Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A. Listening:.
I. Listen to the weather report and fill in the missing words
1. It will be a (1)………. day in Sydney today, and windy.
2. For the (2)…………, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees.
3. Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of (3)….…. and a high of twenty two.
4. London is going to have a (4)…………… day.
5. It will be very cold with a low of (5) …….. three and a high of seven.
6. Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty four degrees (6)
…………… and a high of thirty two.
7. (7)…………..is going to have a windy day.
8. It will be (8)………….. with a low of eight and a high of fifteen.
9. In Paris it will be (9)…….. and dry today.
10. The low will be ten degrees and the high will be (10)...........
B. Phonetics
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others in each group
1. A. promised B. hoped C. booked D. burned
2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought
3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard
4. A. try B. why C. heavy D. dry
5. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood
III. Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of
the other words.
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
C. Lexico -grammar:
IV. Choose the best option to complete the sentence
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain
4. “________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. Could you please
C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard
8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering
9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.
A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried
10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open
countryside.
A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling
11. Not only________but she is also very intelligent.
A. beautiful she is B. is she beautiful
C. she is beautiful D. beautiful she is
12. Nga has to search for more information before she writes her graduation thesis.
A. look after B. look up C. look into D. look for
13. Dangerous chemicals can be _________ from burning plastics or hairspray
containers.
A. freed B. invented C. released D. escaped
14. He finally __________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up B. came C. came with D. came up with
15. We had a party last night. I .............. spend all morning clearing up the mess.
A. must have B. have been to C. have had to D. have must
16. The smaller the room is, the__________furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less
17. The winners are the first ones __________ a fire.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
18. Farmers use the dung of animals for___________ their field.
A. fertilizing B. to fertilized C. fertilized D. fertilize
19. When she _________ her mistake, she apologized
A. was realizing B. did realize C. realized D. has realized
20. The librarian is ___________ for all the books in the library .
A. dutiful B. responsible C. confident D. secure
SECTION 1: LISTENING.
Phần nghe có 02 bài, mỗi bài được nghe 02 lần (giám thị chỉ mở 01 lần đĩa tự động phát
02 lần)
Trước phần nghe có một phút để thí sinh đọc đề bài.
Part 1. Listen to the conversation twice and then choose the best answer (A, B C or
D) to each question. (1.0 point)
II. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed
differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1. A. decompose B. competition C. application D. television
2. A. postcard B. advice C. picture D. beauty
3. A. commercial B. comfortable C. generous D. demonstrate
4. A. saucepan B. memorial C. typhoon D. prefer
5. A. character B. popular C. wonderful D. computer
SECTION 3: LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer
(A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. When I arrived at school, the school drum was _______.
A. ringing B. racing C. cheering D. sounding
2. Sa Pa is in _________________ Vietnam.
A. north B. south C. southern D. northern
3. The __________ can’t fix the washing machine until tomorrow.
A. repairman B. walkman C. chairman D. postman
4. Would you mind if I ask you some personal questions? - __________
A. Please do B. OK C. That’s right D. Sure
5. “Who sings best in your school?” - Mr. Quang _________________
A. sings B. is C. does D. was
6. Of my both sisters, Ms. Minh is _____________
A. taller B. the taller C. the tallest D. tall
7. “Happy new year” is a very famous song ________. It is sung most in the world.
A. sung by ABBA B. singing by ABBA
C. was sung by ABBA D. sings by ABBA
8. Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.
A. humorous B. reserved C. hard-working D. sociable
9. Could you __________ me a favor?
A. help B. do C. make D. bring
10. Can I speak to Mary, please? - Please __________
A. wait the phone B. stay there for a minute
C. hold on D. keep the phone
11. They visit a lot of monuments __________ the one- pillar pagoda.
A. beside B. among C. between D. besides
12. Johnny was said _________________ the bright brilliant student in class.
A. was B. being C. being D. to be
13. Nobody will go there, __________ ?
A. will they B. won’t he C. will he D. won’t they
14. I couldn’t cut down the grass because the machines ____________ a few days ago.
A. broke down B. have broken down
C. has broken down D. break down
15. Let your name ____________ in the sheet of paper.
A. to be written B. write C. be written D. wrote
16. Take the number 16 bus and get __________ at Bach Mai hospital.
A. down B. off C. across D. on
17. The stolen pictures are ________________ a lot of money.
A. worth B. cost C. price D. valued
18. He ______________ the bus ticket at home.
A. took B. put C. brought D. left
19. Because he didn’t like the first pair of scissors, he asked for ______________.
A. the other B. the other ones C. one another D. another
20. I have just bought __________________ from a book shop near here.
A. two beautiful black school leather bags B. two beautiful leather black school bags
C. two beautiful black leather school bags D beautiful two black leather school bags .
VI. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (1.0 point)
1. “Do you mind if I sit here?” – “I’d rather you (sit) _________________ over there.”
2. I asked Jim whether he (go) _____________________ on holiday in Japan the
following month.
3. The printer which you are using right now (invent) ____________ many years ago.
4. There (be) _____________________no rain here for six months.
5. I don’t enjoy (laugh) _____________________ at by other people.
SECTION 4: READING.
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions. (1.0 point)
Living in the country is something (1)............. people from the city often dream
about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and (2)................. .
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First of all, you can
enjoy (3)............. and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage
is that there is less (4)............., so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there
are (5)......... people, you are (6)............... to have few friends. In addition, entertainment
is difficult to find, (7)................. in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer
shops and services means that it is hard to find (8).................. .
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is (9)............... suitable for some
people than others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or
who have young children. In (10)................, young people who have a career are better
provided for in the city.
It is five o’clock in the evening when Mrs. Jackson comes home from work. She
walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14, 13 and 9 years
old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor
and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are every where. Jackson is angry, “This place
is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening.
I’m not going to do housework!” Jackson doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or
wash dishes. She doesn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and
watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the
children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Mrs. Jackson comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The
kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen!
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes.
Jackson tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
Now Jackson and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit
on the sofa and watch TV!
1. When Jackson came home from work, she found the house ................ .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy
C. clean but untidy D. dirty and untidy
2. Jackson told her children ....................... .
A. to do the housework B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn’t do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .................. .
A. a mess B. very clean C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ......................... .
A. her children did housework. B. she couldn’t let it that way
C. her children didn’t do housework. D. she did housework again.
5. Now Jackson does housework again because ...................... .
A. her children don’t do it.. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her children help her
IX. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (2.0 points)
In Scotland, the biggest celebration of the year is “Hogmanay” (ngày tất niên).
“Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. (1)…………………… 31st
December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework display at the castle and they play
live music in the park. Thousands of people (2)……………………..in the streets, cafes
and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells (3)…………………… all over the city. After
midnight people go “first footing”. This is a Scottish custom that dates back hundreds of
(4)……………………. . “First footing” is visiting your neighbors after midnight on New
Year’s (5)………………….. . The visitors must step into the house with their right foot
step first, to bring good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three (6)
……………………..: a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” (a Scottish biscuit) and a
little whisky. The gifts (7)………………….. warmth, food and happiness. If the first
person (8)………………. visits your home (9)……………………… midnight is a man
(10)…………… dark hair, that is particularly lucky.
SECTION 5: WRITING.
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
1. I last saw my best friend six years ago.
=> I haven’t ………………………………………………………….………..………
2. The lazy boy keeps forgetting his homework.
=> The lazy boy is…………………………………………………………..………..
3. Nobody rented this expensive hotel a long time ago
=> This expensive………………………..……………………………………………
4. The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.
=> The water was not…….………………………………………………………
5. The garage is servicing my car on Monday.
=> I am…………………………………………………………………………..
6. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected.
=> The exam………………………………………………….………..................
7. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
=> He told …………………………………………………….………………. .
8. It took eight hours to drive from Ha Noi to Sa Pa
=> It was ….…………………………………………………………………….
9. This is the most delicious pudding I have ever tasted.
=> I have ………………………………………..…………………..…………..
10. My boss likes people to call him "sir".
=> He ……………………………………………………………….…………..
XI. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write a complete sentence. Make all
the changes and additions if neccessary. (2.0 points)
1. What/ should/ do/ protect/ environment/ save/ natural resources.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… 2.
Tom/ always/ go/ home/ late/ so/ mother/ angry.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….………………………… 3.
Life/ countryside/ simple/ people/ friendly/ and /air/ clean.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………….………………………… 4.
We/ send / receive/ message/ by/ use computers.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………… 5.
It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………… 6.
Technology/now/ mean/ students/ get degree/ without/ be on campus.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….…………………… 7.
Bob Milton/ be/ most successful/ pop singer/ for/ last ten years.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….……… 8.
Problem/ food/ everyone/ world/ get/ worse/ and.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………..………… 9.
Uncle/ work/ farm/ since/ he/ return/ army.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….………… 10.
We/ hope/ give/ more /green/ color/ town/ and/ earn/ money/ group.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………….…………
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