Question 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. given. Don’t change the form of the word given. 0 has been done as an example. 0. The pond isnt deep enough to swim in. (TOO) The pond is too shallow to swim in. 1. Can I ask you a few questions? (IF) Do you _________________________ a few questions? 2. “Is it raining outside?” asked Michael. (KNOW) Michael wanted to ____________________________ raining outside. 3. He didnt feel very well but he went to work. (SPITE) He went to work ________________________________ very well. 4. It isnt necessary for anyone to work late tonight. (HAS) Tonight ______________________________________ work late. 5. Tuan’s behaviour at the party embarrassed me. (TUAN) I was embarrassed by the ________________________ at the party. 6. You must do exactly what the teacher tells you. (CARRY) You must _______________________________ instructions exactly. 7. They decided to advertise their house on the Internet. (PUT) They decided _______________________________ their house on the Internet. 8. Miss Lan had to finish the accounts and write several reports as well. (ADDITION) Miss Lan had to finish the accounts ______________________________ several reports. Question 3. These days some of your neighbors drop litter in the area. Despite your warning, they continue to dump rubbish. Write a letter of about 120 – 150 words to the
SECTION ONE: LISTENING (2.0 pts) Part 1: Listen to the results of a survey of leisure activities among people aged sixteen to thirty and fill in the missing information You will listen to the tape three times playing video games going for a run or to the (2) going to the cinema (4) a video / DVD reading a newspaper or a (6) going for a (7) _ going to a (8) listening to the (10) _ playing a (11) (1) _ % 28% (3) _ % (5) _ % 100% 93% (9) _ % 71% (12) _ % Part 2: You will listen to a song called His Latest Flame Listen and fill in each numbered blank with ONE word You will listen to the tape three times His Latest Flame (*) A very old friend came by (1) Cause he was telling everyone in town About the (2) that he just found And Marie’s the name of his latest flame He talked and talked and I heard him (3) _ That she had the longest blackest hair The prettiest (4) eyes anywhere And Marie’s the name of his latest flame Though I (5) _ the tears inside were burning I wished him luck and then he said goodbye He was (6) but still his words kept returning What else was there for me to but cry Would you believe that (7) _ This girl was in my arms and swore to me She’d be (8) _ eternally And Marie’s the name of his latest flame (*) (Pomus/Shuman R & H Music BMI) flame = boyfriend/girlfriend SECTION TWO: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0pts) Question Choose the best option A, B, C or D to finish each of the following sentences Kate _ a great time in Nha Trang and doesn’t want to come back A is having B has C has had D had You have never been to Nha Trang, _ ? A haven’t you B have you C you D don’t you I had to wear _ uniform when I worked in the hotel A some B any C a D an You can improve your English by practising it _ A hardly B ordinary C badly D regularly _ we should put garbage bins around the school yard A Why don’t B What about C Let’s D I suggest If I _ you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow A am B could be C were D would be The pop star we invited onto the chat show didn’t _ A turn on B turn up C turn off D turn down Paper money _ for over a thousand years A has used B was being used C was used D has been used “Jane! May I introduce you to Maryam, my Malaysian pen pal?” - “ _” A Oh Thank you very much B Hi! Pleased to meet you, Jane C Hi! Nice to meet you, Maryam D That’s right I’m Jane 10 “How did your dog _?” - “I don't know Someone might have poisoned it.” A get killed B kill C be killed D was killed 11 That pipe has been leaking for ages We must get it soon A mend B mended C mending D to mend 12 It was _ of you not to play the music while I was asleep A considering B considerate C considerable D consideration Question Match the two halves of the sentences Write your answer on the answer sheet When you rang, I was in I waited outside the tennis club for We finally got to the stadium just in I was so nervous the first time I was in I just play football for Your salary depends on I love that film and when it comes out Tom works as a policeman and he’s on G A fun, and I don’t want to it as a job B charge of the whole department C time to see the match start D duty for about hours every night E a long time but Peter didn’t appear F on DVD, I’ll definitely get it G the middle of cleaning my shoes H how long you’ve been working here Question Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there FASHION DESIGNER Lines Answer When I was 17, my father asked me about what jobs I was applying for It was about the moment I’d been dreading, but I couldn’t avoid it I said: “Dad, this may 00 ü be come as a shock to you, but I’m thinking of going to university.” He looked confused “University! What you want to go there for?” “To train to be a fashion designer,” I said He looked out from me to my mum and back again “You’re joking, aren’t you? Please tell me you’re joking.” No one believed me I was serious But in the end I stuck to my plans I knew what I was good at, I knew what I wanted and I knew how much to get it And I did After a three-year course, I graduated with a degree in fashion design In my final year, months before graduating, I was sent examples of my designs around the world The directors of an Italian fashion company were so far impressed with my work far that I was given a contract for to design jackets for their summer collection And 10 for at my graduation fashion show, there were no prouder parents than mine 11 ü Question Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in HOMEWORK School inspectors have found that, contrary to all (0) children EXPECT don’t (1) homework at all In fact, many more than their LIKE teachers suggest, either because of (2) _ about their marks or ANXIOUS simply for (3) The inspectors’ findings add to the evidence of ENJOY the powerful (4) effects of homework on pupils’ achievement BENEFIT The inspectors also recommend the (5) of “homework charters” INTRODUCE These tell parents and children how much (6) work is expected ADD and provide encouragement to schools to form links with parents who can check that tasks are (7) completed PROPER International (8) suggest that a typical 14-year-old does six hours COMPARE homework in Britain, eight hours in Italy, and almost nine hours in Hungary, Japan and Poland Barbara saw a doctor who is a specialist in such cases Her powers of (1 concentrate)………… aren’t as good as they used to be and at times s he is very forgetful but the doctor has confidently predicted that in time she will make a complete ( recover)…………… He believes she is making very (3 satisfy)…………progress in this direction Of course, not all such predictions come true, but the doctor is usually very reliable As for the cuts and bruises she had, they have healed almost ( complete)…………… Barbara herself is very ( thank) …………to be alive As one of the people who examined her at hospital said, she was extraordinarily lucky SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts) Question Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space HOW WE READ Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every (0) _ part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (1) _? Common sense suggests that the answers to these questions depend on “readability” - whether the (2) _ matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (3) _ attractive But psychologists are discovering that to (4) _ why people read and often don’t read - technical information, they have to examine not so much the writing as the reader Even the most technically confident people often (5) _ instructions for the video or home computer in favor of hands-on experience And people frequently (6) _ little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts Psychologists researching reading tend to assume that both beginners and (7) _ readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are (8) _ among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some believe that fluent readers take (9) _ every letter or word they see; others (10) _ that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension occurs, then reading stops A simple B single C separated D sole A term B period C time D gap A subject B topic C content D text A pattern B formation C layout D assembly A ensure B determine C value D rate A miss B omit C pass D ignore A get B pay C take D make A competent B sufficient C considerable D valid A objections B arguments C contests D separations A up B over C out D in 10 A insist B direct C urge D press Question Seven phrases/clauses have been removed from the following passage A shopping is a way of getting out and meeting people B for most of us in today’s busy world C than it did on the screen D without leaving the house E from what it was F if you are already using it for business G or make a phone call H where you can see You no longer need to leave your house in order to shop! In fact you don’t even have to post a letter (0) _ – you simply use the Internet More and more shops are connecting to the Internet (1) _ what you would like to buy on your screen in your own living room I’m not suggesting you should get onto the Internet simply to be able to shop However, (2) _ , study, or other reasons, you might find it useful Just imagine, no more driving in traffic, no more trying to find a place to park, no more queuing in shops Now you can buy everything from a new garden seat to a gold ring (3) _ Of course there are disadvantages If you live on your own, especially if you don’t work or perhaps don’t leave the house much, (4) _ Also, if you don’t actually go to the shop, you can’t try to get another 10% off the price! Another problem could be if you are buying clothes – you may need to return some things if they don’t fit properly or if the color looks different (5) _ However, (6) _, time is what we haven’t got enough of Shopping on the Internet is probably not less expensive but it is simple, good fun and above all, it’s quick! Question Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space TAKING IT EASY Society has changed (0) _ many ways (1) _ the introduction of computers, and people’s lives at home and at the office have been affected Most people are working for fewer hours per week than they (2) _ to, and manufacturers and advertising agencies are becoming much (3) _ interested in how people spend this extra leisure time One recent report stated that, (4) _ the number of hobbies had not increased, each hobby (5) _ become much more specialized A second finding is that nowadays, many managers would (6) _ spend time with their families (7) _ stay late in the office every day Home life is seen to be just as important (8) _ working Some companies now (9) _ managers take their annual holidays even if they don’t want to, because this leads to (10) _ an improvement in their performance if they have some rest In (11) _ of these changes, some people are working harder than ever before The standard of exams is getting higher, and increased competition is (12) _ it harder to get into university than it was 20 years (13) _ Schoolchildren and students are now having to work (14) _ hard that in many cases they work longer hours than their parents SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5.0 pts) Question Make any changes and addition to build the sentences from the cues given I / not / much time, / so / not / use / Internet / very often I not have much time, so I don’t use the Internet very often If we / go on / litter, / environment / serious / pollute Ba’s parents / often / him / not / waste / time / play / computer games She / ask / what aspect / learn / English / I / most difficult Although / he / severe / disabled / take part / variety / sports activities I / sorry / I / break / your watch / but / I / have / it / repair / at the moment Nam’s mother / tell / him / she / hear / TV / there / typhoon / come My parents / not use / let / me / stay / late / when / I / little boy Question Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one given Don’t change the form of the word given has been done as an example The pond isn't deep enough to swim in (TOO) The pond is too shallow to swim in Can I ask you a few questions? (IF) Do you _ a few questions? “Is it raining outside?” asked Michael (KNOW) Michael wanted to raining outside He didn't feel very well but he went to work (SPITE) He went to work very well It isn't necessary for anyone to work late tonight (HAS) Tonight work late Tuan’s behaviour at the party embarrassed me (TUAN) I was embarrassed by the at the party You must exactly what the teacher tells you (CARRY) You must _ instructions exactly They decided to advertise their house on the Internet (PUT) They decided _ their house on the Internet Miss Lan had to finish the accounts and write several reports as well (ADDITION) Miss Lan had to finish the accounts several reports Question These days some of your neighbors drop litter in the area Despite your warning, they continue to dump rubbish Write a letter of about 120 – 150 words to the head of the local authorities to complain about the problem (Please DO NOT show your address, your name or signature in the letter.) SECTION ONE: (2.0 đ) Mỗi câu làm đạt 0.1 đ Part 1: (1.2 điểm) Part 2: (0.8 điểm) (1) playing video games going for a run or to the (2) gym going to the cinema (4) renting/hiring a video / DVD reading a newspaper or a (6) magazine going for a (7) walk (8) going to a restaurant listening to the (10) radio playing a (11) musical instrument 11 % 28% (3) 46 % (5) 40 % 100% 93% (9) 64 % 71% (12) % (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) today love say green smiled gone yesterday mine SECTION TWO: (7.0 đ) Mỗi câu làm đạt 0.2 đ Question 1: (2.4 điểm) B 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D Question 2: (1.4 điểm) G 1.E 2.C 5.D 6.C 3.B Question 3: (1.6 điểm) be ü out 7.B 4.A ü me Question 4: (1.6 điểm) expectations dislike anxiety introduction additional 8.D 9.C 5.H much 10.A 11.B 6.F 7.D ü enjoyment properly 12.B was beneficial comparisons SECTION THREE: READING (6.0 pts) Mỗi câu làm đạt 0.2 đ Question 1: (2 điểm) 0.B 1.C 2.A Question 2: (1.2 điểm) G 1.H 3.C 4.B 2.F 5.D 3.D Question 3: (2.8 điểm) in more since / with / although / while following had used rather 6.C 7.A 4.A than as make / insist 10 such / quite 5.C 8.B 9.D 10.A 6.B 11 spite 12 making 13 ago 14 so SECTION FOUR: WRITING (5.0 pts) Question 1: (1.4 đ) Mỗi câu viết đạt 0.2 đ If we / go on / litter, / environment / serious / pollute - If we go on littering/dropping litter, the environment will become / be seriously polluted 2 Ba’s parents / often / him / not / waste / time / play / computer games - Ba’s parents often ask (tell/advise/want/ ) him not to waste time playing computer games She / ask / what aspect / learn / English / I / most difficult - She asked (me) what aspect of learning English I found (thought) most difficult - She asks (me) what aspect of learning English I find (think) most difficult Although / he / severe / disabled / take part / variety / sports activities - Although he is/(was) severely disabled, he takes part/has taken part/(took part) in a variety of sports activities I / sorry / I / break / your watch / but / I / have / it / repair / at the moment - I am sorry that I broke (have broken) your watch but I am having it repaired at the moment Nam’s mother / tell / him / she / hear / TV / there / typhoon / come - Nam’s mother told him (that) she heard on TV (that) there would be/was a typhoon coming ( a typhoon that/which was coming) My parents / not used / let / me / stay / late / when / I / little boy - My parents did not (didn’t) use to let me stay up (stay out) late when I was a little boy Question 2: (1.6 đ) Mỗi câu viết đạt 0.2 đ Can I ask you a few questions? (IF) Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? “Is it raining outside?” asked Michael (KNOW) Michael wanted to know if/whether it was raining outside He didn't feel very well but he went to work (SPITE) He went to work in spite of not feeling very well It isn't necessary for anyone to work late tonight (HAS) Tonight no one / nobody has to work late Tuan’s behaviour at the party embarrassed me (TUAN) I was embarrassed by the way Tuan behaved at the party You must exactly what the teacher tells you (CARRY) You must carry out the teacher’s instructions exactly They decided to advertise their house on the Internet (PUT) They decided to put an advertisement for their house on the Internet Miss Lan had to finish the accounts and write several reports as well (ADDITION) Miss Lan had to finish the accounts in addition to writing several reports Question 3: (2.0 pts) Điểm thành phần viết (lá thư) đề nghị sau: - Organization: Đúng dạng thư phàn nàn/khiếu nại (3 phần: mở đầu, nội dung, kết thúc) (0,5đ) - Ideas: (Nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề đề thi: Nêu lý viết thư; thực thực trạng vấn đề; đề nghị giải pháp; mong đợi giải ) (0,5đ) - Discourse: (Thể khả viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch tốt) (0,25đ) - Sentence structure: Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ vựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức ) (0,5đ) - Length: Viết đủ số lượng từ qui định (không dài ngắn) (0,25đ) Learning how to learn There is usually one important (1) missing from most school (2) Very few students are (3) how to organize their learning, and how to (4) the best use of their time Let's take some simple (5) Do you know how to (6) up words in a dictionary, and you understand all the (7) the dicti onary contains? Can you (8) notes quickly, and can you understand them (9) ? For some reason, many schools give learners no (10) with these matters Teachers ask students to (11) pages from books, or tell the m to write ten pages, but don't explain (12) to it Learning by (13) can be useful, but it is important to have a genuine (14) of a subject You can (15) a lot of time memorizing books, without understanding anything about the subject! A theme B book C subject D mark A agendas B timetables C terms D organizations A taught B learnt C educated D graduated A take B give C get D make A sentences B results C rules D examples A find B look C research D get A information B advise C subjects D themes A B send C make D revise A after B afterwards C lastly D at last 10 A teaching B ability C instruction D help 11 A concentrate B remind C forget D memorize 12 A how B what C why D it 13 A the way B heart C now D law 14 A information B success C understanding D attention 15 A pass B waste C tell D use Are you an exercise fanatic or you prefer to lie in front of the TV? There’s good news and there’s bad news whoever you are We all have some idea how fit we are- for example, someone even a little fitter than me doesn’t have to stop for breath at the top of a hill! The question is how you get fit? Exercise, of course! But (and this is the good news for people like me!) not all the time Too much training is actually bad for your body Of course, this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t take exercise, but rest is also important Muscles are damaged during physical exerciseAfter a really hard day, your body needs around 48 hours to recover While you are resting, your muscles are repaired and strengthened A good way to get fit is to take up running If you want to give it a try, choose a distance that’s long is enough to challenge you but short enough to allow you to finish in comfort Sa ve the long distances until you’ve had plenty of practice A ‘fun run’ with runners every level of training is a good place to start Keep away from runs with big hills and try to avoid extremely hot or cold weather Remember - build up gradually and have two or three rest days every week A few days before the ‘big day’, start taking it easy There’s more good news for lazy people like me After hard exercise, your muscles need carbohydrates and protein- so you should eat something like a sandwich fairly quickly And the more you exercise, the more food you need Rest is essential if you want your fitness to improve - and so is sensible eating and drinking And that can be done in front of the TV! Fitness fanatic or couch potato? It’s best to be a bit of bo th! The article is mainly about A exercise B watching TV C eating The article is from A a popular magazine B a sport club newsletter C a scientific journal According to the article, the best way to get fit is to A exercise as much as possible B exercise and rest C eat the correct foods According to the article A muscles are built during exercise B muscles are strengthened after exercise has stopped C you should take care not to damage your muscles when you exercise When you start running you should A run as fast as you can B run a distance that is not too hard C run only a short distance A ‘fun-run’ is a race for A non-serious runners B all kinds of runners C runners who are training According to the article you shouldn’t A run in the rain B run in direct sunlight C run if it’s freezing According to the article people who exercise A should eat more than people who don’t B should eat the same as people who don’t C should not change the amount they eat ‘Couch potato’ means someone who A is very keen on exercise B likes doing exercise, but not too often C does not like exercise at all 10 The writer A is very keen on exercise B likes doing exercise, but not too often C does not like exercise at all Read the article about Freddy Adu Choose the most suitable heading from the box (AF) for each part of the article (1 -5) There is one extra heading which you not need to use Write your answers in the numbered box (15 points) A Life in a new country B Born to play soccer C A popular teen D Just having fun E Attractive offer F A dream comes true Freddy Adu: A successful teen _ Are you one of the millions of people who love soccer? Perhaps you dream of being a famous soccer player yourself, watched by excited fans all over the world! For a young American soccer player named Freddy Adu, that dream came true At just 14, Freddy started playing professionally f or DC United, which made him the youngest professional athlete in modern team sports history _ How did Freddy Adu become one of the most exciting young soccer players in the world? A few years ago, he was just another kid in Ghana, kicking a b all around with his friends But it wasn’t hard to see that he was born to play the game His mother, Emelia, says he has been playing soccer since he could walk Back home in Ghana, he played soccer against men three times his age _ Freddy’s career took off after his family moved to the USA He was only years old then Life wasn’t easy at first As a single mother, Emelia worked long hours to support the family Meanwhile, Freddy practiced his game on the school grounds He was soon noticed by a local soccer coach, and became the best player on the team, playing with kids four or five years older than him _ Soon others started paying attention When Freddy was 10, a team from Italy offered him $750,000 to play for them But Emelia, who has always looked out for him, decided he was too young to accept Freddy wasn’t very disappointed He joined the Bradenton Academy, a US soccer program in Florida, and finished high school when he was 14 Shortly afterwards, he signed his contract wi th DC United and now, at the age of 17, earns half a million dollars a year doing what he loves _ Freddy says he’s just like any ordinary kid in many ways He likes Playstation, and tries to look good for the girls He thinks his mom is the be st cook in the world Like many other teens, his dream is to play in the World Cup and his favorite soccer players are Pele and Ronaldinho of Brazil As a soccer star, he is having the time of his life “I’m just having a blast,” he said “ That was the go al all along When you don’t enjoy yourself, it takes a lot out of it.” PART 4: Read the text Fit the missing sentences A -E into gaps 1-5 in the text One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other Sagan was standing on the edge of one of the tanks wher e several of these friendly, highly intelligent creatures were kept (1) ………………… The dolphin wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the and made a sound just like the word ‘more’ The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident (2)…………… Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than human have, and i t has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds (3) ………………….Sound travels much faster and much further in water than it does in air That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than i n humans (4)……………… Scientists don’t agree on this A language is not just a collection of sounds, or even words A language has a structure and what we call a grammar The structure and grammar of a language help to give it meaning (5) …………… If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesn’t come from the words in the question but from the difference in structure That is why the question “Can dolphin speak?” can’t be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in a grammatical order which affects their meaning A For example, the two questions “Who loves Mary?” and “Who does Mary love?” mean very different things B “Oh, yes That’s one of the words he knows”, the director said, showing no surpris e at all C Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back D But can it be said that dolphins have a “language”, in the real sense of the word? E What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger ... phần viết (lá thư) đề nghị sau: - Organization: Đúng dạng thư phàn nàn/khiếu nại (3 phần: mở đầu, nội dung, kết thúc) (0,5đ) - Ideas: (Nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề đề thi: Nêu lý viết... listening to the (10) radio playing a (11) musical instrument 11 % 28% (3) 46 % (5) 40 % 100% 93 % (9) 64 % 71% (12) % (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) today love say green smiled gone yesterday... - Ideas: (Nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề đề thi: Nêu lý viết thư; thực thực trạng vấn đề; đề nghị giải pháp; mong đợi giải ) (0,5đ) - Discourse: (Thể khả viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết