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SECTION A: PHONETICS
I- Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (3 points)
2. A- heal B- hockey C- exhaust D- hole
3. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food
II- Circle the word whose main stress partern is placed differently from the others.
(2 points)
1. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private
2. A. design B. prefer C. mention D. inspire
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer sheet. (10 points).
Air ……(1)… is caused of ill health in human beings. …(2)… a lot of countries, there ……(3)… laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can ……(4)… although there is not enough information on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. ……(5)… have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also ……(6)…… air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often ……(7)…… in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children ……(8)…… live in areas where there is ……(9)…… lead in the atmosphere can not think as ……(10)…… as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.
1.A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
2.A. On B. At C. For D. In
3.A. is B. are C. was D. were
4.A. to produce B. produced C. producing D. produce
5.A. Singers B. Teachers C. Doctors D. Engineers
6.A. increased B. increasing C. to increase D. increase
7.A. collected B. collect C. collecting D. collects
8.A. who B. which C. what D. why
9.A. lot of B. a lot of C. a lots D. a lots of
10.A. more quickly B. quick C. quickly D. quicker
II- Complete the text below by filling the blanks with the suitable words. (10 points)
READING
Who read ? All kind of people : the old, the ...(1)..........young.............., everyone. And why do people read? For (2)................a.................. variey of reasons. Some for pleasure, (3) ..............some.......................because they have to. And when do people (4) ...........read............? Well sometimes not often, (5) ............the...................other people read all the time, day and (6)..........night.................... But the most important question is what do (7)............they....................read? Adverts ? Stories ? Science books ? Maps ? It could (8) ..........be......................anything ! Ask your family and friends all these (9)...........questions ......................Then make your own answers (10)…………about………........who read, what , why , and where.
SECTION D: WRITING
I- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as showns, so that the meaning stays the same. (10 points)
1. He has just sold his old car.
→ His old car just has been sold
2. He spends an hour a day looking after the dog.
→Looking after the dog takes him an hour a day
3. Tom is the best programmer in his company.
→ Noone.in his company. is a better programmer than him
4. She last ate this kind of food in January.
→ She has not eaten this kind of food since January
5. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
→ Because of the terrible traffic, They arrived late
6. “Don’t swim out too far, boys’’ I said.
→ I warned the boys not to swim out too fa
8. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Andrey on her trip to London.
→ He greatly regretted not to see Andrey on her trip to London.
9. What is the meaning of this word?
→ What does this word mean?
10. Besides her roomate, Jane has lots of friends.
→ In addition to her roomate, jane has lots of friends
PART A: PHONETICS (2pts)
Section I: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1pt)
1. A. school B. chair C. chemistry D. character
2. A. serious B. symptom C. sugar D. sauce
3. A. order B. novel C. portable D. score
4. A. coop B. cartoon C. stool D. indoors.
Section II. Choose the word that has different stress from others.(1pt)
1. A. complete B. detective C. gather D. event
2. A. mixture B. allow C. affect D. disease
3. A. exit B. cushion C. turtle D. improve
4. A. museum B. useful C. cavity D. wedding
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.(10pts)
Section I: Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D to fill in the gaps.(2pts)
1. She is staying................................her uncle and aunt's house.
A. at B. in C. with D. on
2. Their trip to Da Lat ....................wonderful.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
3. There is............................meat in the box.
A. any B. a few C. a little D. many
4. Don't forget .....................your teeth before going to bed.
A. brush B. to brush C. brushing D. not to brush
5 You ............................stay at home when you are sick.
A. had better B. should C. mustn't D. A and B
6. He doesn't like candy. I.................
A. don't too B. don't, either C. don't neither D. do so
7. I divided the sweets.....................several boys.
A. during B. between C. into D. among
8. He was only ten, but he ate........................his father did.
A. as much as B. more that C. much than D. as much than
Section II: Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.(2pts)
1. My mother often (go).......to the market every morning but she ( not go)........there this morning.
=> goes; doesn't go.
2. When (you/ have).........................the last medical check-up?
=> did you have.
3. Why ( you/ not take) ..................part in the picnic last Sunday?
=> didn't you take.
4. Where ( your teacher/ be)....................?
- He (explain)......................a new lesson in that class.
=> is your teacher; is explaining.
5. I (pick)...............you up at your hotel in half an hour.
=> will pick.
6. We can't go out now because it (rain) .
=> is raining.
Section III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(2pts)
1. The noise in the city kept Hoa awake at night. (Wake)
2. In addition to that, my bike tires was flat. (Add)
3. Mr. Tan has a very painful tooth. (Pain)
4. Then, Thanh heated a pan and stir-fried the beef. (Hot)
5. Sugar is not an unhealthy food because we need it to live. (Health)
6. Catching the common cold is unpleasant for every body. (Please)
7. Don't worry! Your cold will last for a few days and then disappear. (Appear)
8. I have less time to play than my friend. (Little)
Section IV: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.(2pts)
1 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer listening to music to watching TV.
2. It isn't important for you to finish the work today.
=> You don't have to finish the work today.
3. How much is this dictionary?
=> What is the price of this dictionary ?
4. How heavy is the chicken?
=> What is the weight of the chicken ?
5. Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung type quickly .
=> Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung are quick typists.
6. I got to work in half an hour yesterday.
=> It took me half an hour to get to work yesterday.
7. My mother doesn't like coffee and tea.
=> My mother likes neither coffee nor tea.
8. You shouldn't eat too much candy.
=> You'd better not eat too much candy.
Section V: There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Underline the mistake and then correct it. (2pts)
1. The dirt on vegetables can cause you sick .
=> make.
2. Scientists say that the life started in the ocean .
=> \(\varnothing\).
3. He gave up to smoke 2 years ago.
=> smoking.
4. He is a fast runner. He runs fastly.
=> fast.
5. Can I lend your pencil? I'm sorry. I'm using it.
=> borrow.
6. You should keep silently when they are working.
=> silent.
7. How many times in a day do you brush your teeth ?
=> \(\varnothing\).
8. Long is worried because he has see the dentist.
=> to see.
PART C: READING.( 4pts)
Section I: Read the following story and write true (T) or false (F). (1.5pts)
When Dave was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong, but when he was forty-five, he began to get fat and slow. He was not able to breathe as well as before, and when he walked rather fast, his heart beat painfully.
He did not do anything about this for a long time, but finally he became anxious and went to see a doctor, and the doctor sent him to a hospital. Another young doctor examined him there and said, " I don't want to mislead you, Mr. Dave. You are very ill, and I believe that you are unlikely to live much longer. Would you like me to arrange for anybody to come and see you before you die?
Dave thought for a few seconds and then he answered, "I'd like another doctor to come and see me".
Your answers:
1. Dave was fat and slow until he was forty five.
=> F.
2. As soon as Dave had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor.
=> F.
3. Dave was afraid he was ill.
=> T.
4. The young doctor thought Dave was going to die soon.
=> T.
5. He wanted to see another doctor, first.
=> F.
6. Dave did not trust the young doctor.
=> T.
Section II: Read the passage and write ONE suitable word for each space. (2.5pts)
Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth when they was middle-aged.
Since the beginning of this century,(1) tooth decay has greatly increased. The amount(2) of sugar in our food has also increased Doctors and dentists now know that(3) sugar is the chief cause of tooth(4) decay Eskimos' teeth, for example, started to(5) decay when they began to eat sweet(6) food.
Long ago doctors did not like(7) to treat people's teeth. Barbers and blacksmiths(8) looked after people's teeth and pulled them(9) out when they decayed. Some people thought(10) toothache was a punishment from the gods.
PART D: READING.( 4pts)
Section I: Using the givens words to write a passage. (2pts)
Dung/ go/ Nha Trang/ family/ vacation/ last month/. She/ stay/ hotel/ side/ beach/. In the early morning/ she/ go/ sea/ swim/an hour/. Then/ she/ breakfast/ food stall/ beach/ enjoy/ fresh air/ morning/. Afternoon/ she/ take/ photos/ sights/. She/ stay/ Nha Trang/ four days/ took/ nice photos/. She/ also/ buy/ postcards/ souvenirs/ friends/. It/ be/ great vacation/ because/ she/ have/fun.
=> Dung went to Nha Trang with her family on vacation last week. She stayed at a hotel on the side of the beach. In the early morning, she went to the sea and swam for an hour. Then she had breakfast in the food stall on the beach to enjoy fresh air in the morning. In the afternoon, she took some photos of the sights. She stayed in Nha Trang for four days and took of a lot of nice photos. She also bought some postcards and souvenirs for her friends. It was a great vacation because she had a lot of fun.
Section II: Write a passage about 150 words to describe the activities at recess (2pts)
In the school yard children, every 2 each session details are to recess. A drum up, but as fun loudly urging us quickly run out .... romp.
Wide school yard a few minutes ago that, deserted and quiet suddenly as narrow, not even enough room for noise and hundreds of large and small pupils, from Grades flush profusely as massive streams, multi-colored sharp. Shuttlecock few top men quickly occupied, arrayed, foot stone Thoan, mouth à á call each other, red and blue orbs flying over, fly back, flew up, fly down. Many girls playing jump rope rhythmically and healthy, spinning wire spiraling, undulating dancer with a smile, hair flying in the wind. Original few eagles around women with women, men with men, many of you are playing tag, chasing people who flee flashed bucket to run, the purple ears. Some you like jokes huddled storytelling fun, laughing, with him jumping happily cheered! Many couples holding hands, walking around, talking to small giggle. Some make you curious to look at the fence looking around she sold plots vicious looking sour apricot, deep sweetness. Teacher observations, standing afar off, would also spread the fun out of our joy.
Recess filled with laughter and voices wa also go very fast. A solemn drumbeat sounded. Drumming like a miracle that we had like a hundred silent gradually, rushed into the classroom, the school returned to the air, quiet terrace, its tranquility..
B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences.
1.Our school has managed __________ a lot of books to distribute to the children in a village school.
a. to collect b. collecting c. with collecting d. on collecting
2.___________ to get throught to Jack for days now. Either she's away or her phone's out of order.
a. I tried b. I had tried c. I was trying d. I've been trying
3. Over the past 50 years, many serious illnesses ___________ under control.
a. brought b. was brought c. have bought d. have been brought
4. Do you like the "Harry Potter" film series? - Well, after __________ the books. I was a bit disappointed.
a. read b. having read c. being read d. I have read
5.Because of road works, traffic _______ to one lane in each direaction.
a. restricts b. will restrict c. has restricted d. is restricted
6. She _________ five years ago today; therefore her request for a raise is defi-nitely worth reviewing.
a. is being promoted b. promoted c. was promoted d. has been promoted
7. After he _________, he continued to take classes to upgraded his skills.
a. hired b. has hired c. had hired d. was hired
8. He _______ in public on the occasion of his daughter's wedding.
a. last saw b. has last seen c. was last seen d. was seeing last
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. hospital b. mischievous c. supportive d. special
2. a. family b. whenever c. obedient d. solution
3. a. biologist b. generally c. responsible d. security
4. a. confident b. important c. together d. exciting
5. a. possible. b. university c. secondary d. suitable
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
7. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability
8. John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
9. According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
a. supportive b. caring c. suitable d. comfortable
10. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
a. came into b. went leisurely c. went quickly d. dropped by
11. Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
a. help b. prepared c. be busy d. attempt
12. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
a . happen b. encounter c. arrive d. clean
13. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
a. drinks b. beverages c. grains d. special dishes
14. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
a. try b. attempt c. doing d. aim
15. Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
a. on / for b. in / about c. to / through d. at / with
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
a. under b. above c. upon d. out of
17. We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
a. wear b. to wear c. wearing d. worn
18. Sometimes I do not feel like _______ to my sibling about my troubles.
a. talk b. to talk c. talking d. talked
19. The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working b. as hard-working than
c. more hard-working than d. more hard-working as
20. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said to be b. is said c. is said being d. is said to be
21. I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.
a. see b. saw c. seen d. seeing
22. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
a. becomes b. has become c. became d. will become
23. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
a. took b. had taken c. had taken d. was taking
24. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed b. is / change
c. had been / will change d. has been / changed
25. Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying b. would fly c. will fly d. can fly
26. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching d. had called / watched
27. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
28. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
a. reads / has cooked b. is reading / is cooking
c. has read / was cooking d. read / will be cooking
29. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading
b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading
d. had done / was cooking /read
30. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared
b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
31. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
a. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
b. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
c. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
d. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
32. Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
a. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
b. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
c. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
d. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
33. His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
a. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
b. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
c. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
d. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
34. She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
a. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time. .
b. Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.
c. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
d. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on.
35. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
a. I have not been to the museum for a year.
b. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
c. My going to the museum lasted a year.
d. At last I went to the museum after a year.
PART A: PHONETICS (2pts)
Section I: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1pt)
1. A. school B. chair C. chemistry D. character
2. A. serious B. symptom C. sugar D. sauce
3. A. order B. novel C. portable D. score
4. A. coop B. cartoon C. stool D. indoors
Section II. Choose the word that has different stress from others.(1pt)
1. A. complete B. detective C. gather D. event
2. A. mixture B. allow C. affect D. disease
3. A. exit B. cushion C. turtle D. improve
4. A. museum B. useful C. cavity D. wedding
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.(10pts)
Section I: Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D to fill in the gaps.(2pts)
1. She is staying......her uncle and aunt's house.
A. at B. in C. with D. on
2. Their trip to Da Lat ....................wonderful.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
3. There is............................meat in the box.
A. any B. a few C. a little D. many
4. Don't forget .....................your teeth before going to bed.
A. brush B. to brush C. brushing D. not to brush
5 You ............................stay at home when you are sick.
A. had better B. should C. mustn't D. A and B
6. He doesn't like candy. I.................
A. don't too B. don't, either C. don't neither D. do so
7. I divided the sweets.....................several boys.
A. during B. between C. into D. among
8. He was only ten, but he ate........................his father did.
A. as much as B. more that C. much than D. as much than
Section II: Supply the correct tense for the verbs in brackets.(2pts)
1. My mother often (go)....goes.......to the market every morning but she ( not go)..........didn't go..........there this morning.
2. When (you/ have)............will you have.............the last medical check-up?
3. Why ( you/ not take) ...........didn't you take.......part in the picnic last Sunday?
4. Where ( your teacher/ be).......is your teacher .............?
- He (explain)............is explaining ..........a new lesson in that class.
5. I (pick).....will pick ..........you up at your hotel in half an hour.
6. We can't go out now because it (rain) ....is raining ....
Section III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(2pts)
1. The noise in the city kept Hoa........awake ...........at night. (Wake)
2. In.........addition.......to that, my bike tires was flat. (Add)
3. Mr. Tan has a very.......painful.......tooth. (Pain)
4. Then, Thanh.........heated........a pan and stir-fried the beef. (Hot)
5. Sugar is not an..........unhealthy............food because we need it to live. (Health)
6. Catching the common cold is........unpleasant ..........for every body. (Please)
7. Don't worry! Your cold will last for a few days and then.........disappear....... (Appear)
8. I have.........less........time to play than my friend. (Little)
Section IV: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.(2pts)
1 Listening to music is more interesting than watching TV.
=> I prefer.....listening to music to watching TV........
2. It isn't important for you to finish the work today.
=> You don't.......have to finish the work today.........
3. How much is this dictionary?
=> What ......is the price of this dictionary .........?
4. How heavy is the chicken?
=> What......is the chicken's weight ........?
5. Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung type quickly .
=> Mr. Trung and Mrs. Trung.....are quick typists..........
6. I got to work in half an hour yesterday.
=> It took .....me half an hour to get to work yesterday ........
7. My mother doesn't like coffee and tea.
=> My mother likes neither......coffee nor tea.....
8. You shouldn't eat too much candy.
=> You'd.....better not eat too much candy .....
Section V: There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Underline the mistake and then correct it. (2pts)
1. The dirt on vegetables can cause => make you sick .
2. Scientists say that the=> bỏ life started in the ocean .
3. He gave up to smoke=> smoking 2 years ago.
4. He is a fast runner. He runs fastly=> fast .
5. Can I lend => borrow your pencil? I'm sorry. I'm using it.
6. You should keep silently=> silent when they are working.
7. How many times in=> bỏ a day do you brush your teeth ?
8. Long is worried because he has=> has to see the dentist.
PART C: READING.( 4pts)
Section I: Read the following story and write true (T) or false (F). (1.5pts)
When Dave was young, he played a lot of games, and he was thin and strong, but when he was forty-five, he began to get fat and slow. He was not able to breathe as well as before, and when he walked rather fast, his heart beat painfully.
He did not do anything about this for a long time, but finally he became anxious and went to see a doctor, and the doctor sent him to a hospital. Another young doctor examined him there and said, " I don't want to mislead you, Mr. Dave. You are very ill, and I believe that you are unlikely to live much longer. Would you like me to arrange for anybody to come and see you before you die?
Dave thought for a few seconds and then he answered, "I'd like another doctor to come and see me".
Your answers:
1. Dave was fat and slow until he was forty five. F
2. As soon as Dave had trouble in breathing and walking, he went to see a doctor. F
3. Dave was afraid he was ill. T
4. The young doctor thought Dave was going to die soon. T
5. He wanted to see another doctor, first. F
6. Dave did not trust the young doctor. T
Section II: Read the passage and write ONE suitable word for each space. (2.5pts)
Many people nowadays have to wear false teeth when they was middle-aged.
Since the beginning of this century,(1)......tooth............decay has greatly increased. The amount(2) .......of...........sugar in our food has also increased Doctors and dentists now know that(3)......sugar......is the chief cause of tooth(4) ..........decay...... Eskimos' teeth, for example, started to(5).....decay.....when they began to eat sweet(6)........food..........
Long ago doctors did not like(7)...to......treat people's teeth. Barbers and blacksmiths(8)..........looked......after people's teeth and pulled them(9)....out........ when they decayed. Some people thought(10)....toothache ......was a punishment from the gods.
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answers. (2pts)
Clothes can tell a lot (1) ………. a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone (2)……… at them and they want to be the center of things. (3)………….. people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not (4)………. or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different (5)……….. the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s, all women (6)……..dress. The dresses all had long skirts. Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between 1800 and today is the (7) ……… In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are (8) ……. kinds of man made cloth. A lot of clothes are made from nylon, rayon or polyester.
1. A. about B. at C. with D. on
2. A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking
3. A. Each other B. Another C. Others D. Other
4. A. color B. colorfully C. colorful D. colored
5. A. at B. to C. from D. in
6. A. wear B. worn C. wore D. wearing
7. A. cloth B. clothing C. clothe D. clothes
8. A. many B. much C. any D. a little