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- Khóa ngày : 13/03/2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút(Không kể thời gian phát đề) ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC ( Thi sinh làm đề thi :đề thi có trang)
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SÔ PHÁCH (Do CTHĐ chấm ghi)
PART ONE : LISTENING
A/ cindy has gone out Her father id taking several phone messages for her Listen to the messages teice and then complete the forms below (by filling in the missing information or putting a tick in front of the right one) ( 2ms)
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B listen to a passage twice and then cucling the best option to complete the following sentences(1,5m) 1/ carol winston and Yoko mori are…………
A/ detectives B/ teachers C/ students D/ lecturers 2/ Milt singer is a…………
A/ detective B/ teacher C/ student D/ lecturer 3/ Carol and Yoko are………
A/ sisters B/ classmates C/ brothers D/ roommates 4/ Oregon state university is in………
A/ washington D.C B/ New york C/ Oregin D/ Tokyo 5/ Oregon state univerdity is …………
A/ small B/ big C/ dirty D/ friendly Here’s who called
Name:Bon jackson
Telephone:……… Here’s the message
…………please call
…………he/she will call you
Here’s who called Name:……… Telephone:……… Here’s the message …………please call
…………he/she will call you
Here’s who called Name:………
Telephone:……… Here’s the message
…………please call
…………he/she will call you Here’s who called
Name:………
Telephone:……… Here’s the message
…………please call
(2)PART TWO:PHONETICS +GRAMMAR+ STRUCTURES
A/ Circle the word ( A, or B, C, D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the same group (1m)
1/ A prayed B divided C arrived D seemed 2/ A means B rests C drinks D surfs 3/ A depend B benefit C invent D.enable 4/ A hobby B hard C hour D hungry 5/ A reading B.speaking C learning D pleasing 6/ A movie B possible C college D scholar 7/ A blanket B relax C travel D admire 8/ A there B healthy C gather D northern 9/ A special B century C city D notice 10/ A humour B student C lunar D useful
B circle the word ( A, or B, C, D) whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others in the same group (0,5m)
1/ A language B advice C summer D region 2/ A fashion B pattern C symbol D design 3/ A currency B capital C religion D seperate 4/ A assistant B conference C uniform D waterfall 5/ A traditional B material C minority D economic C/ put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form (1,5m)
a I distinctly remember (1 play)……him I gave him two dollars
b I think his book (2.become)……… a best-seller when it (3.publish)………
c My chidren enjoy (4.allow)……… to stay up late when there is something special on TV d The last time he (5.see)……… in public he was wearing a grey suit
e A friend of mine, Judith Nelson (6.presently, work)……….in the internationnal sales division at an electronics firm She (7.just, return)… from a trip to Japan She (8.ask)….(9.go)… to Japan because she can speak Japanese When she (10.be)…… a business student at Boston University, she (11 study)….Japanese for four years She (12.never have)…… the opportunity to use her Janpanese until she ( 13 go) To Tokyo last years While she was there, she (14 speak)… Japanses every day and( 15 enjoy) every minute of it, She’s anxious to return
Your answers:
1. 6. _ 11. _ 2. 7. _ 12 3. 8. _ 13. _ 4. 9. _ 14. _ 5. 10. _ 15. _ D put the word in brackets into the correct form (1m)
1/ He made a deep………on the members of his English spesking club (impress) 2/ We went to see many…… Places in Hanoi last year (fame)
3/ In Malaysia,…….is free (educate) 4/ She’s a good singer She sings very……… (beauty)
(3)1. _ 6. 2. _ 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. _
E Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition or adverb article (1m) 1.My village is about 120 kilometers…………the west of Ho Chi Minh city 2.There is a shrine……… the top of this mountain
3 The Internet has developed and become part………….our daily life We can see many international programs………… different channels We will go……a picnic tomorrow
6 I lost my pen.I have looked……….it for all morning Don’t forget to turn………….the light before going to bed What can we to spend less………… lighting?
9 He often takes part………….many different charity activities 10 You should take…………your shoes when you go into the temple
Your answers:
1. _ 6. 2. _ 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. _
PART THREE: READING
A Fill the blank with an appropriate word(1m)
In an earthquake the ground moves Earthquakes commonly last for a few…(1)…
There are big earthquakes……(2).small earthquakes Big earthquakes can damage buildings and.(3)….people The size of an earthquake can be…(4) A number is given to an earthquake…(5)…shows the size of an earthquake Methods for.(6)….the size of an earthquake into a number… (7).the Richter scale and the modified Mercalli scale
Some countries,such as Janpan and Iran,are in….(8).with many earthquakes In these places it is good to(9) houses and other buildings lighter.(10)… they will not break when there is an earthquake
Your answers:
1. _ 6. 2. _ 7. 3. 8. 4. 9. 5. 10. _
B read the passage below and circle the best answer (A, B, C, D) to complete the sentences (1m)
Every day on the radio, on TV, and in the newspapers, we hear, see, or read about many problems in the world Because of this we must think about these problems We must also try to find a solution for them Our lives depend on this For example, there are pollution problems
Air pollution is the first kind It mistly comes from fumes released from cars, airplanes, and trains Also, factories give out waste any where, even in the city where many people are living The factory owners must knmw that people don’t want to live in pollution that is dangerous for their heath, Nobody in this world wants to breathe dirty air.
(4)A Transportation B Media C Air D Factories we can infer from the passage that…………
A the factories owners must live in the city
B the factories should owners don’t want to the in pollution C factories should be in the city
D factories shouldn’t be in the city Pollution is the cause of many………
A diseases B trains C fumes D.cars The word “them” in line of the passage refers to………
A newspapers B factories C problems D people The word “dirty” in the last sentence of the passage can be best replaced by……… A clean B pure C harmless D polluted
C Read the passage below and circle the best answer ( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences or to answer the questions (1,5m)
Many peole continue to skip breakfast despite ist being most important meal of the day
Busy people often rush out the door in the mornings with out giving their bodies the fuel they need to handle a long day at work They end up feeling tired by the afternoon and resort to the office snack machine or biscuit tin Loysa Hourigan, from Nutrition Australia, said that catching up on food at lunch time did not provie the body with enough sustenance to keep it going for the rest of the day “Even if you have had lunch, you won’t have as much food as you need Your brain gets depleted of glucose and you feel tires.” Ms Hourigan said
According to Ms Hourigan, wholegrain bread and cereals provide endurance Milk, enggs and baked beans provide protein, which helps people to alert Rolled oats are also an excellent endurance food
1/ According to the passage, people should…………
A have breakfast B skip lunch C not eat snacks D not have breakfast 2/ The word “fuel” in line means………
A food B meal C nutrition D energy 3/ Ms Hourigan said that if we did not have breakfast, we would feel tired because………… A our brain ran out of glucose B our brain was full of glucose C there was no oxygen in our brain D we did not have lunch
4/ According to Ms Hourigan, which of the following is NOT mentioned as andurance foods? A rolled oats B cereals C wholegrain bread D bananas 5/ Loysa Hourigan might work as………
A teacher B nutritionist C writer D businnesswoman D/ Read the passage below and circle the best answer( A,or B, C, D) to complete the sentences (2ms) As viewed from space, Earth’s distinguishing characteristics are its blue waters and white clouds
Enveloped by an ocean of air consisting of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, the planet is the only one in our solar system known to harbor life Circling the Sun at an average distance of 149 million kilometers (93 millons miles), Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest planet the solar system
Its rapid spin and molten niclked-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field which, coupled with the atmosphere, shiedls us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and other stars Most meteors burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere before they can strike the sunface The planet’s active geological processes have left no evidence of the ancient pelting it almost certainly received soon after it was fromed The Earth has singe natural satellite-the Moon
(5)B Earth is predominantly water
C Earth has no common charateristics with other planets D Earth is the only planet with a moon
2 The word “distinguishing” as it is used in the passage means……… A devastaing in nature
B elevating in nature
C charateristics like all other planets
D charateristics that set it apart from other planets
3 It’s probable that the next paragraph would discuss………
A people on planets B the solar system as a whole C/ the Earth’s natural satellite-the Moon D rings around Saturn
4 As used in the passage, the word “harbor” is synonymous with………
A support B surround C water D include This passage leads one to believe that Earth………
A never gets hit by metteors B always gets hit by metors
C was hit by meteors in some past time period D may be bombarded by metors in the near future
PART FOUR: WRING
A. Finish each of the follwing sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1m)
Ex: I can’t come to the party tonight, but I’d like to I wish I could come to the pary tonight
1 No one can answer this question
This……… I regret going to bed so late last night
I wish……… Keeping calm is the secret of passing your test
As long as……… I didn’t see her again for five years
Five years……… “Let me go!” the boy said to the policeman
The boy………
B. For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the ariginal sentence, but use the word given This work must not be altered in any way (1m)
Ex: I will certainly be there (fail) I will be there without fail
1 People say that he is the best student of this school (said) ……… “If I were you, I woudn’t trust peter,” she told John (advised) ……… He started investigating the case a week ago ( has) ……… Why isn’t this TV working? ( what) ……… Whose car is this? ( belong) ……… C Use these sets of suggested words to write a letter (2ms) Dear Tom,
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2 It / lovely/ see/ family again / but / miss you / friends / New york ………
3 I / have / a wonderful time/ you/ your apartment ………
4 It./very kind/ you/ show me so much/ the city ………
5 I /love / go up/ Empire state building/ Central Park/ statue of liberty ………
6 My brother, Miguel,/ be going/ New york / momth
……… 7.He/come /see you?
……… I / hope/ one day/ you/ visit me/ Vietnam
……… I /love/ show you/ Tan Son Nhat Airport
……… 10 I / look forward/ receive/ letter/ see/again
……… Love,
Minh
D paragraph writing: People think that secondary school students should only learn such subjects as literature, mathematics, and English Write a paragraph of about 120-150 words to let people know your point of view Y our paragraph should include at least arguments (2ms)
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