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(1)UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 30/06/2013. (Đề thi gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Họ tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ………
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM. I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1 A naked B sacred C needed D walked
2 A purity B cure C burning D durable
3 A tomb B comb C dome D home
4 A cassette B sugar C fashion D passion
5 A professor B pottery C position D tailor
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt)
6 A pattern B conserve C revise D correct
7 A institute B distinctive C defensive D division A presidential B foundation C confidential D recreation
9 A distinguish B satisfy C evidence D readable
10 A picturesque B referee C undertake D caravan
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 The Belgian football player, Van Moer, is the question of retirement
A deciding B thinking C contributing D considering 12 Keeping the ball out of the net is the responsibility of the goal keeper
A own B sole C unique D individual
13 For this recipe to be successful, you cook the meal for at least two hours in the moderate oven
A need B must C ought D will
14 She wondered her father looked like now, after so many years away
A how B whose C that D what
15 of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation
A According B On behalf C Together D In addition 16 Several items of were found on the river bank
A clothes B dress C costume D clothing 17 The meeting had to be put until a late date
A away B on C off D up
18 The usual reason for exemption from tax does not in this case
A apply B impose C regard D concern
19 The world Bank has criticised Britain for not giving enough financial to developing countries
A allowance B aid C loan D provision
20 The government made serious attempts to raise the of living
A standard B cost C level D mode 21 I like him very much, he is
A quite and intelligent boy B quite an intelligent boy C a quite intelligent boy D a boy quite intelligent 22 –“What did you this morning?” –“We the room white washed.”
a had B have C got to D order
23 is a film or a television programme giving facts about something
A Documentary B Comedy C Cartoon D Drama
24 Will you me a favor ? TEST NUMBER 22
(2)A make B C give D call 25 –“Who will go with us?” –“The man to Mary.”
A talking B to talk C talks D is talking
26 The price runs sixty dollars
A high not than B so high as C as high as D as high like 27 Neither heat nor cold the postman
A daunts B daunt C daunting D to daunt
28 –“Do you think the book is expensive?” –“Yes, it’s not what we paid for it.”
A worthy B worth of C worth D valuable
29 He works the government
A to B for C in D with
30 Do you object to the door ?
A my opening B open C that I open D to have opened
31 There is no to the problem of the beginning of the universe
A solution B solusion C soluvation D solutionist
32 The chairman expressed doubts about of showing the film on children’s television A unsuitable B suitableness C suitable D suitably 33 He wanted a divorce because his wife had been
A faithful B faithfulness C unfaithful D unfaithfully 34 I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
A set B bought C booked D put
35 I wish I his name
A knew B know C will know D would know
36 The English students acts as if he Vietmanese perfectly
A knows B knew C had known D will know
37 When did you see him
A recently B already C last D lately
38 The car went full speed
A with B for C to D at
39 Linguistics is the science of
A medicine B economics C languages D mathematics
40 If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of
A ours B us C our D of us
41 I was so tired that I asleep in the chair
A got B felt C went D fell
42 George off the ladder while he the ceiling
A fall / was painting B fell / painted C fell / was painting D was falling / was painting
43 –“How’s life?” – “ .”
A Sure B Not too bad, but very busy
C Very well, thank you D Pleased to meet you 44 –“How well you are playing!” –“John: .”
A Say it again I like to hear your words B I think so I am proud of myself C You’re welcome D Many thanks That is a nice compliment
45.The organization was established in 1950
A come around B set up C made out D put on
46 He forced all his children hard till midnight
A to study B studied C study D studying
47 I was having a rest when the volcano _
A exhibited B exhausted C exhaled D erupted
48 Maryam was really by the beauty of Ha Noi
A impressed B impress C impression D impressive 49 The United States has a of around 250 million
(3)50 My father started in a small village 10 years ago
A teaching B teach C taught D teaches
51 Leave it _it is
A that B as C like D so
52 Two department stores by them this year
A have been built B have built C has been built D has built 53 We come to USA _English
A study B learning C to learn D studying
54 I remember her somewhere
A see B seeing C saw D to see 55 This isn’t my first visit to London here before
A I’m B I’m going to C I’ve been D I was 56 He to find a job but he had no luck
A hardly tried B tried hardly C hard tried D tried hard 57 She asked me where I from
A come B came C to come D coming
58 Maryam and Lan are pen pals, they two times a week
A correspond B write letter C meet D phone each other 59 Can you please tell me where
A does Daisy lives? B Daisy lives? C does Daisy live? D Daisy live? 60 This is the house Shakespeare was born
A where B when C what D which
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Did you like the new French movie?” – “My wife liked it but I was a little .”
A boring B bored C boredom D bore
62 –“Hi, Paul _” – “Great, thanks What about you?”
A What are you doing? B What are you doing these days? C How you do? D It’s a nice evening, isn’t it? 63 –“ _?” – “I’m a teacher.”
A What you for a living? B Who are you? C What are you doing? D What’s your work? 64 –“Do you often see each other?” –“Oh, no! Rarely _dates.”
A we have B will we have C have we D we have 65 –“Merry Christmas, Joe!” – “ _!”
A You, too B Merry Christmas C The same to you D You the same
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
In this age of (66) _ telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters (67) _friends and relatives For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep (68) _with people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned people (69) _
Gradually, (70) _, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that the majority of us have to (71) _a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint In the business world, the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter (72) _clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (73) _ Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (74) _ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (75) _ away yet
66 A progressive B advanced C highly-developed D all are correct
67 A to B from C for D with
(4)70 A therefore B however C in short D for example
71 A make B take C cause D create
72 A Even though B As though C Despite D However
73 A unimportant B inefficient C unusual D impossible
74 A how often B how long C how much D how about
75 A letter B telephone C pen D effort
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture Labor-labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scare “ In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “ the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant” It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteen-century agricultural machinery first came
At the opening of century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow As early as 1790 Charles Newbold f New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention The farmers, however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bent, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow
76 Which of the following best expresses the main topic of the passage?
A The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population B The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement C Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution
D New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution
77 Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said? A Europe was changing more quickly than America
A Europe had greater need of farm machinery than America did C America was finally running out of good farmland
D There was a shortage of workers on American farms
78 The expression “ make the most of ” in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following? A Raise the price of B Get the best yield from
C Earn a living on D Overuse the real worth of
79 What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs? A Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution
B Americana were traditionally self- reliant C Life on the farm was extremely difficult D New tools were designed to be portable 80 Why did farmers reject Newbolt’s plow?
A Their horses were frightened by it B They preferred lighter tools
C It was too expensive D They thought it would ruin the land
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1 My children enjoy (81 allow) (82 stay) up late when there is something special on TV
2 Hurry up I’m afraid the conference (83 end) _ by the time we (84 get) there
3 Jane, together with her parents, (85 just go) to London (86 see) her grandmother
4 We’d better (87 not try) any more It’s too late for anything (88 do) now 5 I hoped he (89 be) at the meeting, but he (90 not come) .
II WORD FORMS (1.5 pts)
(5)92.She extremely about the history of art (know)
93.I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _ for the job (qualification) 94.Thousands of people are living in after earthquake (miserable) 95.She has an _ command of the language (impress) 96.You can always rely on Barbara She is very _ (depend) 97.I watch the news everyday because it’s very (inform) 98.A holiday in America can be cheap (surprise)
99.I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of to better my knowledge (courage). 100 Many chemicals have a effect on the environment (disaster)
III READING COMPREHENSION (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
Do you know the best thing that ever happened to me? Do you know what it was? It was when I lost my last job Yes, really! I never liked it; I hated it in fact, just because I was stuck in an office all day with computers and a telephone Now my hobby is my full-time job! I start work very early In summer I usually leave home at about 8.00 I have a small van, and I carry all my tools and equipment in that It's autumn now so I’m tidying the gardens I'm picking up leaves and pulling up old summer flowers I'm planting lots of daffodils and tulips Every season is so different and I love them all I just love working outside in the open air after all those years in a stuffy office I never noticed the seasons there After work I always go home and relax in a hot bath I have a flat in London but most of my work is outside London, in the suburbs I’m married with no children I usually cook our evening meal because my wife gets home from work after me She's an architect and earns a lot of money, much more than me! She earns more but I think I enjoy my work more At weekends we often drive into the country and go to antique shops and antique sales We don't have a television! Can you believe it? Everybody has one these days, but we don't! I collect old radios and my wife collects old cookery books We have a lovely dog and we often take her on long walks
I think there is only one problem with my job It's seasonal, so I don't earn much in autumn and winter I earn most money in spring and summer But it's O.K I earn enough, not enough to eat out often in expensive restaurants or go to shows, but enough for my dog and my hobby I'm a very happy man!
101 The worst thing that ever happened to the writer was when he lost his job 102 The writer used to be familiar with paperwork
103 The writer doesn't earn as much as his wife does 104 The writer and his wife have a lovely he-dog
105 The writer hadn't had a job before he was out of work
IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106 My grandparents brought me _ after my parents died 107 She cheered _ when she heard the good news.
108 I paid the phone bill _ March
109 I spent a lot of money _ my holiday 110 May I introduce you _ Miss Brown? 111 The difference _the two is very slight 112 There is a real demand _new products 113 She bought a painting _Jackson for her son
114 The fireman says that the fire first broke _on the second floor 115 He asked _my mother He wanted to know how she was doing
V ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.
(6)One of the advantage of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful for human workers Today there are million of people who work at machines in the world Robots will replace them Parts of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births There will be less people looking after jobs Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them The students of today must be sure that these changes are well Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life
Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction
116 ……… 117 ……… 118 ……… 119 ……… 120 ………
……… ……… ……… ……… ………
121 ……… 122 ……… 123 ……… 124 ……… 125 ………
……… ……… ……… ……… ………
VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126 Tom is the best football player in this team
=> Nobody 127 They use much wood pulp, they cut many trees
=> The more
128 Someone stole my purse from my handbag
=> My purse 129 She asked Jones to repeat what he had said
=> “Please, 130 It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this
=> I wish 131 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad
=> It was such 132 James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract
=> James didn’t 133 He could not afford to buy the car
=> The car is 134.It was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City
=> It took 135.When he is asked about his past, he hates it
=> He hates
VII WRITING (2 pts) In Vietnam people don’t celebrate Father’s Day you think that people should
celebrate this day in your country Write a letter to your friends and share this idea - Give the reasons for celebrating this day
- Give details about:
+ When to celebrate + How to celebrate
+ What special gifts to give + What special food to offer -Give your idea about this day
(7)UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 30/06/2013. (Đề thi gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút Họ tên thí sinh: ……….……… Số báo danh: ………
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề)
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM. I PHONETICS (1 pt)
1 Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)
1 A naked B sacred C needed D walked
2 A purity B cure C burning D durable
3 A tomb B comb C dome D home
4 A cassette B sugar C fashion D passion
5 A professor B pottery C position D tailor
2 Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 pt) A pattern B conserve C revise D correct
7 A institute B distinctive C defensive D division A presidential B foundation C confidential D recreation A distinguish B satisfy C evidence D readable
10 A picturesque B referee C undertake D caravan
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
11 The Belgian football player, Van Moer, is the question of retirement
A deciding B thinking C contributing D considering
12 Keeping the ball out of the net is the responsibility of the goal keeper A own B sole C unique D individual
13 For this recipe to be successful, you cook the meal for at least two hours in the moderate oven
A need B must C ought D will
14 She wondered her father looked like now, after so many years away
A how B whose C that D what
15 of the committee, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation
A According B On behalf C Together D In addition 16 Several items of were found on the river bank
A clothes B dress C costume D clothing
17 The meeting had to be put until a late date
A away B on C off D up 18 The usual reason for exemption from tax does not in this case
A apply B impose C regard D concern
19 The world Bank has criticised Britain for not giving enough financial to developing countries
A allowance B aid C loan D provision
20 The government made serious attempts to raise the of living
A standard B cost C level D mode 21 I like him very much, he is
A quite and intelligent boy B quite an intelligent boy. C a quite intelligent boy D a boy quite intelligent 22 –“What did you this morning?” –“We the room white washed.”
a had B have C got to D order
23 is a film or a television programme giving facts about something
A Documentary B Comedy C Cartoon D Drama 24 Will you me a favor ?
TEST NUMBER 22
(8)A make B do C give D call 25 –“Who will go with us?” –“The man to Mary.”
A talking B to talk C talks D is talking 26 The price runs sixty dollars
A high not than B so high as C as high as D as high like 27 Neither heat nor cold the postman
A daunts B daunt C daunting D to daunt 28 –“Do you think the book is expensive?” –“Yes, it’s not what we paid for it.”
A worthy B worth of C worth D valuable
29 He works the government
A to B for C in D with
30 Do you object to the door ?
A my opening B open C that I open D to have opened 31 There is no to the problem of the beginning of the universe
A solution B solusion C soluvation D solutionist 32 The chairman expressed doubts about of showing the film on children’s television
A unsuitable B suitableness C suitable D suitably 33 He wanted a divorce because his wife had been
A faithful B faithfulness C unfaithful D unfaithfully 34 I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
A set B bought C booked D put
35 I wish I his name
A knew B know C will know D would know 36 The English students acts as if he Vietmanese perfectly
A knows B knew C had known D will know
37 When did you see him
A recently B already C last D lately
38 The car went full speed
A with B for C to D at
39 Linguistics is the science of
A medicine B economics C languages D mathematics
40 If you need an extra bed for your guest, you can use one of
A ours B us C our D of us
41 I was so tired that I asleep in the chair
A got B felt C went D fell
42 George off the ladder while he the ceiling
A fall / was painting B fell / painted
C fell / was painting D was falling / was painting 43 –“How’s life?” – “ .”
A Sure B Not too bad, but very busy
C Very well, thank you D Pleased to meet you 44 –“How well you are playing!” –“John: .”
A Say it again I like to hear your words B I think so I am proud of myself C You’re welcome D Many thanks That is a nice compliment
45.The organization was established in 1950.
A come around B set up C made out D put on
46 He forced all his children hard till midnight
A to study B studied C study D studying 47 I was having a rest when the volcano _
A exhibited B exhausted C exhaled D erupted
48 Maryam was really by the beauty of Ha Noi
A impressed B impress C impression D impressive 49 The United States has a of around 250 million
(9)50 My father started in a small village 10 years ago
A teaching B teach C taught D teaches 51 Leave it _it is
A that B as C like D so
52 Two department stores by them this year
A have been built B have built C has been built D has built 53 We come to USA _English
A study B learning C to learn D studying
54 I remember her somewhere
A see B seeing C saw D to see 55 This isn’t my first visit to London here before
A I’m B I’m going to C I’ve been D I was 56 He to find a job but he had no luck
A hardly tried B tried hardly C hard tried D tried hard
57 She asked me where I from
A come B came C to come D coming
58 Maryam and Lan are pen pals, they two times a week
A correspond B write letter C meet D phone each other 59 Can you please tell me where
A does Daisy lives? B Daisy lives? C does Daisy live? D Daisy live? 60 This is the house Shakespeare was born
A where B when C what D which
III LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61 –“Did you like the new French movie?” – “My wife liked it but I was a little .”
A boring B bored C boredom D bore 62 –“Hi, Paul _” – “Great, thanks What about you?”
A What are you doing? B What are you doing these days?
C How you do? D It’s a nice evening, isn’t it?
63 –“ _?” – “I’m a teacher.”
A What you for a living? B Who are you? C What are you doing? D What’s your work?
64 –“Do you often see each other?” –“Oh, no! Rarely _dates.”
A we have B will we have C have we D we have 65 –“Merry Christmas, Joe!” – “ _!”
A You, too B Merry Christmas C The same to you D You the same
IV GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.
In this age of (66) _ telephone networks and electronic mail, it seems that fewer and even fewer people are taking time to sit down and write letters (67) _friends and relatives For hundreds of years, letters were the only way to keep (68) _with people who were any distance away and letter-writing was seen as an important skill for all learned people (69) _
Gradually, (70) _, the importance of writing letters is decreasing to a point that the majority of us have to (71) _a special effort to turn out something worthwhile when we apply for a job or make a complaint In the business world, the tendency is for routine communications to become shorter (72) _clients may appreciate a detailed letter, an employee who sends out long letters is often regarded as (73) _ Many people prefer the telephone in all circumstances and its speed is essential in many situations but (74) _ have you put the telephone down, dissatisfied with what you have managed to say? I don’t think I’ll throw my (75) _ away yet
66 A progressive B advanced C highly-developed D all are correct
67 A to B from C for D with
(10)70 A therefore B however C in short D for example 71 A make B take C cause D create 72 A Even though B As though C Despite D However 73 A unimportant B inefficient C unusual D impossible 74 A how often B how long C how much D how about
75 A letter B telephone C pen D effort
V READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
The agricultural revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture Labor-labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scare “ In Europe,” said Thomas Jefferson, “ the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abundant; here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant” It was in America, therefore, that the great advances in nineteen-century agricultural machinery first came
At the opening of century, with the exception of a crude plow, farmers could have carried practically all of the existing agricultural implements on their backs; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in an early form The most important of the early inventions was the iron plow As early as 1790 Charles Newbold f New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plow and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention The farmers, however, would have none of it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plow, until in 1869 James Oliver of South Bent, Indiana, turned out the first chilled-steel plow
76 Which of the following best expresses the main topic of the passage?
A The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population B The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement
C Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution.
D New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution
77 Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said? A Europe was changing more quickly than America
A Europe had greater need of farm machinery than America did C America was finally running out of good farmland
D There was a shortage of workers on American farms.
78 The expression “ make the most of ” in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following? A Raise the price of B Get the best yield from.
C Earn a living on D Overuse the real worth of
79 What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs? A Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution
B Americana were traditionally self- reliant
C Life on the farm was extremely difficult
D New tools were designed to be portable 80 Why did farmers reject Newbolt’s plow?
A Their horses were frightened by it B They preferred lighter tools
C It was too expensive D They thought it would ruin the land. B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
I VERB FORMS (1.5 pts)
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1 My children enjoy (81 allow) being allowed _ (82 stay) _ to stay up late when there is something special on TV
2 Hurry up I’m afraid the conference (83 end) _ will have ended _by the time we (84 get) get there 3 Jane, together with her parents, (85 just go) _ has just gone _ to London (86 see) _to see _her grandmother
4 We’d better (87 not try) not try _any more It’s too late for anything (88 do) to be done now. 5 I hoped he (89 be) would be at the meeting, but he (90 not come) _ did not come _
91.My tooth was really _, so I went to see the dentist (pain)
(11)93.I’m afraid you aren’t suitably _ for the job (qualification) 94.Thousands of people are living in after earthquake (miserable) 95.She has an _ command of the language (impress) 96.You can always rely on Barbara She is very _ (depend) 97.I watch the news everyday because it’s very (inform) 98.A holiday in America can be cheap (surprise)
99.I am thankful to my teacher who always gives me lots of to better my knowledge (courage). 100 Many chemicals have a effect on the environment (disaster)
painful knowledgeable qualified misery impressive dependable informative surprisingly encouragement 10 disastrous III READING COMPREHENSION (1 pts)
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F).
Do you know the best thing that ever happened to me? Do you know what it was? It was when I lost my last job Yes, really! I never liked it; I hated it in fact, just because I was stuck in an office all day with computers and a telephone Now my hobby is my full-time job! I start work very early In summer I usually leave home at about 8.00 I have a small van, and I carry all my tools and equipment in that It's autumn now so I’m tidying the gardens I'm picking up leaves and pulling up old summer flowers I'm planting lots of daffodils and tulips Every season is so different and I love them all I just love working outside in the open air after all those years in a stuffy office I never noticed the seasons there After work I always go home and relax in a hot bath I have a flat in London but most of my work is outside London, in the suburbs I’m married with no children I usually cook our evening meal because my wife gets home from work after me She's an architect and earns a lot of money, much more than me! She earns more but I think I enjoy my work more At weekends we often drive into the country and go to antique shops and antique sales We don't have a television! Can you believe it? Everybody has one these days, but we don't! I collect old radios and my wife collects old cookery books We have a lovely dog and we often take her on long walks
I think there is only one problem with my job It's seasonal, so I don't earn much in autumn and winter I earn most money in spring and summer But it's O.K I earn enough, not enough to eat out often in expensive restaurants or go to shows, but enough for my dog and my hobby I'm a very happy man!
101 The worst thing that ever happened to the writer was when he lost his job 102 The writer used to be familiar with paperwork
103 The writer doesn't earn as much as his wife does 104 The writer and his wife have a lovely he-dog
105 The writer hadn't had a job before he was out of work
101 F 102 T 103 T 104 F 105 F IV PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.
Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.
106 My grandparents brought me up after my parents died 107.She cheered up when she heard the good news
108 I paid the phone bill in March
109 I spent a lot of money on my holiday 110 May I introduce you to Miss Brown?
111 The difference between the two is very slight 112 There is a real demand for new products 113 She bought a painting by Jackson for her son
114 The fireman says that the fire first broke out on the second floor 115 He asked after my mother He wanted to know how she was doing
V ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)
There are ten errors in the following passage Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces.
(12)expensive They costly $500,000 when a worker could the same work for $15 an hour By the early 1970s, a robot brain , a computer, cost $ 300,000 Today’s robots costs from $15,000 to 150,000
One of the advantage of robots is that they can work in situations that are dangerous or harmful for human workers Today there are million of people who work at machines in the world Robots will replace them Parts of the problem will be solved because of the decrease in the number of births There will be less
people looking after jobs Many people will find changes in their jobs, and they will not like some of them The students of today must be sure that these changes are well Robots must improve, not harm, the quality of human life
VI SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)
126 Tom is the best football player in this team => Nobody in this team plays football as well as Tom 127 They use much wood pulp, they cut many trees => The more wood pulp they use, the more trees they cut 128 Someone stole my purse from my handbag
=> My purse was stolen from my handbag 129 She asked Jones to repeat what he had said => “Please, repeat what you have said, Jones” 130 It is a pity you didn’t tell us about this => I wish you had told us about this
131 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad => It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out 132 James spoke to his lawyer before signing the contract => James didn’t sign the contract before speaking to his lawyer 133 He could not afford to buy the car
=> The car is too expensive for him to buy
134.It was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City
=> It took (them/us/me…) two hours to fly (go/get/travel) from Ha Noi to HCM City (by plane) 135.When he is asked about his past, he hates it
=> He hates being asked about his past
VII WRITING (2 pts) In Vietnam people don’t celebrate Father’s Day you think that people should
celebrate this day in your country Write a letter to your friends and share this idea - Give the reasons for celebrating this day
- Give details about:
+ When to celebrate + How to celebrate
+ What special gifts to give + What special food to offer -Give your idea about this day