71 Active: People say that prevention is the better than cure Passive:……… A Prevention is said to be better than cure B Prevention is better than cure is said by people C That prevention is better than cure was said D It was said that prevention is better than cure 72 Active: I never hear her shout at her children Passive:……… A She’s never heard shout at her children B She’s never heard to shout at her children C She shouts at her children is never heart by me D Her children were never heard to shout 73 This’s the first time I…… champagne A drink B drank C have drunk D am drinking 74 I feel really ill last week I couldn’t eat anything…… three days A on B off C about D for 75 There are some differences … Bristish English American English A between B among C of D about 76 Mr Thompson …… a public house a short time ago A has bought B bought C is bought D was bought 77 He sent her to the post office… some stamps A get B got C to get D getting 78 “Jim is so lonely.” “I’d like him …… a nice girl.” A finding B find C finds D.to find 79 Please drive …… You’re making me nervous A more slowly B lowlier C slow D more slow 80 … with us tonight? A Do you come B Are you coming C Come you D Are you come 81 She had a letter yesterday She… one A sent B wrote C received D took 82 I …….to go now A am got B got C am having D have 83 There’s always …… traffic in the city centre at rush hour A heavy B strong C full D many 84 You must hurry If you ……, you’ll be late A B don’t C aren’t D won’t 85 I fell asleep when I… the show A watched B looked C was watching D watch 86 These goods are free … duty A in B with C from D of 87 Aunts, uncles and cousins are ……… A relations B neighbours C families D parents 88 A new play is coming to “ The Globe” soon It … A has already come B hasn’t come yet C is here D came 89 Where’s your exercise book?- I … it on the bus A let B forgot C left D remained 90 When he … this tent he’ll get a surprise A will leave B leave C is leaving D leaves 91 Something funny ….in class yesterday A happened B happens C is happened D was happened 92 He’s … busy at the moment A quiet B quite C fair D well 93 ……, teachers, and parents all come to the rally for smaller classes A That students B There were students C Students D They were students 94 It’s an excellent ……… holiday A group B party C team D package 95 Joe grows more flowers More flowers …… in his garden A grow B grow up C grow tall D grow big 96 He had a good seat He was sitting in a good …… A chair B place C armchair D class 97 Eat … bread and more fruit A many less B much fewer C much less D many fewer 98 The holidays at the seaside … We really had a good time there A make us happily C made us happiness B make we happy D made us happy 99 … her car for the weekend A She’s lived C She’s living B She was living D She’d live 100 …… he has never borrowed any money from me A Last week B Up to now C Since D A week ago 101 Our family … in this city for twenty years A having live B is living C has lived D live 102 We … to London three times A going B go C.have been D have went 103 The car … to my uncle A belongs B belong C Are belonging D belonging 104 The bus … every twenty minutes A run B runs C are running D running 105 She … on the phone since I came in A has been talking B talks C talked D talking 106 They … at two o’clock tomorrow A arrived B have arrived C are arriving D have been arriving 107 When I arrived at my aunt’s, she … her kitchen floor A was sweeping B sweep C had sweeping D sweeps 108 Joseph told me he … his project A already finished B finishing C had already finished D had been already finishing 109 She … to Canada on Sartuday A flying B has flying C is flying D has been flying 110 The robbers … the money when the police … A count / arrive B counting / arriving C were counting / arrived D counted / were arriving 111 I eat lunch … school every day A once B one C twice D at 112 The trian goes … many tunnels A though B at C through D yet 113 She … yawns in English class A sometimes B already C sometime D though 114 My wife … work at the GoodAll Company A was B used to C was accustomed to D interseted in 115 I have worked for my … for two years A employee B apply C employer D work 116 I hurt my leg … the soccer match A by B over C been D during 117 It’s raining Could you … me your umbrella? A borrow B until C lend D remind 118 I … to the doctor because I was sick A come B walk C was D went 119 It took a lot of … to find the Titanic A afford B effort C strong D fewer 120 Could you … me my red sweater, please? A take B advise C borrow D bring 121 What did she … you to do? A say B speak C tell D advice 122 We will get there … a few minutes A at B in C by D on 123 I spoke … my teacher after the exam A on B by C with D at 124 The trip to India was a lot of … A funny B fun C already D yet 125 I don’t have … money left A many B much C a feww D some 126 Soccer is the sport … I like the most A who B that C.whom D whose 127 The hotel … we stayed was built 100 years ago A when B which C that D where 128 The man … Linda spoke was her English teacher A who B whose C to whom D that 129 Jane is the girl … mother wrote a famous novel A whose B who C that D which 130 This is the course … we learned the history of England A that B which C where D whose 131 The greatest writer … I have ever met Nei Smith A whose B that C which D where st 132 December 31 is the date … we met every year A in which B by which C on which D where 133 The woman began to … because her son came home late A trouble B care C sorry D worry 134 … you attend the meeting last night? A Do B Did C Are D Have 135 After lunch he went to his room to … A lie down B lie along C lie over D lie out 136 … you visit your parents? – Twice a month A How long B How far C How much D How often 137 When students are sixteen, they can … school if they wish A escape B go out of C leave D put away 138 She has her own friends, she does not want … A our B ours C our’s D we 139 In England, it’s … cold in December A a B enough C very D some 140 I wonder … I shall catch the last bus A what B which C weather D whether 141 I live … 42 Saton Street A on B in C at D by 142 Thursday is the … day of the week A five B fivth C fiveth D fifth 143 The film on TV last night … me a lot A was interesting B was interested C interested D is interested 144 It was nice … you to help us A about B of C to D at 145 His telephone doesn’t work and … doesn’t either A my B I C me D mine 146 Everyone has to stand up … there is no chair in the room A and B because C but D so 147 There’s a good film … the town A on in B in in C in on D on of 148 He … his children to the best school of the town A sells B sends C brings D carries 149 … quiet! The baby is sleeping A Is B Do C Have D Be 150 Mr Brown … far from his office A listens B likes C lies D lives II Choose the best answer to complete the following passage Chọn khoanh tròn câu trả lời (A, B, C hay D) 1/ London has a (1)… of about 6,770,000 It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2000 years ago From about 1800 (2)…… World War Two, London was the biggest (3)… in the world, but now there’re many cities which are much (4)…… London is famous for many things (5)… come from all over the world to visit its historic buildings, such as st Paul’s Cathedral, which has a huge dome, and the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear the (6)…… clock, Big Ben They also come to visit its theatres, its museums and its many shops, such as Harrords, where you can buy (7)… anything Like many big cities, London has (8)… with traffic and pollution Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still too many cars on the (9)…… The air isn’t (10)……., but it’s cleaner than it was 100 years ago Until the Clean Air Act in 1956, London was famous for its or “smog”, which is a mixture of smoke and fog A population B people C persons D members A and B until C but D so A region B distric C city D capital A smaller B wider C larger D bigger A Tourists B Guests C People D Members A big B famous C large D beautiful A something B everything C anything D nothing A affairs B wrong C matter D problems A streets B ways C paths D roads 10 A fresh B clean C dirty D tidy 2/ When you are driving abroad you should make sure that you have all your documents with you These (1)… your passport, your driving licence and insurance papers It (2)…… be very inconvenient if you (3)… any of these or if you can’t find (4)……quickly You must also make sure that your car has a nationality plate which shows the country where the car is registered, for 45)… , GB for Great Britain, F for France, N for Norway and so on In some (6)…… you have to pay if you don’t (7)… motoring laws and this can sometimes cost you a lot of money For instance, you may have to pay immediately if you are stopped by a police officer for talking no notice of traffic lights, speed (8)… or if you allow children (9)…… the age of twelve to (10)…….in the front seat of a vehicle A include B make C mean D contain A should B can C is D has A miss B hide C lose D pass A.that B those C their D them A.example B general C fact D once A.ways B countries C position D routes A.do B allow C obey D continue A.sports B marks C number D limits under B lower C over D behind 10 A follow B travel C pass D wait 3/ China said today that there was heavy lost of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan city yesterday Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometres east of Peking, was completely (1)… Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million inhabitants escaped (2)…… or injury Many of the men of Tangshan were looking in the (3)… deep under the earth’s surface when the (4)……occurred.Unfortunately, few of these miners have (5)…… A lot of people were also working in the city’s (6)……… Regrettably, most were (7)……under falling concrete when the building (8)…… The Chinese authorities haven’t yet given any information about the actual (9)…… of casualties, but it’s thought that tens of thousands of people have been killed Hardly a (10)…….has been left standing A destroyed B killed C collapsed D broken A destruction B death C disaster D accident A roads B ways C mines D fields A collapse B loss C fall D disaster A survived B existed C rescued D saved A government B offices C spaces D lands A kept B ruined C trapped D fallen A sank B slid C went off D collapsed A number B fact C situation D calculation 10 A land B building C region D district 4/ British humour is often difficult to (1)… A lot of humour depends on the use of (2)…… which sound the (3)… but have different meanings For example, when someone said he was on a seafood diet, everyone thought that the person (4)…… fish When he was asked what (5)…… of seafood he ate, however, the (6)…… replied, “It’s very simple indeed When I (7)…… food, I eat it That’s a seafood (8)……… People often begin to (9)…… jokes by saying Have you (10)…….the one about…?” A understand B show C divide D design A letters B words C alphabets D scripts A similar B like C same D unchanged A hated B disliked C feared D ate A type B part C menu D bill A diet B man C hero D like A buy B purchase C see D order A order B bill C list D diet A tell B speak C deliver D say 10 A got B heard C listened D described 10 5/ If you see a fire, you should ring the school bell for one minute When they hear the bell, pupils should quickly leave their classrooms.The monitor should take the register (1)… him on leaving the classroom The (2)…… should line up outside the classroom (3)… everyone has left the room Then (4)……class should walk quickly along the (5)……to the main entrance When they (6)……the main entrance, the pupils should (7)…… quietly in the playground.While they are waiting there, one of the pupils(8)………look for the class teacher in (9)……playground On finding him, he should (10)… him the class register A.with B.along C.by D.for A.crowd B.class C.group D.people A.before B.while C.as soon as D.so long as A.their B.whole C.all D.the A.corridor B.road C.rout D.aisle A.get B.reach C.occupy D.arrive A.live B.walk C.stand D.hide A.need B.is obliged to C.might D.should A.the B.all C.this D.that 10 A.carry B.hand C.pass D.present 6/ Everybody loves oranges They are sweet and (1)… They are in (2)……so it’s easy to eat them Some oranges don’t have any (3)… Some have a think (4)……and some have a thin skin The orange tree is beautiful It has a lot of shiny green leaves The small white flowers smells very(45)……An orange tree has flowers and fruit at the same time There were orange trees twenty million years ago The oranges were very small, not like the ones today The orange tree probably came from China Many different kinds of wild oranges(6)……there today Chinese started to raise orange trees around 2400B.C Chinese art has lovely old pictures of oranges and orange trees Farmers (7)…… other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to (8)…… oranges from the Chinese Then they taught Europeans The Spainish (9)……orange trees in the New World (North and South America) They took them to Florida first Oranges are a very important (10)… in Florida today “ Orange” is both a fruit and a color The color of oranges is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for the color A.juicy B.watery C.wet D.slippery A.parts B.sections C.bits D.slices A.drops B.grains C.seeds D.bits A.cover B.outside C.coast D.skin A.sweet B.exciting C.interesting Dsplendid A.produce B.grow C.rise D.breed A.by B.through C.in D.from 11 A.bring up A.planted 50 A.seed B.grow B.placed B.crop C.stand C.set C.produce D.raise D.laid D.product 7/ All (1)… the world people listen to classical music Classical music is difficult to (2)…… Itmeans differentthing to different people Some (3)… classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart In their music, they didn’t tell a story or (4)……strong emotion They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design They wanted to write lovely sounds Then composers started to interpret ideas They told stories about wars, armies, and sodiers They wrote about religion Sometimes they (5)……music for holidays Theytold love stories and showed strong emotion Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.Classical music (6)……with people a long time.Bath wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 uears ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music When they close their eyes, they can (7)…… the design They can listen to the same classical music many times and (8)…… it Sometimes it’s difficult to understand The listener has to (9)……about it (10)… we can all learn to enjoy some classical music It’s very important to people A.over B.through C.out D.across A.tell B.describe C.speak D.present A.large B.known C.famous D.worth A.feel B.rise C.sense D.show A.composed B.set C.comined D.invented A.accommodates B.stays C.spends D.experiences A.feel B.hear C.see D.touch A.like B.praise C.taste D.enjoy A.think B.guess C.describe D.speak 10 A.Therefore B.However C.Next D.Certainly 8/ People all over the world eat rice Millions of people in Africa, and South America eat it every day of their(1)… Some people eat almost nothing but rice Rice is a kind of grass.There are more than seven thousand (7,000)kinds of rice Most kinds are water (2)……Farmers (3)… rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the United States and in eastern Australia Nobody really knows (4)……rice came from Some scientists think it started to grow in two places They think that one kind of rice (5)……in southern Asia thousands of years ago Someone in China wrote about it almost five thousand (5,000) years ago (6)……kind probably grew in West Africa Other scientists think rice came from India, and Indian(7)…… took it to other parts of the world 12 There are two main ways to grow rice Upland rice grows in dry soil Most rice grows in wet soil People in may countries all of the work by (8)…… This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago Some countries now use machines on their rice farms The farmers all use (9)…… Some (10)… are enemies ofrice Farmers poison them A.lives A.trees A.rise A.what A.grew A.Other A.customers A.body A.fertilizer 10 A.animals B.meals B.plants B.raise B.which B.rose B.Another B.passengers B.force B.drug B.insects C.work C.vegetable C.grow C.whom C.raised C.Different C.travelers C.power C.vitamins C.plants D.diet D.leaves D.bring up D.where D.showed D.That D.pedestrians D.hard D.medicine D.diseases III Choose the best answer (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question 1/ Tommy Harrison is exactly 100 years old He’s a retired engineer His wife, Maude, died 14 years ago They had no children and now he lives alone in his flat in Bristol Tommy has smoked all his life First he smoked cigarettes, about 10 a day, but 40 years ago he chnged to a pipe He has only been ill once in his life, and that was just before the First World War, when he has rheumatic fever The only time he visits his doctor is to get a certificate to say that he can still drive his car Everyday he has a full English breakfast _ bacon, eggs, toast and marmalade He has only been abroad once, to France during the war He says:” I still go dancing and swimming but I don’t want to live for ever, perhaps 12 more months My father lived until he was 99.” How many children did he have? A.any childre B.no child C.no children D.a child He has been ill once ………… A.in the First World War C.before the First World War B since the First World War D.after the First World War First, he smoked ………… A.a pipe B.a ciga C.cigarettes D.pipe He eats bacon,eggs, toast and marmalade for ……… A.meal B.breakfast C.lunch D.dinner He has been to ……… A.Australia B.America C.Spain D.France 2/ THE QUEEN'S DAY When the Queen gets up in the morning, seven people look after her One starts her bath, one prepares her clothes, and one feed the Royal dogs She has eight or nine 13 dogs, and they sleep in their own bedroom near the Queen's bedroom Two people bring her breakfast She has coffee from Harrods, toast, and eggs Every day for fifteen minutes, a piper plays Scottish music outside her room and the Queen reads The Times Every Tuesday evening, she meets the Prime Minister They talk about world news and have a drink, perhaps a gin and tonic or a whisky How many dogs does the Queen have? A or B C or 10 D Where the dogs sleep? A in the Queen's bedroom B in their own bedroom C near the Queen D in the kitchen How long does a piper play Scottish music outside her room every day? A 13 minutes B 15 minutes C 20 minutes D 50 minutes Who does she meet every Tuesday evening? A kings B the president C politicians D the Prime Minister How many people care her after the Queen gets up? A one B three C seven D nine 3/ We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers In summer I go sailing and I play baseball, but in winter I play ice hockey and go ice-skating We have a holiday home near a lake, so I go fishing a lot, too My favourite season is Autumn, or fall, as we say in North America I love the colours of the trees – red, gold, orange, yellow, and brown Which statement is true about Canada? A Winters are cold and short B Summers are hot and long C Summers aren't very hot D.Winters are long and cold What does the writer in summer? A He goes sailing B He goes sailing and plays ice hockey C He goes sailing and plays baseball D.He goes ice- skating Why does he go fishing a lot? A Because he usually has a holiday B Because he loves the colours of the trees C Because he has a holiday home by a lake D Because he likes Autumn His favourite season is A Spring B Summer C Fall D Winter Which sports does the writer play in winter? A ice hockey B ice-skating C ice hockey and go ice-skating D play baseball 14 4/ Ann McGregor lives in London She is thirty-four and works for the BBC She interviews people on an early morning news programme called The World Today Every weekday she gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the programme starts at 6.30 She loves her work because it is exciting and she meets a lot of very interesting people, but she loves her weekends, too Where does Ann live? A France B England The world Today is C Italy A a newspaper D Japan B magazine C an early morning news programme D book When does she get up every day? A at three B at half past six C at six D at ten past three Which statement is true about Ann? A She doesn't like her job B Her job is boring C She hates her weekends D She loves her job because she meets many interesting people./ What time does she start to work? A at three B at half past six C at six D at ten past three 5/ More tea please All the tea in the world originally came from China When drinking Chinese tea with a meal, it’s usual to refill other people’s cups before your own Each time someone pours some tea for you, it’s polite to thank the person pouring it It’s very rude not to drink some tea each time it is served When requesting your teapot to be refilled in a Chinese restaurant, you should remove the lid and place it on the edge of the teapot The waiter will then see it and get you some fresh tea There is an interesting story of this custom came cbout A scholar brought his favorite pet bird with him to a teahouse one winter’s day After finishing his pot of tea, he put the bird in the covered teapot to keep it warm A waiter didn’t realize that a bird was inside the pot, and refilled the pot with hot tea Sadly, the poor bird died From then on, it was said, you had to move the lid when you wanted more tea This was a sure sign that the pot was really empty When someone pours you some tea, you should …… A not tea drink any before anyone else C only drink it after everyone else B thank them politely D serve them some tea as well How you request more tea in a Chinese restaurant? 15 A Call a waiter and ask for some more tea B Give the waiter your teapot C Take the lid off the teapot D Ask the waiter for some hot water Why did the scholar put the bird in the teapot? A Because the bird was thirsty B Because he wanted to kill the bird C To keep the bird warm D Because the tea was cold After the scholar put the bird in the teapot, he …………… A order some more tea C refilled the pot with hot water B put the lid back on the teapot D put the lid on the edge of the teapot Why did a bird die? A Because it was thirsty B Because a scholar killed it C Because a waiter did not see it was inside the pot, and refilled the pot with hot tea D Because a scholar refilled the pot with hot tea 6/ A postcard from Hong Kong Dear Hong, I’m having a wonderful time in Hong Kong The weather is very warm and sunny Infact, the climate is very similar to that in Vietnam I’m wtiting this postcard in my hotel room It’s a very large room with a nice bathroom Lan, my wife, is watching television while I’m writing to you She’s practising her English by watching the English-language station! Our son, Hoa, is sleeping in one of the beds He’s very tired! His feet are aching from all the walking we have done I can see the sea from my room because the window is facing Victoria harbour There are lots of ships and boats on the water It’s a very busy harbour, and very beautiful See you soon Thang 16 1.Who is writing the postcard? A.Hong’s daughter C.Thang’s son B.Lan’s husband D Hoa’s wife He is writing the postcard A in Vietnam B in a hotel room C on a boat D on the sea What’s Thang’s wife doing at the moment? A She’s walking around Hong Kong C She’s writing a postcard B She’s sleeping D She’s watching T.V Lan is watching T.V because ……………… A she’s very tired C she can’t speak English B her feet are hurting D she wants to practise her English What can Thang see from his window? A Vietnam C Victoria Harbour B Hong Kong D A television station IV Make complete sentences based on the prompts She/ often/ practise / English / evening They/ not speak / English / perfectly / up to now Ms White / I / not work / here / September / last year not make / noise/ my grandfather / sleep/ room After / lunch / Mr Nam / usually / local / news not get on / bus / while/ run it / be / twenty-first/ now? / Yes Which languages / you / speak? / We / English / French He/ try / learn / English / for years / not succeed 10 New Year’s Day / week / Christmas Day 11 Mai / old brother/ be/ inteligent 12 you / or Minh/ be / best student / this class 13 you / think / physics / difficult than / chemistry? 14 study / languages / be / very interesting 15 Since when / be/ stamp collector? / He/ since / student 16 your children / mind / homework/ night? 17 give / me / name / address! 18 Truc / not / hard / English test / however / get / good marks 19 Hung / say/ life / not depend / parents / in two years 20 We / not have / a holiday / nine years/ too busy 21 They / learn / English / before / go / abroad 22 If / I / speak / English/ better / I / find / good / job 23 Last summer / they / not / holiday / not / have / much / money 17 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 She / think / it / not / difficult / pass / exam This morning / when / I / leave house / everyone / sleep / well It / kind / you / help / me He / intelligent / enough / answer / all / questions It / necessary / help / poor children should / stay / bed / if / you / feel / tired It / advisable / not / go/ / such places He / old enough / / this work We / ought / respect / grand parents / parents do/ exercise / every day / good / health Most / students / would like / study / English Most / students / like / study / English It / be / more / practise / you / need Good books / be / worth / read If / you / tired / go / bed / early There / be / much / I desire / life Cambridge / old / university / know / all / over / world Người biên soạn Phạm Thị Thu Thảo 18 [...]... D.arrive 7 A.live B.walk C.stand D.hide 8 A.need B.is obliged to C.might D.should 9 A.the B.all C.this D.that 10 A.carry B.hand C.pass D.present 6/ Everybody loves oranges They are sweet and (1)… They are in (2)……so it’s easy to eat them Some oranges don’t have any (3)… Some have a think (4)……and some have a thin skin The orange tree is beautiful It has a lot of shiny green leaves The small white flowers... and in eastern Australia Nobody really knows (4)……rice came from Some scientists think it started to grow in two places They think that one kind of rice (5)……in southern Asia thousands of years ago Someone in China wrote about it almost five thousand (5,000) years ago (6)……kind probably grew in West Africa Other scientists think rice came from India, and Indian(7)…… took it to other parts of the world... 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 She / think / it / not / difficult / pass / exam This morning / when / I / leave house / everyone / sleep / well It / kind / you / help / me He / intelligent / enough / answer / all / questions It / necessary / help / poor children should / stay / bed / if / you / feel / tired It / advisable / not / go/ / such places He / old enough / do / this work We / ought / respect /... story of this custom came cbout A scholar brought his favorite pet bird with him to a teahouse one winter’s day After finishing his pot of tea, he put the bird in the covered teapot to keep it warm A waiter didn’t realize that a bird was inside the pot, and refilled the pot with hot tea Sadly, the poor bird died From then on, it was said, you had to move the lid when you wanted more tea This was a... bird in the teapot? A Because the bird was thirsty B Because he wanted to kill the bird C To keep the bird warm D Because the tea was cold 4 After the scholar put the bird in the teapot, he …………… A order some more tea C refilled the pot with hot water B put the lid back on the teapot D put the lid on the edge of the teapot 5 Why did a bird die? A Because it was thirsty B Because a scholar killed it C... We / English / French 9 He/ try / learn / English / for years / not succeed 10 New Year’s Day / week / Christmas Day 11 Mai / old brother/ be/ inteligent 12 you / or Minh/ be / best student / this class 13 you / think / physics / difficult than / chemistry? 14 study / languages / be / very interesting 15 Since when / be/ stamp collector? / He/ since / student 16 your children / mind / homework/ night?... C.spends D.experiences 7 A.feel B.hear C.see D.touch 8 A.like B.praise C.taste D.enjoy 9 A.think B.guess C.describe D.speak 10 A.Therefore B.However C.Next D.Certainly 8/ People all over the world eat rice Millions of people in Africa, and South America eat it every day of their(1)… Some people eat almost nothing but rice Rice is a kind of grass.There are more than seven thousand (7,000)kinds of rice... and Indian(7)…… took it to other parts of the world 12 There are two main ways to grow rice Upland rice grows in dry soil Most rice grows in wet soil People in may countries do all of the work by (8)…… This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago Some countries now use machines on their rice farms The farmers all use (9)…… Some (10)… are enemies ofrice Farmers poison them 1 A.lives 2 A.trees... pot with hot tea 6/ A postcard from Hong Kong Dear Hong, I’m having a wonderful time in Hong Kong The weather is very warm and sunny Infact, the climate is very similar to that in Vietnam I’m wtiting this postcard in my hotel room It’s a very large room with a nice bathroom Lan, my wife, is watching television while I’m writing to you She’s practising her English by watching the English-language station!... is A Spring B Summer C Fall D Winter 5 Which sports does the writer play in winter? A ice hockey B ice-skating C ice hockey and go ice-skating D play baseball 14 4/ Ann McGregor lives in London She is thirty-four and works for the BBC She interviews people on an early morning news programme called The World Today Every weekday she gets up at 3.00 in the morning because the programme starts at 6.30 She ... Tourists B Guests C People D Members A big B famous C large D beautiful A something B everything C anything D nothing A affairs B wrong C matter D problems A streets B ways C paths D roads 10... to play this musical instrument? A tell B learn C call D show 19 I’ll ………him a letter right away A send B receive C reply D answer 20 “To be fond of something” is “to … it very much” A think of... children were never heard to shout 73 This’s the first time I…… champagne A drink B drank C have drunk D am drinking 74 I feel really ill last week I couldn’t eat anything…… three days A on B off C