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London is one of the largest (1) in the world. Its population is (2) smaller than Tokyo or Shanghai, but it is by far the most popular tourist destination. London is probably most famous cultures, and religions (4) many other places. People used (5) that it was a dirty city too, but it is now much (6) than it was. To the surprise of many people, it now has some of the best restaurants in Europe too. For some people, this makes London the most exciting city in Europe.
1. | A. cities | B. city | C. places |
2. | A. much | B. a lot | C. both A and B |
3. | A. in | B. for | C. at |
4. | A. than | B. to | C. this |
5. | A. to tell | B. to say | C. say |
6. | A. clean | B. dirtier | C. cleaner |
London is one of the largest (1) in the world. Its population is (2) smaller than Tokyo or Shanghai, but it is by far the most popular tourist destination. London is probably most famous cultures, and religions (4) many other places. People used (5) that it was a dirty city too, but it is now much (6) than it was. To the surprise of many people, it now has some of the best restaurants in Europe too. For some people, this makes London the most exciting city in Europe.
1. | A. cities | B. city | C. places |
2. | A. much | B. a lot | C. both A and B |
3. | A. in | B. for | C. at |
4. | A. than | B. to | C. this |
5. | A. to tell | B. to say | C. say |
6. | A. clean | B. dirtier | C. cleaner |
1. We used to purchase think from street vendors when we were small.
2. In the past, Vietnamese women used to dye their teeth black.
3. I wish there weren't/would be so many natural diasters so that people would not suffer from their consequences.
4. No one in my class used to ride a buffalo like a did.
5. They didn't use to fly kites when they lived in the countryside.
6. Extend families used to be very popular in vietnam years ago.
7.Jane wishes someone would give/gave her a chance to do it over again.
8. I wish I could become a well-known artist.
9. Did your mother use to play the role of both mother and father when your father was alway from home?
10. Tom wishes he (not) didn't have to learn at the moment.
Part b: PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word in each group which has the main stress on a different syllable from the others (50,2=1mk):
1/ A. accident | B. indicator | C. magnificent | D. longitude |
2/ A. despite | B. dislike | C. despair | D. distance |
3/ A. chemistry | B. physics | C. geography | D. literature |
4/ A. injury | B. intend | C. income | D. interest |
5/ A. spontaneous | B. secondary | C. honesty | D. monarchy |
Part c: vocabulary and grammar:(6,0 pts)
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms or tense of the verbs in brackets (60,25=1,5pts):
1. While Thomas (spend) …was spending……..the last few months working hard at his studies, his sister (concerntrate) ……was concerntrating…..on how to get their new business off the ground.
2. When the sun (set) …sets…..this evening, the sky for miles around will be ssuffused(be suffused).3. Tom (live) …had lived…..in Paris for five years, from 1981 to 1986.
4. Tony is always (criticise) ……criticising……..his family – they never do the right thing as far as he is concerned.
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting: (5 0,2 = 1 pt)
1. Before she became a film star, she has=>had been a stand-up comedian.
A c C D
2. I’m trying to persuade my sister to drive, but I can’t get her to do=> do it.
A B C D
3. In order to not=> not to forget things, I put a string around my finger.
A B C D
4. I’ve been studying French since I’ve started=> started high school.
A B C D
5. I succeeded in to find=> finding a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college.
A B C D
III. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence: (100,2=2pts):
1. The air is not as pure as it ……………………
A. used to be | B. is used to be | C. is used to being | D. was used to be |
2. The politician ……………………to admit that he had done anything wrong.
A. accepted | B. denied |
|
D. refused |
3. I wanted some tea but there was……………………left in the pot.
A. none | B. nothing | C. any | D. no |
4. Why don’t you buy bananas when they are much……………………apples?
A.expensive than | B.not expensive than |
C.less expensive than | D.lesser expensive than |
5. He has arrived, but he talks as if he……………………all about that.
A. know | B. knows | C. known | D. knew |
6. When I last……………………Jane, she……………………to find a job.
A. saw/ was trying | B. saw/ tried | C. have seen/ tried | D. see/ is trying |
7. I don’t mind……………………home but I’d rather……………………a taxi.
A. to walk/ to get | B. walking/ to get | C. walking/ get | D. to walk/ getting |
8. All these leaflets must be delieved……………………
A. in hand | B. at hand | C. to hand | D. by hand |
9. John never come to class on time and……………………
A.neither does Peter | B. so does Peter | C. so doesn’t Peter | D. neither doesn’t Peter |
10. After spending large sums of money decorating their house, the Browns found themselves……………………
A. in common | B. in debt | C. in time | D. in public |
IV. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets: (60,25=1,5 pts)
1. Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of … exceptional…value throughout history. EXCEPTION
2. All the pupils must have their parents’ ……permission…to go for the picnic. PERMIT3. Tim is one of the …participants…on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. PARTICIPATE
4. I received a letter of…confirmation……from the airport. CONFIRM
5. Advertising …encourages…us to buy things that we don’t really need. COURAGE
6. It’s a good book because it’s very …informative… INFORM
Part d: reading comprehension: (5,5 pts)
I. Complete the passage with the most suitable words: (6 0,25 = 1,5pts):
All over the world people listen to (1)……classical….. music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different things to different people.
Some famous classical (2)…composers…..were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers. They wrote (3)…about….. religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Choplin, Mendelssohn, Waggner, (4)…and.. Tchaikovsky.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote about over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to (5)…listen…..to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The (6)…listener….. has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
1………………….. | 2………………….. | 3………………….. |
4………………….. | 5………………….. | 6………………….. |
II. Rewrite these sentences, not to change their meaning, beginning with the words given: (6 0,25 = 1,5 pts)
- He plays the guitar for a small group so that he can earn some extra money.
-> To...earn some extra money,he plays the guitar for a small group.
2. I didn’t find the new movie amusing.
-> I wasn’t…interested by the new movies…
3. We will have to make him work harder.
-> He will…have to be made to work harder by us…….
4. We breathe a lot of polluted air, we get weaker.
-> The more .air polluted we breathe, the weaker we get……..
5. “I am leaving tomorrow,” she said “by 4.30 from Nha Trang station”.
-> She said…she was leaving the next day by 4.30 from Nha Trang station….
6. Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold.
-> If our heating…were working, I wouldn't feel cold.
III. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word. (5 0,2 = 1 pt):
1. Viet Nam hasn’t won a gold medal in this sport for ages. TIME
-> It’s …ages since VietNam last won a gold ..…medal in this sport.
2. My Thuan is the longest bridge that I’ve ever seen. LONGER
-> I …have never seen a longer bridge than My Thuan ……..
3. Have you got any pictures which are prettier than this one? THE
-> Is …this the prettiest picture you have…?
4. No one apart from my mother thought I would win the race. PERSON
-> My mother..is the only person thought I would win the race.
5. Williamson, the policeman, lived next door. WHOSE
-> The policeman……whose name is Williamson lived…next door.
It is not difficult (1) __________ to imagine how life used to be in the past. My grandfather
(2)__________ keen on telling me about people and things of his generation before he (3)__________away. According to what he said, life in the Vietnamese traditional village was very peaceful, (4)__________ it was exciting. People often lived very closely to others and they formed a neat society.Although there weren’t any convenient means of communication such as telephone or email,people stilt kept in touch and interacted with each other.They were happy (5) __________ their stories with their family and neighbors. Sometimes, they even (6) __________their neighbors as relatives and always supported others. It was very common in those days (7)__________ villagers to gather up in the communal house to watch TV or listen to radio together because there was often only one or two TV in a small village. My grandfather said that he preferred life in the past (8)__________ the modern life since people were friendlier and more caring.
1. A. for me |
B. for my |
C. to me |
D. that I |
2. A. has always been |
B. had always been |
C. was always |
D. is always |
3. A. has passed |
B. had passed |
C. passed |
D. passes |
4. A. when |
B. although |
C. yet |
D. instead |
5. A. shared |
B. sharing |
C. shares |
D. to share |
6. A. called |
B. regarded |
C. made |
D. turned |
7. A. to |
B. on |
C. for |
D. that |
8. A. to |
B. on |
C. than |
D. that |
Question 1: Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. It is crucial that Dido stops using Quang Ha
2. I will ring the bell one more time. If he doesn't answer, I think he must have gone out
3. I am sorry about the noise last night. We were having a party
4. The man who was rescued had been in the sea for ten hours
5. A great deal of time is being spent on his exercis
6. We want to be paid better wages
7. People always blame their circumstances for what they are
8. You will be stopped by a policeman if you try to cross the road now
Question 2: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following passage.
1. refusal 2. communication 3. pollution 4. thoughtless 5. neighborhood
6. action 7. suggestions 8. politely 9. successful 10. advice
Question 3: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word
1. place 2. these 3. more 4. which 5. several
6. phrases 7. Second 8. used 9. an 10. help
Question 4: Read the text then choose the correct answer
1B 2C 3C 4D
Question 5: a/ Each line in the following passage has a spare word; Underline that word and write it in the blanks given.
0. for 1. for 2. much 3. time 4. today 5. lot
6. with 7. more 8. it 9. have 10. able
b/ Fill in the blanks with a suitable prepositions
1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling
2. We stopped everyone from leaving the building
3. Admission to university depends on examination results
4. Don't use that dictionary. It is out of date. Find one that is up to date
Question 6: Do as directed
1. Not only did my friend have excellent ideas, but he did a good job as well
2. Neither his explanation nor the examples he gives are clear
3. It is said that the price of gold is going up
4. He asked me when I would give that book back to him
5. Seldom years ago did people travel far from home
6. He was given a gift, and you were as well
7. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
8. He made a great discovery and was very proud of it
9. Lan found difficulty in accepting the situation
10. Thanks to the new technology applied in their fields, the farmers raised the output of rice
55. You have to work hard on Sundays, ______?
A. haven't you B. don't you C. have you D. do you
56. “Don’t forget to take _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.”
A. off B. apart C. in D. up
57. They are interested in ______ the environment.
A. protect B. protecting C. to protect D. protected
58. Would you mind keeping a(n) ______ on our house while we’re away?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
59. Don’t worry, everything is ............ control.
A.under |
B.without |
C in |
D at |
60 Many people become ................because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homeland |
B. homesick |
C. homeless |
D. homework |
61. My brother ............... ride his motorbike to work but then he suddenly decided to cycle instead.
A. was used to |
B. has used to |
C. was using to |
D. used to |
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