Question 1: Choose the best answer
4. Read the following passage and answer the questions
1,2,3: D,F,H (in any order)
4: vii ; 5: ix; 6:iv; 7: i; 8:v; 9:iii; 10: viii WRITING
Rewrite the sentences below beginning with the words given 1. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
2. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last thing you should do is to phone the police
3. Nothing is expected to go wrong at the tomorrow’s conference.
4. It was the lack / absence of (any) leadership that caused most of the problems of the committee.
5. At a guess, there are about twenty applications for the job.
Rewrite the sentences below using the words in brackets without changing their original form.
1. I bought it on the spur of the moment.
2. The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition.
3. With five children to look after, her aunt has a lot on her hands / has her hands full.
4. He was unable to cope with the job because of his ill health.
5. You could hardly make out the ships through the thick fog.
Tape script Question 1
Jamie: Good morning Mt Thomson. Can I speak to you for a moment?
Mr Thomson: Of course Jamie. Come in. Have a seat. I’ve just finished looking through the reports for this term. It looks like pupils are doing very well.
Jamie : Yes, I think they are, Its all going fine.
Mr Thomson : So, Jamie, what’s on your mind?
Jamie : Well, I’ve been thinking about next month’s camping trip, the one for year ten?
Mr Thomson: Yes, we have got it scheduled for the 23rd to the 26th if I’m not mistaken.
Jamie : Ah, actually, I think it’s 24thto 27th
Mr Thomson : Let’s just check. Oh, right. Yes, yes, you are right. So……..
Jamie : Well, I’ve been thinking about how we might possibly make this year’s event better than last year’s….Not that last year’s wasn’t great. But………..
Mr Thomson : Suggestions for improvement are always welcome, Jamie,So, what have you been thinking about?
Jamie : Well, to tell the truth, I wasn’t completely happy with the camp we used last year. It was rather small and I didn’t feel that the grounds were particularly well-kept Mr Thomson : Go on
Jamie : I did some searching and I think I’ve found the perfect spot. It’s called Shepton Meadows and………
Mr Thomson : Is that the campsite in the Lake District?
Jamie : No, actually it’s just outside Carlisle. It’s huge site and it’s on a lovely lake, Lake brant I believe it’s called. Half the site is forested and the rest, the actual camping site area, is grassy. For kids that rarely get to see anything more than concrete, it’s ideal. And the facilities are amazing. There is a basketball court, a larger pool and a football pitch. There are
well marked trails trough the forest for hiking and the lake is there for swimming and other water sports. I believe there is even a lifeguard service.
Mr Thomson : That sound like it might suit our purposes perfectly. Did you happen to find out about availability and cost?
Jamie : Yes, as a matter of fact I did. I called them yesterday evening and there plenty of spots available and, because we’re a non-profit organization, they said they would give me a reduction in the price.
Mr Thomson : If I remember correctly, we paid £ 5 ahead last year.
Jamie : Yes, per night, right?
Mr Thomson : Yes, each child paid £10 for two nights
Jamie : Well, at this campsite it’s only £4 per night and they told me that if we had over fifteen children, which we do, they could give us a further 10% off
Mr Thomson : That’s very reasonable, isn’t it? Well, from what you’ve told me I think we should probably go ahead and book.
Jamie : Excellent! I’m sure the children will love it Question 2
Librarian :Good morning, North College Library. How can I help you?
Man: I was wondering if it was possible to join the library.
Librarian : Are you a student at North Collage?
Man: No, I’m not, but someone told me it was possible to join, even if I wasn’t Librarian : That’s right, it is. Are you over 18? That’s our minimum joining age.
Man: Yes I’m
Librarian : That’s no problem then,
Man: Could you tell me what I have to do to join?
Librarian : Well, you will need to come in to the library and fill out some forms.
Man: You’ll also need to bring two passport photos with you. We also need documents for ID, so a drivinglicence would be fine.
Man: I’ve got that and what’s else? A credit card?
Librarian : No, it needs to have your address on it.
Man: Shall I bring a bank statement, would that do?
Librarian : That’s will be fine
Man: Good. Does it cost anything to join?
Librarian : Well, it’s free for students here but otherwise it’s £125 per year or £25 if you’ve got a current student card from other college
Man: I was at Westerley College until last year but now I’ve got a job at Jefferson’s steel factory. Er, it’s more expensive than I thought. My local library is free
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MÔN ANH VĂN KHỐI 10
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Part 1: Listening Question 1-9
Listen to the conversation between Megan and Ken about how they will spend the evening.
Circle the correct answer
3. When will Ken leave?
a. now b. in tenminutes’time c. at 10o’clock d. in 30 minutes 4. How will Megan travel to Entertainment city?
a. bus b. car c. taxi d. train
5. How many people will they meet there?
a. none b. three c. two d. a group
6. How much will the evening cost
a. nothing b. just the fares c. less than $40.00 d. more than $40.00 7. What time does Megan plan to come home?
a. before midnight b. after midnight c. on the last bus d. on the last train Question 8-9
Which telephone button will Ken press 8. if he wishes to order a cabnow? ……….
9. If he has lost something in the cab?...
Question10-20
Q10-15. Complete the note with no more than three words or a number
The plane will leave Gatwick Airport at……….10 in the morning. The transport from Athens Airport will be by………11. the hotel is booked for……….12 nights. During our stay, the group will visit the national Archaeological Museum in the mooring. Group members will then have free time on………13 evening. The group will see the Greek Islands and will travel by……14. Traditional………15 will be part of the package
16. the organizer would like to thank
a. The Greek government b. the travel agent
c. British Airways d. Staff at the British Museum 17. People should bring to the party
a. photograph b. food c. camera d. drinks 18. The members of the group share an interest in
a. Greek culture b. studying old societies c. fine food d. travel Questions 19-20
Complete the label with no more than three words 19. ………..
20………
1………..2………3………4………5……….6………….7…………8………9………10………..
11……….12……13……..14………15…….16…………17……….18………19………20………..
Part 2: Phonetics
a. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others
1. A. prevent B. incident C. event D. intend
2. A. capture B. battle C. facial D. mat
3. A. bought B. laundry C. fought D. bounce
4. A. measure B. endure C. pleasure D. pressure
5. A. bull B. mute C. usage D. futile
B/ Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of other words
1. A. generous B. pagoda C. address D. control
2. A. reaction B. miserable C. knowledge D. accident
3. A. compulsory B. objective C. publication D. statistical
4. A. confidence B. minimize C. complaint D. imitate
5. A. pleasure B. guaranty C. optimistic D. sanguine
1………….2……...3…………4…………5………..6………..7……….8……..….9………….10………
Part 3: Grammar and vocabulary
I. Choose the word that best fits the space in each sentence by circling A,B, C or D.
1. I’d like to go to the exhibition with you but I can’t …..the time
a. spare b. lose c. waste d. leave e. save
2. That is a very…….suit you are wearing is it a new one?
a. tasty b. proper c. well-dressed d. polite e. smart
3. We havehad to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of …..material.
a. raw b. crude c. natural d. uncorked e. original
4. The weather forecast promises a sunny morning but there may be a ….or two in the afternoon.
a. rain b. drop c. fall d. bad weather e. shower
5. I was …..asleep when you arrived, that is why I didn’t hear you knock the door.
a. quite b. fast c. totally d. dead e. all
6. Can you tell me the ..to the station?
a. road b. way c. route d. direction e. street
7. She is very…….and blushes whenever a boy speaks to her
a. nervous b.doubtful c. frightened d. worried e. shy 8. go straight down this road and take the second ……on the left
a. point b. corner c. angle d. place e. turning
9. We ….to inform you that your account is three months overdue
a. apologies b. regret c. are unwilling d. dislike e. are displeased 10. I want to ….you on your engagement
a. compliment b. praise c. wish d. welcome e. congratulate
11. The doorway was very dark, and I …..atthe names printed under the bell, trying to read them
a. watched b, glanced c. peered d. peeped e. looked
12. He is trying to ……his wife to buy a fur coat
a. persuade b. tell c. influence d. talk e. make
13. Our visit too the south of France was put off….to my wife’s illness
a. owing b. because c. resulting d. reasonable e. on account 14. I try to put…..a little money each week towards my summer holidays
a. back b. by c. off d. on e. down
15. The signature on that old painting is so……..that I can hardly read it
a. low b. unclear c. weak d. faint e. dim
16. A sudden loud noise behind me nearly made me jump out of my……
a. self b. clothes c. shoes d. skin e. nerves
17. The next ……on the program will be a song by Harry
a. piece b. bit c. unit d. part e. item
18. Aim very …..to know the result of the test .
a. worried b. anxious c. disturbed d. alarmed e. uneasy
19. there is a lot of water on the floor I think the washing machine must be…..
a. losing b. leaking c. dripping d. running e. dropping
20. He had put a button in his mouth. Quick ! take it away from him before he…..it.
a. chokes b. drinks c. swallows d. chews e. gulps
1………..2………3………4………5……….6………….7…………8………9………10………..
11……….12……13……..14………15…….16…………17……….18………19………20………..
II: The passage below contains 10 errors. find and correct them What is the media? What constitutes the media? The
media consists on all the ways that news and information is disseminated to the mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigating reporting, to stories that are pure entertaining, such as whether your favourite movie star was on the ‘Best Dressed/Worst Dressed’ list. Whether from print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories to, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, but make the
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decisions about where and when the stories run.
The news has an immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk.
All almost browsers have links to up-to-the-minute new stories from various news services. You cannot get constant news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, provided you with the most up-to- date and in-depth coverage.
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III. Fill suitable prepositions in the blanks. ( 5ps)
1. The customs knew all about the drug smugglers because they had been tipped……in advance by a member of the gang.
2. When people demand something for example, a change in the law, we say that they call
…a change.
3. “Please don’t hang ……until I have had a chance to tell you how sorry I am.
4. During the second War World, most messages were sent …….code.
5. He is not lying. Every thing he has told us so far is…….the level 6. The goods were not sold openly but were available ….the counter.
7. I am sorry but Dr. Salmon sees patients……appointments only.
8. It is mush easier to take a clock……..than to put it together.
9. with prices so high I will have to do……a new suit thisyear 10.He kept bothering her and finally she told him to cut it…..
11. Her husband was courteous ….her 12.You should comply....the school rules
13.Be calm and don’t make a fuss…..such trifles.
14. John is very good…..his hands
15.She knows how to get…….her father to buy her a new car.
16.the police are looking …the past record of the suspect
17.When she hear the news of the crash she broke …….and cried 18.She always sides……..her son against her husband.
19.in the warm sun, the grass dries…….quickly
20.You shouldn’t look down on the people who aren’t as well……as you are.
1………..2………3………4………5……….6………….7…………8………9………10………..
11……….12……13……..14………15…….16…………17……….18………19………20………..
IV. Provide the correct forms of the words
Skill/ contribute/ responsible / profession/ suspect/ legal/ injure/
Compare/ medicine/ equal
Throughout history, women have had ………..(1) for healing the sick, however, it is only in…(2)…..recent times that they have been allowed to train as doctors at (3)………schools in Britain. Yet in that short time, they have made enormous …(4)…..to modern medicine.
The first female doctors were priestesses who gave advice about diseases and……(5)….and prepared medicines. In ancient Rome, women healers were considered …(6)………and respected.
IN Britain, for centuries, make doctors were……….(7) of women who practiced medicine……….(8) and in 1512 a law was passed making it………..(9) for them to do so.
Women couldn’t study medicine at universities until the 19th century and they only began to gain……….(10) with male doctors in the 20thcentury
1……….2………..3……….4………5………...
6………..7………..8……….9……….10………
V. Read the passage and fill the missing sentences into the blanks Not Just Another Russian
………A………..(0). He would grow up to write two of the greatest novels in the history of literature and inspire social reform that would make an impact on the world. Not just another Russian author, ……….(1)
Tolstoy was an unsettled young man. He was a poor student who left his university when he could find no meaning in his studies. He joined the army but could not endure the violence and soon left that as well. By this time, Tolstoy was being noticed as a writer but he still felt unfulfilled……….(2). In them, Tolstoy offered a new kind of fiction to Russian readers. He described events and characters so detailed and convincing that they blurred the line between the imaginary and real life. In Tolstoy's version, it was not great leaders that moved history, but the common people. ……….(3)
Tolstoy suffered a mid-life crisis after writing Anna Karenina. ………..(4), he decided he must find the meaning of life or else kill himself. What he found came from the core of his Christian faith—universal love and passive resistance to evil. Gandhi later adopted this message in his campaign to free India. Martin Luther King, Jr. did the same in his fight for racial equalityin America. ……(5). Tolstoy was a gifted writer, but it was his revolutionary ideas that changed the course of history and the world in which we live A. In 1828, baby Leo was born into the rich and powerful Tolstoy family of Central Russia B. His work has been called, "not art, but a piece of life."
C. Leo Tolstoy was a teacher, a philosopher, and the grandfather of non-violent revolution.
D. The effects of passive resistance can still be felt today
E. It was during this time that Tolstoy wrote his most famous books, War and Peace and Anna Karenina
F. Giving up his fortune to live among the peasants,
1………….2……….3………….4……….5……….
Part 4: Reading
I. Find a suitable word to fill in the blanks
Men have lived in groups and societies ….(1)all times and in all places as far as we know.
They don’t seem …….(2) to survive as human beings unless they live in ……(3) cooperation with one another. The most basic of…….(4) human groups is the family in its various forms.
The most important reason for this is the simple………(5) that human beings take many years to develop. In…….(6), they are the most helpless of all earthly creatures. For several
years after birth, a child has to be…(7), clothed and protected day and night. In all societies such duties normally fall to a family group of some kind. Men …….(8) groups for countless other reasons. For instance, it is only by cooperating that they are able to……..(9) their environment and defend………(10)
II. Read the text and decide which word best fit each blank
The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Augusta Lumpier. Although it only (1) …………. of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) ……….. popular ever since. The first film was silent, with title on the screen to (3)
……….. the story.
Soon the public had (4) ………… favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5)
…………., the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie” film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) ………… only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) ………produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (8) ………….. people went to see films, but in (9) ………… years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film- making and there are currently (10)
………… national film industries.
1.A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D. held
2.A. gone B. been C. made D. kept
3.A. join B. read C. explain D. perform
4.A. your B. his C. our D. their
5.A. reason B. way C. method D. result
6.A. should B. would C. might D. will
7.A. who B. where C. when D. which
8.A. other B. each C. fewer D. any
9.A. recent B. now C. modern D. present
10.A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty
1………..2………3………4………5……….6………….7…………8………9………10………..
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer
According to airline industry statistics, almost 90 percent of airline accidents are survivable or partially survivable. But passengers can increase their chances of survival by learning and following certain tips. Experts say that you should read and listen to safety instruction before take off and ask questions if you have uncertainties. You should fasten your seat belt low on your hips and as tightly as possible. Of course, you should also know how the release mechanism of your belt operates. During takeoffs and landings, you are advised to keep your feet flat on the floor. Before take off, you should locate the nearest exit and an alterative exit and count the rows of seats between you and the exits so that you can reach them in the dark if necessary.
In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should put your hands on your ankles and keep your head down until the planes comes to a complete stop. If smoke is present in the cabin, you should keep your head low and cover your face with napkins, towels, or clothing. If possible, wet these for added protection against smoke inhalation. To
evacuate as quickly as possible, follow crew commands and do not take personal belongings with you. Do not jump on escape slides before they are fully inflated, and when you jump, do so with your arms and legs extended in front of you. When you get to the ground, you should move away from the plane as quickly as possible, and smoke near the wreckage.
1. : What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Procedures for evacuation aircraft.
B. Guidelines for increasing aircraft passenger survival.
C. Airline industry accident statistics.
D. Safety instructions in air travel.
2. : Travelers are urged by experts to read and listen to safety instruction_____________.
A. if smoke is in the cabin B. in an emergency C. before locating the exits D. before take-off
3: According to the passage, airline travelers should keep their feet flat on the floor____________
A. especially during landings B. throughout the flight
C. only if an accident is possible D. during take-offs and landings
4: According to the passage, which exits should an airline passenger locate before take-off ? A. The ones with counted rows of seats between them.
B. The nearest one.
C. The two closest to the passenger’s seat D. The ones that can be found in the dark
5: The word “them” in line 7 refers to __________________.
A. seats B. rows C. exits D. feet
6.: It can be inferred from the passage that people are more likely to survive fires in aircrafts if they _______.
A. don’t smoke in or near a plane B. read airline safety statistics
C. wear a safety belt D. keep their heads low
7 Airline passengers are advised to do all of the following EXCEPT ___________
A. ask questions about safety B. locate the nearest exit
C. fasten their seat belts before take-off D. carry personal belongings in an emergency 8.: Theword “evacuate” is closest in meaning to ________________
A. evade B. vacate C. maintain D. escape 9: The word “inflated” is closest in meaning to ____________
A. expanded B. lifted C. assembled D. increased
1………..2………3………4………5……….6………….7…………8………9………..
IV. Read the passage and do the tasks below
A. People have been traveling by subway for well over a hundred years. The first subway systems began operating in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century. London’s subway system, known as “the underground” or Tube opened in early 1863. In 1896, subway began running in both Budapest, Hungary and Glasgow, ?Scotland. the Budapest subway ran from the center of the city to city Park and was just under four kilometers long . the city of Paris , France began operating its subway system in 1990. its famous name Metro, is short for