A B C D II/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions below It is difficult to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been
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A/ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:
I/ Identify the mistake in the following sentences:
1 People practice conversation so that the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things
A B C D
2 We go to a school almost every day a week
A B C D
3 He studies English in order to want to get a good job in the future
A B C D
4 Unless I don’t tell my son a story, he won’t go to sleep at night
A B C D
5 We were all surprised with how much older the little girl looked
A B C D
II/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions below
It is difficult to know how many elephants once lived in the continent, but there may have been at least 3-5 million elephants in Africa in the early part of the 20th century People have always hunted elephants for meat, hides and ivory As the human population grew and weapons became more advanced, elephants were under greater threat In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was a huge decline in the number of elephants due to the increase in poaching It is estimated that there are now about 500,000 elephants and they are living in a small number of countries A ban was given on all international trade in ivory
in 1989, and many governments started to give poachers severe punishments Thanks to such timely actions, some elephant populations, especially those in southern Africa, have recovered over the last decade However, numerous threats remain for Africa’s elephants
6 It is difficult to know …
A why elephants have been poached B how many elephants are living now
C the exact number of elephants that once lived in the continent D why elephants were under greater threat
7 Elephants are hunted …
A because they have nowhere to hide B for their meat, skin and ivory
C so that human population grows D because they are very big
8 During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the number of elephants …
A increased hugely B raised too much C fell slightly D decreased sharply
9 Nowadays, elephants are found …
A in all over the world B in most of tropical countries
C in all international trade D only in certain countries in the world
10 The trade in ivory …
A has been prohibited all over the world since 1989 B has been banned in the early 1980s
C was forbidden in southern Africa D has recovered over the last decade
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes the following sentences:
11 In the early days, films were little more than … photographs, usually one minute in length
12 My sister … the work before we …
A finished/had gone out B finished/went out C had finished/had gone out D has finished/went out
13 The boy … how to do the job in such a way
A was used to tell B was used to be told C used to be told D used to telling
14 It is difficult to imagine … our lives would be like without music
15 Do you know the lady was awarded … honors degree when she was very young?
16 If modern technology did not …, we would never have precious information about the undersea world
17 If he … to me, we … friends
A had lied/ wouldn’t be B lied/were never C lied/would have not been D had lied/ can’t be
18 It … that the war finally came to an end
A was not until in 1975 B was not until 1975 C is until 1975 D was until in 1975
19 We are doing … to the environment, aren’t we?
20 X: “Do you think that we are destroying the environment?” – Y: “…”
A Talking rubbish! B What for? C Pardon? D You’re welcome
21 She walked silently …
A in order not to want to wake the baby up B so as not to wake up the baby
C so that she doesn’t wake the baby up D in order that the baby didn’t want to wake up
22 There’s … wide and varied selection of cheese at this supermarket
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23 If you … a skeleton in the cellar, please don’t mention it to any one
A found B had founded C happen to find D are founded
24 Not until you have done all of your homework …
A that can you go out and play B that you can go out and play C can go out and play D can you go out and play
25 X: “Are you taking an important exam?” – Y: “…”
A Come on, please B No, what did you say? C Yes, how did you guess? D Yes, I’d be
26 Without plants, most water would … as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil
27 Music is usually played … special occasions and sets the tone for them
28 …? – In order to understand how the human body works
A What do we need to learn chemistry B What do we need to learn chemistry for
C Why do we need to learn chemistry for D What for do we need to learn chemistry
29 Scientists are investigating the seabed and bringing samples of marine life back to the surface for …
A further study B study farther C farther study D study further
IV/ Read the following passage and choose the most suitable option among A, B, C and D to fill each numbered blank
Conservation (30) … a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy living in it It means (31) … it healthy and safe – and an interesting place to live in A healthy environment also includes clean streets and highways, (32) … open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds Ideal surroundings means landscapes (33) … of junk and litter They include regions of wilderness where animals and plants can be protected from the destructive influence of human (34) …
30 A includes B consists C forms D makes
V/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:
35 A different B festival C imagine D popular
36 A integral B develop C existence D establish
37 A divide B threaten C effort D program
VI/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
B/ WRITING:
Phần dành cho học sinh ban cơ bản A
VII/ WORD FORM:
41 Since the end of the 1920s, a new cinema form has appeared, the … cinema MUSIC
42 Many countries have become … on imports of oil DEPEND
43 She seemed to … forget about his birthday COMPLETE
44 Music can express feelings, such as …, hate, love or friendship ANGRY
45 We had difficulty in … you living without your parents’ support IMAGINE
VIII/ Finish the following sentences, using the word given Do not change the word given and you must use between two and five words, including the word given
46 He didn’t return home from work until it got dark THAT → It was not until it home from work
47 She has not won any prizes since 2008 A → She last in 2008
48 I lied to her because I didn’t want to upset her NOT → I lied to her so her
49 I advised you to get up early every day WOULD → If get up early every day
50 People think he is a millionaire THOUGHT → He a millionaire
Phần dành cho học sinh ban cơ bản D
VII/ WORD FORM:
41 Who is responsible for the … of the machine? MAINTAIN
42 It’s … to persuade him when he’s in bad mood Let’s talk to him another time HOPE
43 The atmosphere in our classes is very … COMPETE
44 You should be … of yourselves PRIDE
45 He has changed beyond … RECOGNIZE
VIII/ Finish the following sentences, using the word given Do not change the word given and you must use between two and five words, including the word given
46 They never stopped worrying about her until they heard from her THAT→It was not until they heard from her… about her
47 She hadn’t seen him for over 10 years MORE → It since she had seen him
48 So that we could finish the work before deadline, we asked for their help ABLE
→ We asked for their help in to finish the work before deadline
49 If Margaret had believed in her parents, she wouldn’t get into trouble now REGRETS
→ Margaret is getting into trouble and now she her parents
50 Please do not come to work late REQUESTED → Employees of this company to work late