Năm học 22-23

ĐỀ CHẴN:
SECTION 1. PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. natural B. nature C. native D. nation
2. A. laugh B. rough C. cough D. though
3. A. missed B. stopped C. pleased D. washed
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
4. A. effort B. prefer C. primary D. suffer
5. A. important B. consider C. holiday D. semester
SECTION 2. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.
I. Circle the best answers.
6. Were the Wright brothers the ones ………….. built the first aeroplane?
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
7. Mary: “Let’s collect all the garbage in this area.” - Nam: “…………..”
A. Not at all. B. Thank you for that. C. Congratulations! D. That’s a good idea.
8. He hasn’t worked as a teacher ………….. he graduated from university.
A.while B. since C. until D. from
9. The wall is covered ………….. posters advertising a few films.
A. in B. forward C. with D. from
10. He laughed………….. when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.
A. happiness B. happy C. unhappy D. happily
11. The continent of America was named …………….. the name of the Columbus’s crew.
A. after B. to C. for D. from
12. You have read this article on the website, ………….. ?
A. don’t you B. aren’t you C. haven’t you D. have you
13. If you………………..the Queen, I would be your servant.
A. are B. were C.was D. is
14. The children felt …………when their mother was coming back home.
A. excitement B. excitedly C. excited D. exciting
15. My village is not ………………………it was ten years ago.
A. same as B. the same C. the same as D. the same like
II. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap.
16. His joke made us (laugh)…laugh……….a lot
17. I wish I (have) …had…… more time now to help him with his lesson.
18. Mrs Huong had the solar panel (install)…installed……. in her house’s roof yesterday.
19. My sister (buy) …was buying… some books when I met her yesterday.
20. I (not hear) …haven’t heard… from him since we last met.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
21. Like paper, many other ……productions….can be recycled. (PRODUCE)
22. The soccer players have played ……beautifully…. (BEAUTY)
23. We must learn about keeping the enviroment…unpolluted…. (POLLUTE)
24. Many people became……homeless……….after the earthquake. (HOME)
25. All the……preparations…….for coming exam are nearly finished (PREPARE)
SECTION 3. READING.
I. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
provide available that without electricity
Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world, electricity is very
(26) ......available..... at the touch of switch. Electricity has many uses . The most common use
of electricity is to (27) ......provide.. artificial lighting. In factories , (28) …electricity… is used to
light up the work place. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, computers and many other
machines. Electricity is also used to power many appliances (29) ......that....... we have in our
homes Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others.
The list is simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost (30) ....without...... electricity .
II. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
My village was a place (31) .............farmers worked on their land, growing rice,potatoes,
and maize. The farmers worked hard on the fields from early morning until late in the afternoon.
(32) .............they tried their best, they couldn't make ends meet.
In the last few years, my village (33) .............dramatically. With the help of a project to
help poor farmers, the farmers in the village can (34) .............money from the bank to
(35) .............more cows , pigs and chicken. The dull atmosphere has been replaced by the
exciting one.
31. A. when B. which C. that D. where
32. A. As B. In spite of C. Because D. Although
33. A. has changed B. was changed C. is changed D. changes
34. A. take B. lend C. borrow D. hold
35. A. improve B. raise C. develop D. rise
III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously
threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But
many kinds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of process of
extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their role in the
ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, etc...are thought to be in
danger of extinction.
But even more important, perhaps, than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats
are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained; and the world forests, especially the
tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man's need of timber and paper.
36. What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?
A. many species would quickly become extinct.
B. the human life would be seriously threatened.
C. species would go on dying out.
D. tropical forests would be cut down.
37. What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?
A. the vanishing of whole habitats. B. the extinction of many species.
 C. the rapid advance of the process of extinction. D. man's need of timber and paper.
38. What does the writer caution us against?
A. cutting down the tropical forests. B. hunting wild animals.
C. draining marshes. D. destroying our environment.
39. What would happen if we cut down forests? Cutting down forests would cause……….
A. the changes of temperature B. the flood
C. both A and B are correct D. none are correct
40. "to threaten" in the passage means……….
A. to pollute B. to give fear to C. to vanish D. to poison
SECTION 4. WRITING.
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
41. Although they have much rain in winter, they don’t have enough water to use.
- Despite ………having much rain in winter,they don’t have enough water to use………
42. “ Why are you always complaining about your work, Peter?” said William.
- William asked ………why Peter were always complaining about his work.………...
43. Tom said I shouldn’t say anything to the police. Tom's brother is my friend.
- Tom, ……whose brother is my friend , said I shouldn’t say anything to the police………
44. Hurry up or we’ll be late for the meeting
- Should …you not hurry up, we’ll be late for the meeting….
45. Immediately after his performance, the phone rang
- No sooner …had his performance been over than the phone rang............
II. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
46. Tom ran faster than John? (as)
- John ..........didn’t run as fast as Tom..................................................................
47. He was very tired. He couldn't work at night. (so…that)
- He ………was so tired that he couldn’t work………… at night.
48. “How about collecting unused clothes for the victims?” he said to her (should)
- He suggested...............that she should collect unused clothes for the victim...................
49. Have you been collecting glass bottles for 5 years? (haven’t )
- You ...........have been collecting glass bottles for 5 years, haven’t you?..................
50. This bottle was completely empty? ( left)
- There ……………was no water left in this bottle, wasn’t there………………………….?