III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by circling your answer (A/ B/ C or D). (2.0 point)
1. A. coach B. care C. decide D. scared
2. A. allow B. brown C. shower D. bowl
3. A. amusement B. university C. useful D. public
4. A. surgery B. energy C. strange D. regular
5. A. add B. stomach C. absent D. band
6. A. gather B. author C. birthday D. month
7. A. cartoon B. food C. coop D. stood
8. A. laugh B. weigh C. enough D. cough
9. A. typical B. type C. style D. cyclist
10. A. catch B. check C. headache D. touch
Write your answers here:
1 __________ | 2___________ | 3___________ | 4 ___________ | 5___________ |
6 __________ | 7___________ | 8___________ | 9 ___________ | 10___________ |
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR
IV. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A/ B/ C or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. My little brother set the table ________ plates, bowls, spoons and glasses.
A. by | B. in | C. into | D. with |
2. My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ________ .
A. A. nephew | B. niece | C. cousin | D. relation |
3. ________, many teenagers say they don’t like football-one of the world’s most popular games.
A. Surprise | B. Surprising | C. Surprisingly | D. Surprised |
4. Like Bobby, his wife prefers clothes made ________ silk ________ those of cotton.
A. in/ to | B. from/ than | C. of/ to | D. from/ more |
5. Always wear goggles as a ________ for your eyes when using the machines.
A. protector | B. protection | C. protect | D. to protect |
6. Please remove the document________ the glass of the photocopier.
A. out | B. with | C. from | D. into |
7. Wearing a band over the wrist allows players ________ safely.
A. playing | B. to play | C. play | D. plays |
8. I hate drinking mineral water. The minerals in the water make it ________ to drink.
A. please | B. pleasant | C. pleasure | D. unpleasant |
9. I watched a ________ movie last night and I couldn’t sleep.
A. scare | B. scary | C. scaring | D. scared |
10. ________ tired, I went to bed early last night.
A. Felt | B. Feeling | C. To feel | D. Feel |
11. She needs ________ how many books there are on the shelf.
A. know | B. knowing | C. to know | D. are knowing |
12. How many numbers between 10 and 100 are divisible by 5 ________.
13. Liz liked ________ the dolphin and the color of the cap.
A. either | B. neither | C. both | D. none |
14. Some people play video games at home. ________ play them in the arcade.
A. Other | B. The other | C. Others | D. Another |
15. She didn’t play volleyball last week and we ________.
A. did, too | B. aren’t, either | C. don’t, either | D. didn’t, either |
16. I’m going to a wedding on Sunday. ________ is getting married.
A. A friend of me | B. A friend of I | C. One my friend | D. A friend of mine |
17. His choice of words ________ good.
18. John: “Hello. Can I speak to Trang, please?” - Trang: “________”
A. Speaking. Who’s that? | B. What’s the matter with you? |
C. Hello, John. How are you? | D. How do you do? |
19. These are my ________ children.
A. sister Sara | B. sister’s Sara | C. sister Sara’s | D. Sara’s sister |
20. Who is ________of the couple?
A. the tallest | B. the taller | C. taller | D. the tall |
V. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1.0 point)
1.My father has less days off than Tim’s father.
A B C D
2.Susan plays the piano in her room at the moment.
A B C D
3.We work very hardly but we have fun working together
A B C D
4.Mike usually drives to work, but today he walks.
A B C D
5.After each lesson, we often have a ten minutes rest.
A B C D
| Mistake | Correction |
1 | | |
2 | | |
3 | | |
4 | | |
5 | | |
VI. Supply the correct form of the word in bold. (1.0 point)
1. I want to be a student at a ________university when I grow up. MEDICINE
2. They lived in a small ________ peaceful village in the mountainous area. SLEEP
3. Lance Armstrong is one of the most famous ________. CYCLE
4. He is in prison for three bank ________. ROB
5. This novel is famous ________. WORLD
Write your answers here:
1 __________ | 2___________ | 3___________ | 4 ___________ | 5___________ |
VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. You look tired. What you (think) ________ about?
2. Oh! This bag is very heavy. I can’t carry it.
- Don’t worry, I (help) ________you with it.
3. Hoa can not speak English without (make) ________ any mistakes.
4. People need a pair of good rackets (play) ________ the game.
5. The police (protect) ________ the city day and night.
Write your answers here:
1 __________ | 2___________ | 3___________ | 4 ___________ | 5___________ |
SECTION 4: READING
VIII. Choose one suitable word (A/ B/ C or D) to complete the following passage. (2.0 points) (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
I’m writing to invite you to a party we........... (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14th. As you know, .............(2) Lan’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday is in next month, ......... (3) we thought we’d celebrate together and have a joint party. I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you .................... (4) the direction below, you shouldn’t get lost. Take the Number 15 bus from the station and .................. (5) at the Star Hotel. Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then ...........……(6) the first turning on the right. That’s Le Loi Road. Turn left ........... (7) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads. .............(8) and our block of flats is the second on the right. Do try and come. Of course you’re ............ (9) to bring someone with you if you want to.
Look forward ................. (10) you then!
1. A. have | B. are having | C. going to have | D. will has |
2. A. it’s | B. its | C. they’re | D. she’s |
3. A. too | B. but | C. because | D. so |
4. A. to follow | B. follow | C. following | D. follows |
5. A. get up | B. get by | C. get on | D. get off |
6. A. have | B. get | C. take | D. bring |
7. A. in | B. at | C. of | D. on |
8. A. Right turn | B. To right | C. To turn | D. Turn right |
9. A. welcomed | B. welcome | C. welcoming | D. to welcome |
10. A. to see | B. for seeing | C. of seeing | D. to seeing |
IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2.0 points) (10 x 0.2 = 2.0 pts)
Americans like sport very much. One of the (1)........... popular kinds of sports in Autumn is football. All the high schools (2)........... universities have their own teams.
In winter the most popular kind of sports (3)........... basketball. There is usually a match every evening in one school gymnasium or another. In some parts of the United States there is a lot of (4)........... and ice. Many people like skiing and skating.
In the other two (5).............., millions of Americans enjoy baseball. The schools have their games in (6)..........., but the most important professional games are played during summer. Many people listen to the games (7) .......... the radio, watch them on television or read about them (8) ............. the newspapers. Some also play tennis or golf and others (9) .......... fishing. They like to stay outdoors (10)...............it is warm during the months of June, July and August.
Write your answers here:
1 __________ | 2___________ | 3___________ | 4 ___________ | 5___________ |
6 __________ | 7 __________ | 8 __________ | 9 __________ | 10 __________ |
SECTION 5. WRITING
X. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. He spent half an hour driving to work yesterday.
→ It took _______________________________________________________________
2. My brother is a more skillful badminton player than I am.
→ My brother ___________________________________________________________
3. We have a break that lasts thirty minutes every morning.
→ We have a ____________________________________________________________
4. My daddy likes fishing in the river better than fishing in the lake.
→ My daddy prefers_______________________________________________________
5. Why is not this TV working?
→ What ________________________________________________________________
6. We didn’t go to school yesterday because of the heavy rain.
→ Because it _____________________________________________________________
7. Miss. Sofia will be twenty next week.
→ It will be ______________________________________________________________
8. There are fewer cinemas in a small city than there are in a big city.
→ There aren’t_____________________________________________________________
9. How far is it from your school to Nui Trang English Centre?
→ What ________________________________________________________________
10. Did your mother buy you that interesting book last summer?
→ Your mother___________________________________________________________?
XI. Complete the sentence using the words given. Make all the changes and additions if neccessary.
1. could/ tell/ how/ get/ supermarket/ please?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. you/ shouldn’t/ put/ too much/ salt/ soup.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. eat/ talk/ friends/ be/ most common ways/ relax/ recess/ many/ country.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. everyone/ happy/ and/ wished/ keep/ activity/ walking.
________________________________________________________________________
5. monitor/ always/ go/ class/ on time/ be/ good example/ class.
_______________________________________________________________________
XII. Arrange the words and phrases to make the meaningful sentences based on the given cues. (1.)
1. take / courses / help / you / with / can / the / of / university / a / home / video cassette recorder / at/.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. food/ like/ lunch/ what/ would/ and/ for/ kind/ you/ of/ today’s/ drink/?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. first/ on/ and/ see/ next to/ take/ turning/ the left/ will/ the shoe store/ the/ it/ you/.
________________________________________________________________________
4. better/ food/ fat/ eat/ to/ it/ containing/ and/ is/ less/ sugar/.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. in/ USA/ 8.30/ day/ at/ o’clock/ start/ 3.30 or 4/ morning/ at/ the/ classes/ each/ ends/ the/ school/ and/.______________________________________________________________________
I/ Chose the word which has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1p
1. A. Routine B. line C. combine D. bine
2. A. deaf B. of C. off D. follow
3. A. biology B. mathematics C. development D. geography
4. A. travel B. begin C. forget D. announce
II/ sentence transformation use IF 2p
1. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If…you don't stop talking,you won't understand the lesson………………………………….....….…….
2. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up. →If…i knew her number,i would ring her up………………………………….....….……..
3. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.→ If …i knew the answer ,i could tell you………………………………………….………..
4. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.→ If we had had a map.we wouldn't have lost…………………………………….……..…….……
5. Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes. →…Susan ate four cream cakes,so she felt sick…………………………………………..……
6 Without this treatment, the patient would have died. →…if the patient hadn't undergone this treatment,he would have died…………………………………….….…...
7. He lost his job because he was late every day. →…HE was late everyday ,so he lost his job……………………………………………...……
8. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. →…Peter eats so many chips ,so he is fat…………………………………………………...…..
III/ sentence transformation use reported speech 1p
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
- He told them.......to open the door............................................................
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
- He asked her where...she was going......................................................
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
- He asked......me which way they had gone................................................................
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
- I told....her to bring it back if it didn't fit...........................................................................
IV/ trắc nghiệm 4đ
1. Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".=>C
a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".=>B
a. Charlie said that my father is in hospital. b. Charlie said that his father was in hospital.
c. Charlie said that his father is in hospital. d. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
3. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow=>B
a. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
b. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
c. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
d. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
4. Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while".=>A
a. He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while.
b. He said that I haven't seen Bill for a whil
c. He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while.
d. He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while.
5. The longest fish in the contest was eighteen inches long".
"It___C__ by Thelma Rivers".
a. was catching b. caught c. was caught d. catch
5. "I heard you decided to take up tennis".
"Yes, I have__B___ every day".
a. been played b. been playing c. playing d. play
6. "Yes, it __C___ in the dinning room".
a. is serving b. serves c. is being served d. served
7. 4. "Why is Stanley in jail?" "He___B__ of robbery".
a. has been convicted b. has been convicting
c. has convicted d. convicted
6. "Where are Jack and Jan?" "They__A___ the boxes you asked for into the house".
a. have been bringing b. bringing c. have been brought d. to bring
7. "Where's the old chicken coop?"
"It___C__ by a windstorm last year."
a. destroy b. is destroyed c. was destroyed d. destroyed
8. "We're still looking for Thomas".
"Hasn't he___A__ yet?".
a. been found b. to find c. found d. being found
9. "Whatever happened t that fortune - teller?"
"I don't know. She __A___ around her in a long time".
a. hasn't seen b. didn't see c. hasn't been seeing d. hasn't been seen
10. "Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer".
"She___B__ since she was four".
a. has been dancing b. has been danced c. is dancing d. was danced
11. "What a beautiful dress you're wearing!"
"Thank you. It__A___ especially for me by a French tailor".
a. is made b. has made c. made d. was made
12. "Those eggs of different colors are very artistic".
"Yes, they__A___ in Russia".
a. were painted b. were paint c. were painting d. painted