The best place to study is a comfortable room with good………(27)……The best chair for studying should be one which you would be comfortable in,……..(28)…..so comfortable that you may fall a[r]
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9 -Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút I Multiple choice
I) Pronunciation Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
1.A Nominate B Participate C Private D Celebrate 2.A wicked B mixedC WashedD Laughed
3.A pureB pursueC CureD Durable
4.A PassionB DiscussionC ExpressionD Decision 5.A TaughtB DaughterC DraughtD caught
B Choose the options that best fit each blank in the sentence The price of the petrol……….by 30% over the past year
A has risen B raised C Has raised D ros 7) National newspapers are……….all over the country
A contributed B prescribed C subscribed D distributed You three boys look guilty! What………… since I left the room?
A Did you B Have you C Have you been doing D Were you doing Can you………VN on the map of Asia?
A locate B realize C establish D found Unfortunately, Terry has………flu and I’ve got…………headache
A a/a B the/the C a/_ D _/a I watched the play until the end of the first act,……….I felt I had seen enough
A on that point B On which time C at which point D at that point 12 Everyone clapped enthusiastically when the actors came on…………
A stage B floor C screen D ground 13 Please………….to the back page for the answers to this exercise,
A connect B Refer C Check D Locate 14 We don’t have the book in stock It is………
A out of order B out of fashion C out of circulation D out of print 15 I………my best suit Everyone else was very casually dressed
A needn’t wear B mustn’t wear C Needn’t have worn D Mustn’t have worn 16 At least 50 members of the………… wrote in to complain about the ad,
A population B people C correspondent D public 17 Unfortunately the old painting I found turned out to be………
A priceless B worthless C invaluable D unworthy 18 You………….me very much of a girl I used to know at university
A remind B remember C recall D recollect 19 Jane was……… down for an hour after lunch
A too tired to lay B enough tired to lay C So tired that she lay D Very tired, so she laid
20 Money is………… value on a desert island
(2)21 I don’t like Mathew He is always talking as if he…… everything
A know B knows C knew D had known 22 He……….a match to light a cigarette
A rubs B starts C scratches D strikes 23 The steel Dragon 2000 in Nagashamia, Japan, is 320 feet………
A at its highest point B on its highest point C at the higher point D in the higher point
24 People who have close ties to friends and family are usually happier than those………
A who haven’t B don’t have C who not have D who don’t have 25 I prefer my steak………,please I can’t stand the sight of blood
A well-made B well-worn C well-done D well-found C Read the passage and choose the options that best fit each blank.
Getting good results in your studies comes from…… (26)…good study habits The best place to study is a comfortable room with good………(27)……The best chair for studying should be one which you would be comfortable in,…… (28)… so comfortable that you may fall asleep in it after a while! Before you study, look for a…….(29) … environment with no distractions If you find your home too noisy to study, try the library or community centre…….(30)……
When you study, set…….(31)……targets for yourself to…… (32)……For example, don’t aim to study five chapters of Geography in one…… (33)…….when you know that you take more than an hour to read one chapter Furthermore, remember not to push yourself too…… (34)……When you have studied for a period of time,…….(35)… yourself by taking a short break You could perhaps take a short walk or listen to some music for a while
26 A creating B developing C getting D making 27 A lighting B light C brightness D Shining 28 A.rather than B without C unless D but not
29 A silent B still C quiet D mute
30 A then B or else C just so D instead
31 A real B realistic C true D life-like
32.A achieve B reach C fulfill D attain
33 A stretch B moment C sitting D serving
34 A strongly B hardly C, powerfully D hard
35 A award B reward C compliment D Congratulate D.Error identification Choose the underlined word or phrase tha is incorrect in each sentence. 36 Stars in our universe vary in temperature, color, bright, size and mass
37 Although solar energy is cheaper than oil, both of them have advantages as well as disadvantages 38 Harry’s advisor persuaded his taking several courses which didn’t involve much knowledge of mathematics
39 The food that mother is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious, 40 Turtles and tortoises look much like and are often mistaken for each other II) Word form.
(3)a…… (VALUE) camera A customer had left it at the shop to be repaired, but there had been a…… (UNDERSTAND), and it was actually for sale, I thought this was a rather…….(BELIEF)… explanation san so I asked her some more questions She said she had had a… (AGREE)….with the customer and he had throw the camera at her b/c he displayed his photos!
III) Sentence transformation.
61 They don’t let workers use the office phone for personal calls => Workers…………
62 I regret not taking my parents’ advice… => If only………
63 days passed before we arrived at the first oasis => Not until………
64 What’s on your mind at the moment? => What are…………?
65 It’s my opinion that you should change your job => I would…………
III) Cloze test.
Vegetartians don't eat meat, fish or poultry, and they avoid foods with animal products in Some people avoid red meat but they include chicken and fish their diet These are often people who recognize health benefits of vegetarian diet, but who find they can't up meat completely This half-way position is somtimes taken by people who are making the change completely vegetarian diet Vegans go one step further other vegetarians, avoiding all foods of animal origin, such as dairy produce, eggs and honey