ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN ĐẦU KHÓA K16

(Đề 5)

I. Choose the best answer:

1. The world's population will continue to rise ______ we don't do anything about it.
A. if B. unless C. however D. how
2. Susan is very ______ of telling other people what to do.
A. fond B. interested C. fed up D. bored
3. Some writers can exactly describe things ______ they have never seen.
A. when B. that C. if D. who
4. The operation was ______ and she got better quickly.
A. succeeding B. succeeded C. success D. successful
5. I feel so ______ and sleepy today because I worked late last night.
A. tire B. tired C. tiring D. tiredness
6. A newspaper which is published every day is called a ______ newspaper.
A. monthly B. daily C. weekly D. yearly
7. Fresh air is ______ for our health.
A. usefully B. use C. using D. useful
8. A meeting will be ______ to discuss the matter.
A. run B. taken C. held D. done
9. Nothing ______ in this town since I first visited it.
A. changes B. was changing C. has changed D. changed
10. Lan's grandfather ______ teach literature at a high school, but now he has retired.
A. is used to B. was used to C. use to D. used to
11. So ______ students attended the meeting that there weren’t enough chairs for all of them.
A. little B. many C. much D. few
12. There is a ______ of water because it hasn't rained for a long time.
A. shortage B. short C. shortest D. shorter
13. - "Could you bring me some water?" - "______."
A. No, I don't B. I don't want C. Certainly, sir D. No, thanks
14. I ______ any classes if I were you.
A. didn't miss B. wouldn't miss C. won't miss D. don't miss
15. It was cold and wet, ______ Paul went to the beach.
A. therefore B. although C. because D. but
16. The people ______ called me yesterday want to buy your house.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whose
17. Hurry up! They've got only ______ seats left.
A. a few B. a little C. much D. little
18. Who's going to look ______ the children while you're away?
A. at B. up C. after D. over
19. I think you'd better ______ Maria first.
A. asked B. ask C. to ask D. asking
20: Who ______ America about 600 years ago?
A. was discovering B. has discovered C. discovers D. discovered
21. The phone rang while she ______ dinner.
A. has cooked B. cooks C. is cooking D. was cooking
22. My sister ______ trouble with her motorbike now, so she has to take the bus to work.
A. have B. was having C. is having D. had
23. They are not ______ to join the army.
A. old enough B. so old C. enough old D. as old
24. John is ______ in fashion magazines.
A. interesting B. interested C. interests D. interest
25. - "Would you like to go to the cinema with me this weekend?" - "______."
A. Yes, I'd love to B. Yes, I do C. I agree with you D. Yes, it is
 II. Cloze text:
I had a terrible time last Saturday. It (26)______ cold, but quite sunny, so after lunch I walked
into town. I wanted to buy a pullover. I was looking in the window of a clothes (27)______ when
someone stole my wallet. While I was walking home, it started (28)______ and I arrived home cold
and miserable. I decided to have a hot bath. I was getting ready to have my bath (29)______ the
doorbell rang. It was a flower seller and it took me several minutes to make him go away.
Unfortunately, all the time he was talking (30)______ me, the water was running. You can imagine
how the kitchen was!
26. A. were B. is C. has been D. was
27. A. office B. café C. bar D. shop
28. A. rains B. rained C. rain D. to rain
29. A. when B. if C. so D. where
30. A. to B. out C. on D. of

Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first supermarket
(31)______ opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different (32)______ other types of stores in several ways. In supermarkets, goods are
placed on open shelves. The (33)______ choose what they want and take them to the checkout counter.
This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores. The way products are displayed
is another difference between supermarkets and many other types of stores; (34)______ example, in
supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter:
candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on. Most customers (35)______ go to a
supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need to buy. They do the
shopping according to a plan.
31. A. was B. were C. has been D. is
32. A. from B. with C. in D. of
33. A. managers B. assistants C. customers D. sellers
34. A. in B. of C. for D. by
35. A. who B. what C. whom D. which

III. Read the text carefully and then choose the best answer:
Smoking causes lung cancer, which is the number one cancer among men. Ninety percent of the
people who get lung cancer die. Smoking is also the leading cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer, and
throat cancer. Many smokers have heart disease and pneumonia. Smoking causes about one million
early deaths in the world every year. Smokers not only harm themselves but also harm others. Smokers
breathe smoke out into the air. They breathe it out on their children and on their wives or husbands.
Children whose parents smoke have more breathing and lung problems than other children. Women
who are married to smokers are more likely to have lung cancer than those married to non-smokers.
We are all aware that smoking is bad. So why do people smoke?
36. The number one cancer among men is ______.
A. lung cancer B. throat cancer C. tongue cancer D. mouth cancer
37. The main cause of mouth cancer, tongue cancer and throat cancer is ______.
A. overeating B. smoking C. breathing D. drinking
38. Every year, smoking causes about one million ______.
A. early deaths B. injured men C. cancer patients D. killing diseases
39. The word “it” in the passage refers to ______.
A. air B. cancer C. smoke D. breath
40. Who are more likely to have lung cancer and lung problems?
A. People who live with non-smokers. B. People who live in the city.
C. People who live in the country. D. People who live with smokers.

Charles Dickens is a famous English storywriter. His name was famous in the writing world in
the 19th century. He combined great writing with the ability to write popular stories full of interesting
characters. His books are mostly about life in England in the 19th century and often describe the very
difficult and uncomfortable conditions in which poor people lived. Most of his books, which contain
humorous characters with unusual names, have also delighted children all over the world. Charles
Dickens did not have a happy childhood. When he was young, his family was very poor and got deep
into debt. Little Charles therefore had to work very hard. He earned money to support himself by
working in a shoe polish factory. Charles Dickens was very ambitious. He was determined to succeed
in life. He had a great love for writing. He started writing novels in the 1830s. His early novels were
written in parts for magazines published each week or each month. His novels soon became very
popular throughout England.
41. Charles Dickens’ books are mostly about ______.
A. his adventures around England B. the environment in England in the 19th century
C. life in England in the 19th century D. civil wars in modern England
42. When young, Charles Dickens had to work very hard because _______.
A. his family was very poor B. he wanted to be rich
C. he had a happy childhood D. he liked working
43. Charles Dickens’ childhood was ______.
A. happy B. unhappy C. perfect D. beautiful
44. Charles Dickens wrote his______ in the 1830s.
A. magazine articles B. short stories C. unusual names D. early novels
45. According to the passage, Charles Dickens loved ______.
A. reading B. writing C. polishing shoes D. selling stories

IV. Writing:
46. I spend 20 minutes getting to work

A. It takes me 20 minutes to get to work

B. It takes me 20 minutes got to work
C. It takes 20 minutes to get to work
D. It takes me 20 minutes getting to work

47. Justin learned English when he was 10

A. Justin had learned English since he was 10

B. Justin has learned English since he was 10
C. Justin has learned English for he was 10
D. Justin learned English since he was 10

48. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advise

A. I wish I would take my doctor’s advise

B. I wish I took my doctor’s advise
C. I wish I take my doctor’s advise
D. I wish I had taken my doctor’s advise

49. Although Janet got good salary, she gave up her job
A. In spite of she got good salary, Janet gave up her job
B. Despite of her good salary, Janet gave up her job
C. Despite her good salary, Janet gave up her job
D. In spite her good salary, Janet gave up her job

50. Many people began wearing jeans because they were cheap

A. Because of the cheapness of jeans, many people began wearing them

B. Because of jeans were cheap, many people began wearing them
C. Because the cheapness of jeans, many people began wearing them
D. Jeans began being cheaper because many people wore them