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In the United States of America, the national language is (1) ________English. Four hundred years ago, some
English people came to North America to live and they brought (2) ________ language to this country.
Now in the USA, people speak (3) ________English. Most of the words are the (4) ________ in American
and British English, but the American say some English words not as people (5) ________in England. Canada
is (6) ________to the North of the United States of America. It is the larger (7) ________the United States. In
Canada, many people (8) ________ English because they also came from England many years (9) ________.
But in some parts of Canada, people speak (10) ________because they came from France.
1. A. also B. like C. as D. not
2. A. French B. English C. Chinese D. Canadian
3. A. British B. American C. Russian D. Chinese
4. A. various B. similar C. same D. like
5. A. do B. say C. talk D. speak
6. A. lies B. situated C. at D. in
7. A. than B. as C. more D. less
8. A. say B. tell C. talk D speak
9. A. ago B. later C. there D. here
10. A. France B. French C. Russian D. Italian
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer.(5.0 points)
The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat
300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years.
Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing,
eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant.
African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as
much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant
is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A. African elephant B. Indian elephant C. Elephants D. Elephants' trunks
2. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds D. 1,200 pounds
3. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities, EXCEPT _______.
A. Bathing B. Communicating C. Sleeping D. Drinking
4. Which kind of elephant is the largest?
A. The Indian elephant B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian and Asian elephant
5. An Indian elephant has _______than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk C. smaller ears D. bigger teeth
PART D: WRITING:
I. Find a mistake and correct it (5 points)
1. We left our luggage at the station and go to find something to eat.
2. It is a five- minutes walk from my house to the market.
3. Don’t make Peter to wake up. He is sleeping.
4. She used to walking to school when he was a child.
5. He spends his free time to watch a soccer match on TV.
II. Rewrite each of the following sentence, using the word given, keeping its meaning unchanged .(5
points)
1. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money IF
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2.Nam likes playing football more than going to the zoo. PREFER
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3.The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. WHILE
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4. Can the little boy look after himself when his mother is away? TAKE
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5. It is not necessary for you to finish your assignment this evening. NEED
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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (5 points)
1. Our grandparents visited Ha Long Bay last summer.
Our grandparents paid.............................................................................................................
2. It took Mr. Hoang half an hour to walk to work yesterday.
Mr. Hoang spent........................................................................................................................
3. Finding an apartment in a big city is not easy.
It is …………………………………....………………….......................................................
4. Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t go to the beach.
The bad weather prevented..…………………………............................................................
5. Our summer vacation lasts two months.
We have a ……………………………………………..........................................................
IV. Write a passage of about 120- 150 words on the following topic “Why should we learn English?”
( 10 points)
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ĐÁP ÁN
PART A: PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
( 3points)
1.D 2. D 3. A
II. Choose the words that has a stressed syllable from the others: (2points)
1. D 2. D
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences: (24points)
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A
16.A 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.D
21.B 22.A 23.B. 24.C
II. Complete the dialogue with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets .(10points)
1. start
2. watching
3. saw
4. playing
5. will be working
6. read / was
7.was / used to go
8. has lived.
III. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. .(10points)
1. invention 2. less 3. painting 4. unhealthy 5. furnished
6. priceless 7. irresponsible 8.carelessly 9.competitions 10. sensibly
IV. Fill in each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (5points)
1. at 2. up 3. up 4 . at 5. from 6. in
PART C: READING:
I. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank: (5points)
1 . family 2. good 3. when 4. yourself 5. make
II.Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill the blanks
(5 points).
1. A 3.B 5. D 7 .A 9. A
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2. B 4. C 6. B 8. D 10.B
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each question below.(5points)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B
PART D: WRITING:
I. Find a mistake and correct it (6.0points)
Câu Sai Sửa
1. go Went
2. five – minutes five – minute
3. to wake wake
4. walking walk
5. to watch watching
II. Rewrite each of the following sentence, using the word given, keeping its meaning unchanged .(5.0
points)
1. ® We won’t hold the festival if it costs too much money.
2.®Nam prefers playing football to going to the zoo.
3.® The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping.
4. ® Can the little boy take care of himself when his mother is away?
5. ® You don’t need to finish your assignment this evening.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. .(5 points)
1. Our grandparents paid a visit to Halong Bay last summer.
2. Mr. Hoang spent half an hour walking to work yesterday.
3. It is not easy to find an apartment in a big city.
4. The bad weather prevented us from going to the beach.
5. We have a two-month vacation.
IV. Write a passage of about 120- 150 words on the following topic “Why should we learn English?” (10
points)
Marking criteria:
- Bài viết có bố cục 3 phần, nội dung tốt: 4.0 points
- Tính chính xác về ngữ pháp và từ vựng, chính tả: 4.0 points
- Tính liên kết giữa câu, đoạn: 2.0 points