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Part 1 You will hear a conversation twice.

For questions 1-5, put a tick next to the right answer (5 pts)

1 In addition to paper books, what did the little girl make with paper at school?

2 What thing did she NOT talk about when making the object in Question 1?

3 What did the girl do after school?

A She rode her bicycle B She watched television C She went to the store

4 Who did she meet and play with at the junior high school?

A her teacher B her cousins C her father

5 Where does this conversation most probably take place?

Part 2 You will hear a tour guide talking about a day trip.

Listen and complete questions 6 -10 You will hear the information twice (5 pts)

Part 3 Listen to Patrick talking to his mother about a photo of his old school friends What is each

person wearing? For questions 11-15, write a letter A-H next to each person You will hear the conversation twice (5 pts)

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II Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 pts)

2 A distinguish B appliance C opinion D politics

4 A experience B encourage C mystery D convenient

5 A efficiency B communicate C territory D environment

III Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D (10 pts)

1 - “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “ .”

2 If I be somebody else, I to be a film star

A could / would B.can / would like C could / would like D can / like

3 Opposite our house there is a large park, there are beautiful trees and flowers

4 We have done a lot of work on tenses lately and we now most of the rules

A were understanding B are understanding

5 – “Your hairstyle looks terrific, John!” - “ .”

A I’m glad you like it B I don’t know

6 We delayed our departure the weather condition

A in spite of B on account of C instead of D on behalf of

7 During the rush hour the traffic in the city centre is terrible

A condensation B.accumulation C concentration D congestion

8 If a bomb goes off, it

9 Mike is not feeling well so we gave him to do than you

A fewer B little work C less work D least works

10 Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the on TV last week

A game show B news C music program D weather forecast

IV Rearrange these following sentences to make a complete conversation (5 pts)

A And we shouldn’t cut many trees or burn too much coal or gas We should recycle things, save

power and water

B Yes, you’re right.

C I see So now we keep the paper in our bag.

D Look! There’s a lot of waste paper on the floor.

E What should we do to prevent pollution now?

F That’s good Do you know anything about pollution?

G Yes, I do Pollution is very harmful to our Earth.

H Let’s pick up and put it into the trash can.

I That’s a good idea.

J Why don’t we recycle it? We can save a lot of it and we don’t pollute the environment.

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _

V Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.(5 pts)

1 I asked him to put the lights if he was the last to leave the room

2 The village has changed a lot thanks the knowledge the children brought home

3 The boys got the garden by climbing the fence

4 I turned the job because it was badly paid

5 My grandparents live 34 Hai Ba Trung Road, in a flat the top floor

6 What do you buy these eggs ?

7 Look after the baby while I am

8 She wanted to know what aspect learning English I found most difficult

VI Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters (5 pts)

1 Earth Hour is a event organized to raise people’s awareness about the need

to take action on climate change (WORLD)

5 Some designers have modernized the Ao dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, by

printing lines of _ on them (POETIC)

VII Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences (5 pts)

1 Don’t be surprised when you see how thin Matin is He (be) extremely ill. 1 _

2 The ideas (present) in this book are not really interesting. 2 _

3 Scarcely she (leave) the office when they arrived. 3 _

4 Should you agree to help us with the housework, we (finish) everything on

5 - “I left a cookie on the table but now it’s gone What happened to it?”

- “I don’t know One of the children (eat) it.” 5 _

VIII Each of the following sentences contains ONE error Underline and correct it.(5 pts)

1 It has been suggested that he saves money for his study tour abroad  _

2 The next important question we have to decide is when do we have

3 Although she smoked, drank and never took exercise, but she lived

4 The receptionist said me that the hotel had been fully booked  _

5 A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not make me interested  _

IX Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.(10 pts)

Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 p.m onThursday, September 27th, 2012 Over 200 houses faced cracks (1) the quake Financial aid (2) provided to families whose houses faced cracks (3) the earthquake was strong, it wasstill milder than the 4.1 magnitude quake on September 23rd

On Thursday, a delegation from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention andControl was sent (4) survey the earthquake belt in Bac Tra My District The delegation (5) houses and schools in the area affected by the quakes, inspected the Song Tranh 2 HydropowerPlant and met with authorities in Bac Tra My District

Frequently recurring earthquakes spread panic among people in Bac Tra My District, many of(6) are from ethnic minority groups living in resettlement areas around Song Tranh 2Hydropower Plant Several households abandoned (7) homes and set up temporary campselsewhere in fear

A press conference was (8) on September 28th at the People’s Committee office inQuang Nam Province to reassure the (9) on the safety of the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant.The district authorities have now organized three courses to raise awareness and knowledge of(10) best to cope with earthquakes

Your answers: 1 2 3 4 5 _

6 7 8 9 10

X Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.(10 pts)

SPRING FESTIVALFrom (1) times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that springbrings One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (2) Christians remember thedeath and resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter, however, is not the (3) spring festival In Sweden, people celebrate the end ofthe winter by making (4) bonfires Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival ofHoli In some villages children are (5) round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (6) danger in the coming year Buddhists in Thailand soak (7) in water when celebratingtheir New Year, which (8) in the middle of April In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet thestreets with flowers Chinese spring parades are (9) colourful, but (10) flowers theyhave large dragon puppets which dance in the streets

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7 A through B one other C each other D mutually

10 A instead of B on behalf of C in spite of D place of

Your answers: 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5

6 _ 7 _ 8 _ 9 _ 10 _

XI You are going to read an article about a sailing race Choose the most suitable heading from the list A - H for each paragraph from 1 – 5 of the article There are two extra headings which you do not need to use There has been an example for you.(5 pts)

EX: Paragraph 0: D

A The consequences of poor performance E Benefiting from the power of nature

B An unexpectedly demanding way of life F Cooperating to overcome the power of nature

C A solution that seems to work G It’s not what people think

D The terrible consequences of making a mistake H No way out if you don’t like it

Paragraph 0:

Imagine for a moment, spending the night on board of a large yacht, being roughly woken inthe pitch dark and ordered on deck Every so often you will be totally drenched, very suddenly, in saltwater You will be sharing the same cramped space with 14 other people for a whole year Yourstomach, when not affected by seasickness, will be hit by the competitive tension and nervousnessthat afflicts all sportspeople You will be obliged to concentrate without cease The slightest loss offocus could cost someone their life

Paragraph 1:

For the eight crews taking part in the Round-the-world yachting race, this has been daily lifesince they left Britain eleven months ago Now, after racing 50,000 across kilometers of ocean, theyare soon due home While most of us have worked, slept, taken a holiday, these crews have sailed andsailed, day after day, night after night, in weather conditions that would test any human This is thereality of ocean yacht racing, which bears little resemblance to the popular image of sailing - thequick sprint around a lake before returning ashore for a meal and a warm bath

Paragraph 2:

Racing 20-metre yachts around the world is a story of unrelenting hard work, pushing yourself

to the limits of endurance But it is also a story of the vastness and beauty of the sea, of seeing the sunrise and set on hundreds of desolate horizons, and of the supreme satisfaction of arriving somewhereknowing that wind alone has taken you there

Paragraph 3:

Unlike the captains, who are professional sailors, the crews all consist of amateur volunteerswho have actually paid for the privilege of taking a year off from their work and enduring thesedifficult conditions On board London Light the ages range from 21 to 65 For the youngest member,Susan Porter, the trip is about the excitement of both the racing and the elements “Being able to pitchyourselves as a team against a storm gives you a huge sense of achievement”, she says

Paragraph 4:

Jerry Wallace, a marketing director, found sailing a refreshing change from the selfishindividualism of business Although he was prepared for the discomfort, the mental stress of longdistance racing was not what he has anticipated, “A grand Prix driver has a few hours of focus, afootballer 90 minutes, but we have been racing for 11 months This is something I didn’t reallyappreciate before I start.”

Paragraph 5:

Inevitably, there are tensions The kind of people who choose to take part in races like thistend to motivated and strong-willed On a trivial level, there are the usual arguments about things likecleaning, tidying, personal hygiene, even the way people snore Row on a boat must be addressed

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immediately Left to develop, they get much worse On London Light they have done this by having ameeting where problems can be discussed and resolved by majority vote Cooperation is the key, andeveryone can have their say The London is one of the few boats that has never lost any crew earlybecause of a personality clash

6 The patient recovered more rapidly than expected

 The patient made _

7 You practice a lot, and you will play well

 The more

8 The Prime Minister resigned because of his sudden illness

The Prime Minister’s _

9 Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave

 Be sure not

10 Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts

 In case

XIII Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible

in meaning to the original sentence Do not change the form of the given word.(5 pts)

1 I’d love to be really intelligent! (wish)

XIV Use the given suggestions to complete sentences (5 pts)

1 Many / visitors / country/ impress / beauty / Hanoi

Bản hướng dẫn chấm có 02 trang

(Tổng điểm: 100 điểm)

I 15pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

Part 1

1 A an animal 2 C scissors 3 A She rode her bicycle.

4 B her cousins 5 A at a house

Part 2

Part 3

II 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

V 5 pts (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0,5 điểm)

VI 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

poetry

VII 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

4 will finish 5 may / might have eaten

VIII 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm; tìm được lỗi 0.5, sửa được lỗi 0.5)

3 but she => she (hoặc although she => she)

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IX 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

X 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

XI 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

XII 10 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1 Only in a situation like this do children learn a lot about how to behave.

2 No matter how long you use it, it will not wear out.

3 There’s no need to make an appointment to see the personnel manager.

4 It is a two-hour train journey from London to Bristol.

5 Believe in it or/otherwise you’ll never be able to do it.

6 The patient made a more rapid recovery than expected.

7 The more you practice, the better you (will) play.

8 The Prime Minister’s resignation resulted from his sudden illness.

The Prime Minister’s sudden illness resulted in his resignation.

9 Be sure not to leave without saying goodbye to your grandmother.

10 In case your car breaks down on the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.

XIII 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1 I wish I were really intelligent.

2 The stolen money has been found in the park by the police.

3 The damage that sudden fires cause is often serious.

4 He knows nearly/almost everything about whales.

5 Walking in the rain gives him pleasure.

XIV 5 pts (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1 Many visitors to our country are impressed by the beauty of Hanoi.

2 Wearing uniforms encourages students to be proud of being students of their school.

3 Learners learn how to spell and pronounce words in order to/ to / so as to use them in

(both) writing and speaking.

4 The Malaysian unit of currency is the ringgit, consisting/ which consists of 100 sen.

5 Has Tom heard from his pen pal since he moved to another city?

THE END

-SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

Môn: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

(Đề thi có 07 trang)

Chú ý: - Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này.

- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì, kể cả từ điển

SECTION 1 LISTENING:

I Part 1: Listen and fill in the blank with ONE word (20 points)

Time stands still in London

Time stood still in London on May 27 Big Ben, the 147-year-old clock that is famousaround the world, _1 _ stopped for _2 _ minutes The clock’s minute hand froze at 10.20

PM and then started moving again at 11.50 PM _3 _ are baffled and cannot explain why theclock stopped It is usually very reliable and rarely loses even one second

Big Ben is well known for both its _4 _ and its hourly chimes It miraculously _5 _ the bombing attacks on London during World War II It even managed to keep time towithin one and a half seconds of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) However, it hasn’t always been

so _6 _: snow caused the clock to ring in the New Year ten minutes late in _7 _

Many people _8 _ believe Big Ben is either the name of the clock itself or of the clocktower In fact, it is neither Big Ben is the name of the 13-ton bell that _9 _ on every hour Itwas _10 _ after Sir Benjamin Hall, who ordered the clock’s construction The official namefor the tower that houses Big Ben is St Stephen’s Tower

Write your answers here:

1 ………… 2 3 4 5

6 ………… 7 8 9 10

II Part 2: Listen to a biologist, Paul Hart who tells about his trip across Africa For each question, choose the correct answer A, B, or C (10 points)

1 Why did Paul choose the part of Africa where he visited?

A It is good for walking

B It will soon change

C He had been there before

2 How many scientists were there in Paul’s team?

3 What made the team’s journey slow?

A clearing paths through the forest

B finding somewhere safe to camp

C carrying heavy equipment

4 Whom was Paul angry towards to the end of the trip?

A the local guide B some of the team C fisherman

5 Where was Paul asked to go on another trip?

Write your answers here:

1 ……… 2 3 4 5

SECTION 2 PHONETICS:

III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group (10pts)

Write your answers here:

1 ……… 2 3 4 5

IV Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words (10pts)

4 A preference B disappointed C unpolluted D documentary

Write your answers here:

SECTION 3 LEXICO- GRAMMAR:

V Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (30 pts)

1 I can't make what is happening

2 A is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the bank robber

3 This dish Is it spicy?

A smells well B is smelling good C is smelled well D smells good

4 Who was the first American person on the moon?

5 She is one of the few people .

6 I live in Dalat, is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam

7 Neither the students nor the teacher come

8 On the way to the town, they stop a rest

9 It costs about fifty dollars to have a tooth

10 The roof was damaged and water from the ceiling in wet weather

11 little we may like it, old age comes to most of us

12 The newspaper did not mention the of the damage caused by the fire

13 The judge him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally

14 You can take a taxi you don't mind waiting

15 They live in a large house on the edge of London

Write your answers here:

1 ………… 2 3 4 5

6 ………… 7 8 9 10

11 ………… 12 13 14 15

VI Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it (10pts)

1 So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with in the

A B C Dnew world

2 Pele, from Brazil, is considered one of the greatest football player of all time

1 2 3 4 5

VII Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets (10pts)

1 The university has the use of dictionaries during language examinations (author)

2 It is very difficult to find Mrs Burton's shop, for it was from all others in the street

(distinguish)

3 He is very generous Everyone admires his (selfish)

4 skill is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job (lead)

5 are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforests are being destroyed (Conserve)

Write your answers here:

1 ……… 2 3 4 5

VIII Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets (10pts)

1 What tune (play) when we came in?

2 She was badly hurt when her car hit another car If she (wear) her seat belt, she (not hurt) so badly.

3 If you don't hurry, all the tickets (sell) by the time we (get) there.

Write your answers here:

1 ……… 2 3 4 5

SECTION 4 READING:

IX Choose the best answer to complete the passage.(20 pts)

UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund It serves children in (1) allover the world It helps children of (2) races, nationalities, religions and politicalsystems in more than 140 worldwide countries The (3) of UNICEF is to help provide abetter life for children and their mothers UNICEF (4) both long-term assistance andemergency

UNICEF was (5) in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children whosuffered during World War two in Europe It began (6) a temporary agency, butbecame a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) the need for its servicesaround the world UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countriesimprove the (8) of life for almost one billion children UNICEF's main office is in theUnited Nations, New York City, (9) it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programsworldwide In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) its work helpingchildren and building brighter future

4 A receives B gets C takes D gives

Write your answers here:

1 ………… 2 3 4 5

6 ………… 7 8 9 10

X Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (10 pts)

One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of usingnatural gas for cooking and heating Large amounts of natural gas are found in the United States,usually several feet below the surface of the earth Natural gas is most often found in places wherepetroleum, the oil from which gasoline is made, is found Often the natural gas must be removedbefore the oil itself can be reached

For many years after natural gas was first discovered, it was thought to have no value.Finally, however, people began to understand its use and to find ways of storing it and moving itfrom place to place Today natural gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting, cooking andheating It has also been used for electric generators and hybrid cars recently In many waysnatural gas is one of our finest fuels It can be used for cooking without making the room hot It ischeap and can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines, some of whichare hundreds of miles in length

1 It can be inferred from the passage that

A natural gas is useless

B people once wasted natural gas

C natural gas is moved in trucks

D natural gas is found where there is no petroleum

2 This passage as a whole is about

C using natural gas and petroleum D natural gas and its use

3 Which of the following is NOT true about natural gas?

A It is not used for heating B It moves through pipes

4 According to the passage, the easiest way to move natural gas from one place to another is

A to liquidize it and move it through pipelines

B to liquidize it and move it by trucks

C through pipelines

D to store it in large tanks to move

5 How many uses of natural gas are mentioned?

Write your answers here:

(4) a language properly is very important The basic (5) of English isnot very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) it quite well But the morewords you know, the more ideas you can (7) and the more precise you can be abouttheir exact meaning

Words are the (8) thing we use in communicating what we want to say The (9) we say the words is also important Our tone of voice can express many motions and(10) whether we are pleased or angry, for instance

Write your answers here:

1 You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th

The final date

2 When are the council going to do something about the city's traffic problem?

It's high time something

3 They estimated the price, including all the costs

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

SECTION I: LISTENING (30 points)

I Part 1: Listen then choose the best answer A, B, or C to each question (20pts = 10 x 2)

1 mysteriously 2 90 3 Engineers 4 accuracy 5 survived

II Part 2: Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer A, B, or C (10 pts = 5 x 2)

SECTION II PHONETICS

III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (10 pts = 5x2)

IV Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words (10pts= 5x2)

SECTION III VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

V Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences (30 pts = 15 x 2)

finish reserving have been

VII Give the correct forms of the words given in brackets (10pts = 5 x 2)

1 authorized 2 indistinguishable 3 selflessness/

unselfishness 4 leadership 5 Conservationists

VIII Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets (10pts = 5 x 2)