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"Where is the univeristy ?" is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found arround the university. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the univerity all over city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or processors of thirdty one colleges. Cambridge was already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875. In the fourteen and fifteen centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteen century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over of the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all round the world. Câu 1 : Why do most visitors come to Cambridge ? A, To see university. B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge. C. To find the classroom building. D. To use the libraries of the university. Câu 2 : Around what time did the university begin to appear ? A. In the 8th century B. In the 13th century C. In the 9th century D. In the 15th century Câu 3 : Why did people named Cambridge the "city of Cambridge" ? A. Because the river was very well-known. B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam. C. Because it was developing town. D. Because there is a river named Granta. Câu 4 : After which year did the town really begin developing ? A. Afer 800 . B. Afer 1845. C. After 875 . D. Afer 1945 . Câu 5 : From what we read, we know that Cambridge is now_________ A. visited by internatonal tourist. B. a city without wall C. a city of growing population. D. a city that may have a wall ảound it. Câu 6 : What do you think about this text and Cambridge ? Mount Everest is the highest moutain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains beteen Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 metres high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever to climb Mount Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Men from several different countries climbed it after that. Junko Tabei, a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the first woman to make this difficult climb. A Tokyo newspaper-television comnpany organized the climb in 1975. They choose fifteen women from mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an avalanche. The heavy ice and snow injured ten of the women. They had to stop climbing. The other five continued. Only Ms Tabei was able to climb the last 70 metres. She was standing on top of the world. She was the first woman there. *Write True (T) or False (F) Mount Everest is between Nepal and China. It is the highest mountain in the world. Men from several different countries climbed it in 1953. Junko Tabei, who came from China, was the first woman to make this difficult climb. Ten of the women were injured in an avalanche. Junko Tabei could climb the last 70 metres. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B,C,D) cho mỗi câu từ 1 đến 6. Many peole buy and use copied programs for their computer. This illegal copying of computer software has become a huge industry because the software is much cheaper than the original programs. Illigal software can be found on sale in any part of the world, although it more readily available in Asia than in Western countries. Software manufacturers have been trying to get governments to stop this copying or “ pirating”. In an attempt to get rid of “software pirates”, police have seized software from stores and fined the owners. This has been partially successful, but manufacturers are still losing a lot of money. By using this kind of software, computer owners risk damaging their computer. Illegally copied software can carry compute viruses which could wipe out information store on the computer’s hard drives. Câu 1: Computer software is A. poor quality B. pirated programs C. part of all computers D. programs used by a computer Câu 2: People buy pirated software because it is A. good quality B. readily available C. inexpensive D. easy to use Câu 3: Pirated software is found A. only in the West. B. only in Asia. C. in very few countries. D. worldwide. Câu 4: In some countries, owners of illegal software have A. given their software to the police. B. been forced to pay money. C. asked the police to help them. D. asked their government to stop the pirating. Câu 5: According to the passage, . software can damage computers. A. all B. illegal C. no D. hard driver. Câu 6: What have police done to stop “software pirates”? A. They have have threatened the owners. B. They have fined the owners. C. They have seized software from stores. D. They have seized software from stores and fined the owners. Câu 5: (15 điểm) Đọc đọan văn dưới đây rồi trả lời ngắn gọn cho mỗi câu hỏi Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-1896) a Swedish scientist was the first man to make dynamite. He allowed his invention to be used in peace. However, he saw in being used in war to destroyed things, he was extremely unhappy. On his death, he left all his money to be spent upon a prize every year. The Nobel Prize is now one of the greatest prizes that a person can ever receive. It is given every year for the best work in one of the following subject: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace. Some of the world`s greatest scientists are asked to choose who should be given the prizes. 1. What was Nobel`s invention about? - . 2. How was he when he knew his invention being used for bad purpose? - . 3. Did he give all the money to his relatives on his death? - . 4. What is his money used for? - . 5. Can we choose who should be given the prizes? It not, who can? . B. Viết lại các câu sau sang thể bị động. 1. We never saw him in the dining room. A maid took all his meals up to him. - 2. We did not look after the children properly. - 3. Has someone posted my parcel? - 4. You needn`t have done this. - 5. People are destroying large areas of forests everyday. Câu 5: (1,5 điểm) Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây và viết câu trả lời ngắn gọn cho mỗi câu hỏi từ 36 đến 40 vào phần . Sau mỗi câu hỏi. The Mediterranean has been described as the world`s largest swimming pool. However, it can also be described now as the world`s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds. Unfortunately, most countries bordering the Mediterranean differ greatly in their attitudes to this problem. While some countries want to start cleaning up the Mediterranean, others have begun building new ports to develop their oil wells and natural gas fields. Industries have now grown in all the countries surrounding the Mediterranean. It will take a century for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and be replaced by clean water. Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and Rhone, all flow into the Mediterranean, carrying lots of pollutants into the sea and making it very dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who catches fish there. 36. Why is the Mediterranean described as the world`s dirtiest sewer? - 37. Do the countries bordering the Mediterranean have the same attitude to the polluted Mediterranean? - 38. How long may it take for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean? - 39. What carries lots or pollutants into the Mediterranean? - 40. According to the writer, who can get much harm from the pollution of the Mediterranean? - Câu 5: (1,5 điểm - mỗi câu đúng 0,3 điểm) 36. Because it is full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and waste of all kinds 37. No, they don`t 38. A century 39. Three great rivers: the Nile, Po and Rhone (do) 40. Everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who eats fish caught there B. Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các yêu cầu bên dưới của bài đọc. Michael Faraday, an English experimental physicist, was the son of a poor blacksmith. After very little schooling he was apprenticed to a bookbinder. The boy worked hard all day and studied at night. One day a man a entering the shop found a boy at work binding an encyclopedia, and at the same time studying hard at the article on electricity in it. The man was surprised to see the boy so interested in a very difficult subject and questioned him. He found out that Faraday, working late at night, had already been making experiments of his own, though he was too poor to possess anything but a home-made battery! When a man gave him four tickets for the lectures which Sir Humphry Davy was then delivering at the Royal Institute, the boy was as much delighted as if someone had given him a fortune. He went to the lectures and made notes of what he heard. At the end of the lectures, he sent his notes to the great scientist and asked him for work. Later, Davy made him his assistant. This began his scientific career. Viết T (True) nếu câu sau đây đúng với bài đọc, hoặc F (False) nếu câu sau đây không đúng với bài đọc. Viết số câu và T ( true) hoặc F (False) vào giấy làm bài. 1. Michael Faraday worked as a bookbinder when he was young. 2. While working at the bookbinder`s shop, he paid much attention to electricity. 3. He was too poor to make experiments of his own. 4. He was very happy when he was given the tickets for Davy`s lectures. 5. He was not given a chance to work for Davy. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F Câu 5: (10 điểm) Đọc đọan văn dưới đây và viết câu trả lời ngắn gọn cho mỗi câu hỏi từ 36 đến 40 vào phần cho mỗi câu hỏi Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early, Mozart began learning to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public. From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of 35 - traveling. As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concert. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas. His first opera, Mitridate, RE di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first of many successes in the theatre. 36. How rich was Mozart`s family? - . 37. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a compose? - . 38. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries? - . 39. Why is it possible to name Mozart "A traveling composer" - . 40. What expression in the passage means "an exceptionally clever child"? -Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi. Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they thought about it. Later in the same year, he went to study at a university in Moscow. He wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamenhof`s friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools throughout the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language. 41. Why did Zamenhof go to Moscow? - . 42. Why did he invent Esperanto? - . 43. What did he show his new language to his friends for? - . 44. Who helped him spread Esperanto? - . 45. Why don`t many people use Esperanto? - . Câu 6: (10 điểm - mỗi câu đúng 2 điểm) 41. He went to Moscow to study 42. He invented Esperano to improve understanding between people od different countries 43. He wanted to find out what his friends thought of it 44. His friends 45. Because more and more people use English as a foreign language Most people feel that when they dream, they are (86) off to another word.on the (87) dreams are often connected to our daly lives. when our whole (88) is filledwith something when we are either very upset (89) when we are in good spirit, a dream will represent this reality in symbols. It is often (90) that we benefit from dreams because they help sprits to heal itself, when thing (91) wrong .Dreams are therefore a kind of escape, almost a holiday from(92) life, with its fears and responsibilities. It is, however , a strange kind of holiday because whether we have a wonderful time or whether it turns (93) to be a nightmare, we quickly forget it. most dreams disappear forever, (94) you are one of those people disciplined enough to write them down as soon as you(95) 86. A.carriage B.brought C.taken D. guided 87. A.opposite B.contrast C.contrary D.other site 88. A.mind B.spirit C.brain D.soul 89. A.or else B.or C.but also D.unless 90. A.spoken B.declared C.said D.stated 91. A.go B.turn C.become D.get 92. A.genuine B.real C.actual D.fact 93. A.off B.up C.down D.out 94. A.unless B.expect that C.therefore D.thus 95. A.arise B.awake C.rise up D.wake 86c, 87c, 88a, 89b, 90c, 91a, 92b, 93d, 94a, 95b. 86C ,87C ,88A ,89A ,90C ,91A ,92B ,93D ,94A, 95D--------bai nay rat hay.thank you very much! Change the follwing sentences from active to pasive. 1. Somebody has taken my briefcase. 2. The teacher returned our written work to us. 3. She had finished her report by noon. 4. The mad dog bit the little boy. 5. The police have arrested five suspects.