Question

[Nguyễn Đắc Duy]

1. A. combine	B. vocabulary	C. doubtful	D. boring
2. A. decision	B. revision	C. occasion	D. discussion
3. A. watch	B. catch	C. architect	D. match
4. A. student	B. graduate	C. gradual	D. soldier

Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern

1. A. recognition	B. temple	C. tablet	D. emperor
2. A. charming	B. champagne	C. children	D. charity

Choose the correct answer

1. I think the University of Cambridge is the second ___________ the United Kingdom.

A. oldest               B. elder                 C. old                             D. older

2. Only fresh fish __________ in this restaurant.

A. is serve            B. is served          C. is to serve        D. serves

3. …………………………….. visiting Ha Long Bay?    –      That’s a good idea!

A.   How about       B. Let’s                C. What about      D. A&C are correct

4. I have English class ……………….. seven o’clock................... Monday.

B.    at / on               B. on / on             C. in / at               D. at / at

5. The first Doctors’ Stone Tablets were _________ in 1484.

A. erected             B. selected            C. regarded           D. located

6. The Giong festival is held _______ the 9th day of the 4th lunar month.

A. at                     B. in                     C. on                    D. from

7. A _______ is a traditional story, usually about animals, that teaches a moral lesson.

A. legend              B. fable                 C. folktale            D. fairy tale

8. How much _________ should I use to make the cake?

A. pineapple                  B. flour                 C. egg                   D. carton of milk

9. I do not have …………. oranges, but I have …………… apples.

A. some/ some          B. some/ any          C. any/ some

10. I am thirsty. I need something ……….

A. drinking          B. drink          C. to drink

11. There isn’t ……………… fruit juice in the fridge.

A. any          B. some          C. a

12. ………………….. ? –There’s some meat and some rice.

A. What’s for lunch?          B. What’s lunch?          C. What’s lunch for?

13. Coffee is ………………………………… .

A. favorite my drink          B. my favorite drink          C. drink my favorite

14. What would you like? - ………………………………………..

A. I like some apple juice.

B. I’d like some apple juice.

C. I’d like an apple juice.

15. My hobby is……………………………….. .

A. cooking          B. cook          C. to cook

16. A holiday by the sea is................... than a holiday in the mountains.

A.   good                 B. best                  C. better                         D. the best

Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting

1. How much eggs do we need to make ten spring rolls?

     A       B                 C           D

2. How many flour do you need for the cake?

               A        B                  C      D

3.There is some rices left from lunch for him.

             A              B             C              D

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

People are living longer, so there are more (1)…….…. people. Many young people are doing community service. They help elderly people. They do their shopping. They do their housework. They clean their yards. They (2)……….. paint their houses. Some young people work (3)……... hospital volunteers. In America, they are called “candy stripers” (4)………. of the striped pink and white uniform they wear. Others are concerned about the environment and work on neighborhood clean-up campaigns.

1. A. elderly              B. long-lived              C. older                      D. A&B are correct

2. A. mainly              B. even                       C. mostly                   D. partially 

3. A. for                    B. at                            C. as                           D. in

4. A. because            B. when                      C. though                   D. because of

Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

    The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

1: Where was Ernest Hemingway from?

A. Florida                      B. Santiago                    C. Bahamas

2: When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

A. 1951                          B. 1952                          C. 1953

3: What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

A. fiction                        B. fairy tale                             C. humour

4: What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway

5: When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A. 1952                          B. 1953                          C. 1954

WRITING: Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the one given.

1: Some body cleans the room every day

a. The room every day is cleaned

b. The room is every day cleaned

c. The room is cleaned every day

d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day

2: They cancelled all flights because of fog.

a. All flights because of fog were cancelled.

b. All flights were cancelled because of fog.

c. All flights were because of fog cancelled.

d. All flights were cancelled by them because of fog.

3: People don't use this road very often.

a. This road is not used very often

b. Not very often this road is not used

c. This road very often is not used

d. This road not very often is used

4: Somebody accused me of stealing money

a. I was accused by somebody of stealing money.

b. I was accused of stealing money

c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody

d. I was accused stealing money.

5: How do people learn languages?

a. How are languages learned?

b. How are languages learned by people?

c. How languages are learned?

d. Languages are learned how?

6: Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

a. The computer is being use at the moment.

b. The computer at the moment is being used.

c. The computer is being used by some body at the moment.

d. The computer is used at the moment.

Answer 1

[Lê Mỹ Duyên]

1. C: doubtful

2. D: discussion

3. C: architect

4. C: gradual

Choose the word in each line that has the different stress pattern

​1. A. recognition

2. B. champagne

Choose the correct answer

1. C: old

2. B: is served

3. C: What about

4. A: at/on ( có hai B thì cái này phải là a)

5. A: erected

6. C: on

7. C: folktale

8. B: flour ( how much is only used before uncountable nouns)

9. B: some/any

10. C: to drink

11. A: any

12. A: What's for lunch?

13. B: my favorite drink

14. B: I'd some apple juice

15. A: cooking

Choose the correct word or phrase A,B,C,D that needs correcting.

1. A

=> many

2. A

=> much

3. B

=> rice

Answer 2

[Lê Mỹ Duyên]

Read the passage and choose the best answer

1. C: Bahamas

2. B: 1952

3. A: fiction

4. A: The story of Santiago

5. C: 1954

WRITING: Choose the sentences that have same meanings as the one given

1: Some body cleans the room every day

d. The room is cleaned by somebody every day

2: They cancelled all flights because of fog.

​b. All flights are cancelled because of fog.

3: People don't use this road very often.

​a. This road is not used very often

4: Somebody accused me of stealing money

c. I was accused of stealing money by somebody

5: How do people learn languages?

​b. How are languages learned by people?

6: Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

​c. The computer is being used by somebody at the moment.