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I Circle the letter A,B,C or D which has the underlinded part pronounced differently from the rest.( 1.5 pts)
A sorrow B now C tomorrow D bowl
A women B fence C mend D end
A ought B bought C thought D laugh
A flea B free C of D fly
A kite B bin C skin D pillar
A liked B traveled C worked D wrapped
II Read the article about a young woman, and then choose the best answer for each of the question below (3.5 pts)
Rebecca stevens
Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist and lived in a small flat in south London
In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family and travelled to Asia with some other climbers She found that life on Everest is hard “You must carry everything on your back”, she explained, “so you can only take things that you will need You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!”
When Rebecca reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17 1993, it was the best moment of her life Suddenly she became famous
Now she has written a book about the trip and people often ask her to talk about it She has a new job too, on a science programme on television
Rebecca is well-known today and she has more money, but she still lives in the little flat in south London among her pictures and books about mountains
1 Before Rebecca climbed Everest, she worked for
A a bookshop B a newspaper C a travel agent
(3)A with her family B with a climbing C without anyone Rebecca didn’t take much luggage because she
A didn’t have many things B had a bad back
C had to carry it herself
4 Rebecca didn’t wash on Everest because A it was too cold
B there was not enough water C she is a dirty person
5 Rebecca carried water for
A drinking B cooking C cleaning her teeth
6 Rebecca became famous when she A got to the highest place in the world B wrote a book about her trip
C was on a television programme After her trip, Rebecca
A earned the same money B stayed in the same flat C did the same job
III Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space: (2.5 pts) The escalator
An American, Charles D Seeberger, invented moving stairs to transport people (1) ……….the 1890s He (2)……….this invention an “escalator”, (3) the name from the Latin word “scala”, which means “leader” Escalators
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move people up and down short (4) ……… Lifts the same, but only move (5) small number of people If an escalator breaks down, it can still be (6)
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.as ordinary stairs An escalator can move (7) .8,000 and 9,600
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people an hour, and it (8) ……….not need a person to operate it
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were (9) ……….more crowed and the first escalators were built at railway stations and big department (10) ……….so that people could move about more quickly Today we see escalators everywhere
1 A in B at C by D on
2 A announced B called C translated D explained
3 A fetching B lending C taking D carrying
4 A distances B directions C measurements D lengths
5 A the B a C some D any
6 A walked B made C used D changed
7 A from B between C to D above
(4)9 A coming B becoming C continuing D developing
10 A stores B shops C places D houses
IV Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts One of them is incorrect Find and circle it (2.5 pts)
1 I haven’t seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year
A B C D
2 A new shop was opening on Main Street last week
A B C D
3 His teacher encouraged him taking part in the competition
A B C D
4 My family used to having dinner at o’clock in the evening
A B C D
5 Do you mind if I took a photo? A B C D
V Find out and fill in ONE word in each space to complete the following letter: (2.5 pts)
Dear Mike,
I am sorry you could not come to my party yesterday Jones (1)………me you had a very bad cold and you (2) ………to stay in bed (3) ………you feeling better now?
It was (4) ………very good party, (5) ………nicest I have ever had! Lots of my friends (6) ………there and they gave (7) ………some lovely presents I will tell (8) ………more about the party when you come (9) ………school (10) ……… Monday.
Love Lorenzo
Your answer: 1………… 2…………
3…………
4………… 5…………
6………… 7…………
8…………
9……… 10…………
VI Supply the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences below (1.5 pts)
1 Don’t make a fire here It’s very……… (DANGER)
2 My teacher told me to spend more time on my English……… … (PRONOUNCE)
3 There are a lot of………mountains in Vietnam (BEAUTY) I’m Vietnamese What’s your………? (NATION)
5 This is the………pagoda in our country (OLD)
(5)VII Combine each pair of the sentences below, using the words in brackets (3 pts)
1 He runs fast He can catch the bus (ENOUGH)
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2 Mai opened the door Mai greeted the guests (AND)
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3 Liz saw some wild ducks Liz was resting under a tree (WHILE)
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4 Hoa is very sick She can’t sit up (SO… THAT)
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5 The coffee is very hot We can’t drink it (ENOUGH)
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6 The water is very cold We can’t swim in it (TOO)
……… VIII For each question below, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words (3 pts)
1 The flat is near my college
- The flat is not……… my college
2 My frend told me that I could stay in his flat
- My frend said: “You……… my flat.”
3 I started living here two months ago
- I have lived here……… two months ago
4 This is the first time I’ve lived in a city
- I’ve……… in a city before The flat has two bedrooms
- There……… in the flat
6 My bedroom is too small for all my books
- My bedroom is not……… for all my books
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Question : (2,5 i m) M i câu úng đ ể ỗ đ được 0.5 i mđ ể .
1 C 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 B
Question 5 : (2,5 i m) M i câu úng đ ể ỗ đ 0,25 i m.đ ể
1 told had / decided Are a the
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Question : (3 i m) M i câu vi t úng đ ể ỗ ế đ được 0,5 i m.đ ể
1 He runs fast enough to catch the bus
2 Mai opened the door and greeted the guests
3 Liz saw some wild ducks while she was resting under a tree Hoa is so sick that she can’t sit up
5 The coffee is not warm enough for us to drink The water is too cold for us to swim in
Question : (3 i m) M i câu úng đ ể ỗ đ được 0,5 i mđ ể .
1 The flat is not far from my college
2 My friend said: “You can stay in / at my flat I have lived here since two months ago I’ve never lived in a city before
5 There are two / bedrooms in the flat