ĐỀ SỐ 3:

Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
different from the other (1pt)

1. A. accept B. activity C. across D. afraid

2. A. boat B. cow C. grocer D. grow

3. A. display B. drive C. exciting D. idea

4. A. amusing B. cousin C. homesick D. season

Question II: Choose the best answer (2pts)

1. The ao dai is usually made of a light.................

A. cotton B. design C. symbol D. material

2. They................. in Hue................. a long time.

A. were living/ for B. were living/ since C. have lived/ for D. have lived/
since

3. These plants .................................. for animals' food.

A. can grow B. can be grow C. have grown D. grow

4. Japanese people usually wear kimonos on special .........................

A. occasions B. times C. situations D. places

5. He used to ...................................................... to school by his mother.

A. take B. taking C. taken D. be taken

6. They wish they .............................. a new house now.

A. have B. had C. will have D. would have

7. It rains heavily, ........................................ I can't go to the movies with you.

A. and B. but C. because D. so

8. He asked me where I ................................ the next day.

A. go B. went C. will go D. would go

Question III: Using the correct tense of the verbs to complete the sentences. (2
pts)

1. Lan (eat)..............................................................dinner when his friend called.

2. She rarely (get) ............................................. home before six o'clock.

3. We (not/ begin) ............................... to study for the test yet.

4. They (see) .................................................................. this movie before.

5. My friend is a writer. She (write) .............................................. many books.

Question IV: Use the words given to fill in the blanks. There is one extra word
that you do not need to use (2 pts)

down – air – quickly – about – save - dirty – important – pollute – grow

We all are destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1) .......................... to
swim in. There is so much smoke in the (2) ................................ that it is unhealthy
to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example,
poisonous gases from car (3) ............................. the air so much that policemen
have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut (4)......................... so many trees that
there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in
parts of Africa can not (5) ......................... enough to eat. In certain countries in
Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the
countryside. Wild animals are (6) ............................. disappearing. For instance,
tigers are rare in India now. Because we have killed too many for them to survive.
However, it is not so simple to talk (7) .............................. the problem. We must
act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. (8) ..................the
Earth.

Question V: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown (2 pts)

1. He can't pass the examination.

-> He wishes ...........................................................................

2. She asked me "Where do you live?"

-> She asked me ........................................................................

3. Mai has lived in Hanoi since she was 10.

-> He started ...........................................................................

4. They can't speak English fluently.

-> They wish .......................................................................................

Question VI. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow
are True or False: (1pt)

Everybody knows that in studying foreign languages practice is the key to fluency.
All foreign language learners even the advanced learners need practice. There is a
fact that a learner can know a lot of grammar rules and have a large vocabulary;
however, they can't speak well yet. So the learners must know how to use what
they have learnt, apart from the ability to explain grammar rules. Listening,
speaking, reading and writing are all important skills but most English learners find
listening and writing the most difficult.

1. The key to fluency in studying a foreign language is practice. 1............

2. Advanced learners needn't practice. 2............

3. Some English learners find listening and writing the most difficult skills.
3............

4. A learner can't speak well even though he knows a lot of grammar rules and has
a large vocabulary. 4............

Đáp án:

Question I: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
different from the other (1pt)

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D
Question II: Choose the best answer (2pts)

1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. D

Question III: Using the correct tense of the verbs to complete the sentences. (3
pts)

1. was eating 2. gets 3. haven't begun 4. have seen

5. has written 6. takes

Question IV: Use the words given to fill in the blanks. There is one extra word
that you do not need to use (2 pts)

We all are destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too (1) dirty to swim in.
There is so much smoke in the (2) air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the
world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from car (3)
pollute the air so much that policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut
(4) down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the
world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not (5) grow enough to eat. In
certain countries in Asia there is so little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough
care of the countryside. Wild animals are (6) quickly disappearing. For instance,
tigers are rare in India now. Because we have killed to many for them to survive.
However, it is not so simple to talk (7) about the problem. We must act now before
it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. (8) Save the Earth.

Question V: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown (2 pts )

1 He wishes he could pass the examination.

2 She asked me where I lived.

3 She started living in Hanoi when she was 10.

4 They wish they could speak English fluently.