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Thêi gian 150 phót ( Kh«ng kÓ giao ®Ò)

Question 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
1. They'd like to move to New York, but their children will never agree.......
A with going B with go C to go D going
2. You...............better be careful not to miss the train!
A would B had C should D did
3. ................the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
A Even B In spite of C Despite D Although
4. I looked up their number in the telephone______.
A directory B list C guide D catalogue
5. Who was the first person.................the South Pole?
A reaching B who reaches C reached D to reach
6. The police have warned tourists to look ............ for pickpockets in the town centre.
A up B down C out D forward
7. This book gives a brief......of the history of the castle and details of the art collection
in the main hall.
A reference B outline C article D research
8. The old ship will be towed into harbour and..................
A broken off B broken down C broken in D broken up
9. "I know that you have an appointment in ten minutes, so I shall not............you long," the
professor remarked.
A detain B withhold C postpone D retard
10. Mary gives one account of the conversation, and Fred another; it's difficult to.................the
two versions
A identify B reconcile C adjust D coincide
11. .............. what most people say about him, he has a very good sense of humour
A Contrary to B Against C Opposite to D Opposing
12. I liked the coat but was rather.............off by the price.
A shaken B put C it D held
13. The civil rights movement was in its................in the 1960s.
A top B summit C heyday D pitch
14. I recognise his face, but his name.................. me.
A misses B deludes C fails D escapes
15. This museum has more visitors than...............any other in the world.
 A really B actually C practically D utterly
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Had he learnt the poem, he (tell) ................her about it.
2. They wish it (not rain) ...............much in London.
3. It's time we (leave) ................ for the airport.
4. By the time we stop we (drive) ............... six hundred miles.
5. He said the earth (be) ................round.
6. I don't regret (tell) ....................her what I thought.
7. Is there anything here worth (buy)..........................?
8. Pupils are made (work)....................... hard at this school.
9. Oh dear! Look out the window. It (rain)...........................
10. I don't think we (meet)....................... before.

Question 3: Fill each blank with the correct form of the wore given in capital letters.
Example: (0) depression
Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping
(0) ............ away. It improves your body and DEPRESSED
your mind and (1) ............you to perform better ABLE
in the work place at home.
Proper (2) ............. is essential if you want BREATH
to get the most from exercise and you should
also take into (3) .............your heart rate. It can CONSIDER
be (4) ............. to do too much, which is why all HARM
good fitness instructors emphasise the (5) IMPORTANT
.............. of "listening to your body."
When you first start you should use good
6) ............, because it's essay to make the JUDGE
mistake of using the equipment (7) .............. or CORRECT
doing too much at one time. Start slowly
and build up gradually.
Exercise should not be seen as a (8) DEMAND
.............. task; it can be as essay as a quick
walk. To increase your fitness (9) .............., STEADY
exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a
week and you will notice a (10) .............. in your DIFFERENT
body and mind in a few weeks.
Question 4: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially
increase their children's language development. It’s surprising, but true. How parents talk to
their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent
encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language
skills increase.
A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty
children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the
experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were
taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parents
should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?".
Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how
to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers.
At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language
development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5
months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months
later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the
children in the control group.
66. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent.
B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more.
C. Active children should read more.
D. Verbal ability can easily be increased.
67. In line 2, what does Ifs refer to?
A. Parents increasing children's language development.
B. Reading techniques being simple.
C. Parents reading to children.
D. Children's language development.
68. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children
about reading?
A. Do you see the elephant? C. What animals do you like?
B. Is the elephant in the cage? D. Shall we go to the zoo?
69. What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group?
A. The training parents received. C. The books that were read.
B. The age of the children. D. The number of children.
70. What conclusion is best supported by the passage?
 A. Parents should be trained to read to their children.
B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become.
C. Children's language skills increase when they are required to respondactively.
D. Children who read actively act six months older.
Question 5: Rewrite the following sentences in the way that the meanings don't
change.
1. Jim didn’t lend me money so I was unable to buy the car.
If.............................................................................................................
2. He rarely met such a beautiful film star.
Rarely......................................................................................................
3. Though he was poor , he wasn’t always unhappy
Despite...................................................................................................
4. She can’t ask intelligent questions. She can’t profit from listening to her colleagues.
She can neither...........................................................................................
5. He spoke English very carefully . He spoke very clearly
He not only................................................................................................
6. Because Faraday’s father was poor , he cpouldn’t send Faraday to school
Faraday’s father was too...................................................................................
7. It is such a boring book that nobody likes it
The book is so...................................................................................................
8. They were so strong that they could lift the rock
They were such................................................................................................
9. I can’t play tennis as well as my brother does.
My brother........................................................................................................
10. The weather forecast was inaccurate , so we didn’t take the right precaution.
Had....................................................................................................................
Question 6: Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Inventors made the first TV pictures in the 1920s. Television stations started broadcasting
the first regular TV (1) s..................... in the 1940s. The first TV sets (2) h................ small
screens and showed black and white pictures. Most TVs sold today show (3)
c....................pictures. TV screens are bigger and bigger but TV sets are thinner. Plasma TV
sets are so (4) t................ that you can hang them on a wall.
A TV picture starts with a TV camera. Some TV (5) c................. are big and some are
small. The cameras in TV studios are big. Camera operators roll the big cameras around on
wheels. There are usually several big cameras in a TV (6) s........ Cameras used outside a TV
studio are smaller. TV camera crews take the smaller cameras to news and sports events.
Some cameras send outlive pictures to your TV set. Some cameras make videotapes that are
played later on a television (7) p...........
All TV cameras (8) n................... electricity to work. a camera operator points the
camera at a scene. The camera picks up light from the scene. It changes this (9)
l......................into an electric signal called the video signal. A microphone changes the sound
of people talking or music playing into an electric (10) s............. called the audio signal.
Television sets and television shows are wonderful.

Question 7: Complete the following letter.

 Dear Nam,
1. I / very pleased / recieve/ parcel / send.
...............................................................................................................................................
2. What / good idea/ send/ selection/ diffirent kind/ food/ your country.
...........................................................................................................................................
3. I /enjoy/ eat/ very much/ so / my family.
...........................................................................................................................................
4. It / not possible / buy / things/ England/ execpt /perhaps / Lon don
.........................................................................................................................................
5. You /say/ your letter/ you /like/ send /parcel/ English food.
............................................................................................................................................
6. I / just/post/ one/ you.
...........................................................................................................................................
7. I /not arrive/ same time/ this letter/ send/ sea-mail
........................................................................................................................................
8. In / parcel / be /information/ prepare/ eat/ food.
............................................................................................................................................
Love,
Question 8: Complete the passage, choosing the best answer.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (1)___________is as complicated
as it is serious. It is complicated (2)___________much pollution is caused by things that
benefit people. For example, (3)____________ from automobiles causes a large percentage of
all air pollution. But the automobile (4)__________ transportation for millions of people.
Factories (5)___________much of material that pollutes air and water, but factories give
employment to a large number of people.
Thus, to end (6)__________greatly reduce pollution immediately, people
would have to stop using many things that (7)__________them. Most of the people do
not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be (8)___________reduced in several ways.
Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such
things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that
(9)___________businesses and (10)___________to stop, or cut down on certain polluting
activities.
1. A. work B. problem C. accident D. event
2. A. because B. so C. that D. while
3. A. exhaust B. fire C. gas D. liquid
4. A. carries B. takes C. affords D. provides
5. A. offer B. bring C. discharge D. cause
6. A. to B. or C. so D. that
7. A. benefit B. harm C. motivate D. encourage
8. A. little B. gradually C. so D . that
9. A. require B. forbid C. prevent D. request
10. A. commercials B. surroundings C. individuals D. traffic
Question 9: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words in each group.
1 A. begin B. pagoda C. argument D. vegetable
2 A. cotton B. century C. casual D. college
3 A. those B. whether C. ethnic D. clothing
4 A. stopped B. mentioned C. changed D. embroidered
5 A. poetry B. lively C. style D. minority
Keys
Question 1:
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C
Question 2:
1. could have told 6. telling
2. did not rain 7. buying
3. left 8. to work
4. will have driven 9. is raining
5. is / was 10. have met
Question 3:
1. enables 6. judgement
2. breathing 7. incorrectly
3. consideration 8. demanding
4. harmful 9. steadily
5. importance 10. difference
Question 4:
1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C
Question 5:
1. If Jim had lent me money , I would have been able to buy the car.
2. Rarely did he meet such a beautiful film star.
3. Despite his poverty he was always happy
4. She can neither ask intelligent questions nor profit from listening to her colleagues.
5. He not only spoke English very carefully but also very clearly as well
6 .Faraday’s father was too poor to send Faraday/ him to school
7. The book is so boring that nobody likes it
8. They were such strong people/ men that they could lift the rock
9. My brother can play tennis better than me/ I do
My brother is a better tennis player than me/ I am
10. The weather forecast was inaccurate , so we didn’t take the right precaution.
10. Had The weather forecast been inaccurate , we would have taken the right precaution.
Question 6:
1. shows 2. had 3. color 4. thin 5. cameras
6. studio 7. program 8. need 9. light 10. signal
Question 7:
1.I am / was very pleased to recieve/ have recieved the parcel you sent me.
2. What a good idea to send selection of diffirent kinds of food from / of your country.
3.I enjoyed eating them very much and so did my family.
4. It would not be possible to buy these things in England execpt perhaps in Lon don
5. As you say /said You say/ said in your letter, you would like me to send a parcel
of English food to you ./ to send you a parcel of English food
6.I have just posted one to you.
7. I will / may not arrive at the same time as this letter because I sent it by sea-mail
8.In the parcel there is some information about/ on preparing and eating this kind of food.
/ how to prepare this kind of food.

Question 8:
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D
Question 9:
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C