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ĐỀ SỐ 4
I. PHONETICS
1. Choose A, B, C or D which has a different underlined sound.
1. A. mouth B. thirsty C. mother D. fifth
2. A. weak B. wear C. leak D. beat
3. A. part B. arm C. art D. angel
2. Circle A, B, C or D which is stressed differently from the others.
4. A. bottle B. robots C. rubbish D. activity
5. A. recognize B. understand C. organize D. educate
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Choose the best answer.
1. In winter, most people __________ ice skating in the mountainous places.
A. play B. make C. go D. be
2. In which country do people often __________ taekwondo?
A. play B. do C. keep D. use
3. Will the hi-tech robots be able to __________?
A. being cutting the hedge B. to cut the hedge
C. cut the hedge D. cutting the hedge
4. What does the word ‘recycling’ __________?
A. be B. understand C. mean D. say
5. The __________ of the National Day begins at 7.30 P.M with a firework display.
A. decoration B. visit C. celebration D. experience
6. I’ve eaten a lot of cake, and now my stomach __________.
A. plays B. hurts C. hurries D. clean
7. Joe sometimes feels __________ when he has nothing to do.
A. bored B. boring C. bore D. bores
8. A: “__________ invented the television?” B: - “Thomas Edison.”
A. Who B. When Where D. Whose
9. They think Da Lat is the __________ interesting place they have visited.
A. more B. better C. most D. best
10. __________ pollution makes plants die.
A. air B. noise C. water D. soil
11. A smart TV might help us __________ the Internet.
A. surf B. send C. check D. receive
12 Do you know __________ beach in Vietnam?
A. more beautiful B. beautiful
C. the more beautiful D. the most beautiful

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13. That is the most interesting novel I __________.

A. ever read B. like reading C. have ever read D. often read
14. Robots can __________ our houses when we are away.
A. see B. guard C. look at D. look
15. I don’t agree ______ you that robots will be able to write a letter to an English friend.
A. of B. about C. to D. with
2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs.
1. If people (have) ____________ a shower instead of a bath, they (save) ____________
a lot of water.
2. If you (see) ____________ someone throw rubbish on the road, what (you/ do)
____________?
3. Kate (phone) ____________ me last night. She (be) ____________ on holiday in
France. She is having a great time and (not want) ____________ to come back.
4. How long ____________ you (study) ____________ English?
5. He (not finish) ____________ doing it yet.
III. READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D).
Noise pollution has become a serious problem of our days. It is a huge issue to everyone
and especially for people who (1) ________ in a big and crowded city. It is not only airports,
cars or factories that (2) ________ noise, but also such things as computers or printers can
distract people. Even pleasurable things, such as (3) ________ to loud music can (4) _______
our hearing. It is proven that noise has different negative influences (5) ________ people
among other things. It not only damages our hearing but also (6) ________ our behaviour.
Big cities are the main sources of noise pollution.
1. A. stay B. live C. leave D. arrive
2. A. make B. pollute C. do D. get
3. A. hearing B. listening C. watching D. seeing
4. A. damage B. reduce C. make D. get
5. A. with B. on C. in D. by
6. A. affects B. affect C. has affect D. affecting
2. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Walking on two legs is difficult for robots because it requires balance. Scientists have
found that designing a robot that can balance itself is very hard so they have found other ways
to make robots move.
Australian-born scientist Rodney Brooks observed how insects and spiders quickly and
easily. Brooks and his team created Genghis, the first robot to move like a(n) ________.
1. Why is it difficult for robots to walk on two legs?
A. Because it requires strong legs.
B. Because it requires solar energy.
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C. Because robots do not have legs.
D. Because it requires balance.
2. What is the synonym of the underlined word ‘designing’ in the passage?
A. dreaming B. planning C. hoping D. helping
3. Who is Rodney Brooks?
A. He is an Australian scientist. B. He is an Australian.
C. He is from Australia. D. He was born in Australia.
4. What did Brooks and his team do?
A. They designed a robot.
B. They played with a robot.
C. They created a robot.
D. They named the robot Genghis.
5. What word goes in the blank in the passage?
A. insect B. human C. amphibian D. reptile