VÕ HỒNG MAI 6/8/2020

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answersheet to indicate the word whose underlines part differ from
other three in pronunciation in each of the following question.
1. A. derivative B. denial C. bribe D. arrival
2. A. naked B. learned C. beloved D. begged
3. A. breath B. steal C. dealt D. health
4. A. sword B. swing C. swan D. switch
5. A. damp B. lamp C. swamp D. tramp
6. A. decision B. vision C. measure D. refusal
7. A. proverb B. profession C. provide D. protect
8. A. lively B. liven C. livable D. alive
9. A. shook B. tooth C. food D. mood
10. A. release B. increase C. ease D. cease
II. Choose the word differ from other three in the position off primary street in each of the following questions.
11. A. industrial B. agriculture C. trainee D. courageous
12. A. satisfaction B. irresponsible C. representative D. interchange
13. A. contact B. edit C. engineer D. amateur
14. A. distribute B. dramatic C. theatrical D. diligent
15. A. photography B. picturesque C. generosity D. understandable
16. A. economic B. preparation C. development D. education
17. A. selfish B. correct C. purpose D. surface
18. A. independent B. optimistic C. ordinary D. irresponsible
19. A. determine B. advanced C. occurred D. history
20. A. upset B. magnificent C. illiterate D. protest
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence:
21. 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
22. The politician ……………………to admit that he had done anything wrong.
A. accepted B. denied C. explained D. refused
23. I wanted some tea but there was……………………left in the pot.
A. none B. nothing C. any D. no
24. 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
25. He has arrived, but he talks as if he……………………all about that.
A. know B. knows C. known D. knew
26. When I last……………………Jane, she……………………to find a job.
A. saw/ was trying B. saw/ tried C. have seen/ tried D. see/ is trying
27. 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
28. All these leaflets must be delivered……………………
A. in hand B. at hand C. to hand D. by hand
29. 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
30. 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
31. He went to the office ________ check the progress of the work.
A. in order to B. so far as C. for the purpose D. by the reason
32. She asked me ________ to another country in the region.
A. weather I had been B. if I had been C. I had been D. had I been
33: ________ have you been able to play the piano?
A. When B. How many times C. Since when D. Why
34: It's no use ________ make him change his mind.
A. trying to B. to try to C. trying and D. to trying to
35: He fell off the tree and ________
A. was bad injured B. badly injured C. was badly injured D. was injured himself badly
36: When did ________ talk to him?
A. you lastly B. you last C. you lately D. you late
37: ________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. The Moon B. That the Moon C. When the Moon D. The Moon which
38: Everyone expects Johnson to _______ Smith in today’s final.
A. beat B. win C. score D. champion
39: Let’s face _____ we are destroying the environment and we need to do something now.
A. truth B. facts C. things D. information
40. Mike as well his parents …………. to Viet Nam twice.
A. have gone has gone C. have been D. has been

IV. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets

41. Gold has several qualities that have made it a commodity of …exceptionable…value throughout history. EXCEPTION
42. All the pupils must have their parents’ ……permission……to go for the picnic. PERMIT
43. Tim is one of the …participants…on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. PARTICIPATE
44. I received a letter of…confirmation…from the airport. CONFIRM
45. Advertising …encourages…us to buy things that we don’t really need. COURAGE
46. It’s a good book because it’s very ……informative…… INFORM
47. Only 2% of …appliances…. actually get interviews. APPLY
48. His denial of responsibility for the accident was …………………… CONVINCE
49. He is widely thought to be a weak and …indecisive….. leader. DECIDE
50. Everyone has a number of …acquaintances…, but no one has many true friends. ACQUAINT

V. Read the following text and fill in each of the blanks with ONE CORRECT WORD

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1)........danger..... Many species of animals could
easily become extinct if we do not (2).....make........an effort to protect them. There are many reasons for this. In some
cases, animals are hunted (3)…for...their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are
caught alive, and sold (4)......as......pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their (5).....habitat.... the place
where they live- is disappearing. More land is (6).....used...... for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces
(7)......than....... there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops (8)......but....these
chemicals pollute the environment and harm wildlife. The most successful animals on earth- human (9)......beings.......will
soon be the only ones, unless we can (10) …solve.. this problem.