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I/Chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành câu: 1. Dennis gave up ........two years ago. He...........40 cigarettes a day. A. smoke – didn’t use to smoke B. smoking – used to smoke C. smoked – used to smoking D. smoked – was used to smoking 3. A window ............... by the students. A. has been broken B. have been broken C. was broken D. were broken 4. There are many clouds in the sky. It .................... A. is raining B. will rain C. is going to rain D. will be raining 5. Students often have a free –month........every summer. A. holiday B. rest C. break D. relaxation 6. Norah John, ...music is loved by many jazz fans, grew up in Texas. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 7. Maria hasn’t visited her home in Spain .............. A. for many years B. since many years C. many years since D. many years ago 8. His mother,........is a bank executive , is very intelligent . A. who B. which C. that D. she 9................there any flowers in your garden? No, there aren’t. A. Was B. Are C. Were D. Has been 10. If I were you, I ............ him as my nephew A. will have treated B. am treating C. would treat D. will treat 11. Khan ..............the guitar since she was 10. A. played B has played C. played D. was playing 12. Hoa is never late ...school. A. at B. in C. from D. for 13. Each student ................... the lesson very well. A. understand B. understands C. understanding D. to understand 14. They realized the ...................... of a good environment. A. important B. importantly C. importance D. unimportant 15. How long ...............to be a nurse? -I took a three-year course A. did you study B. did you studied C. you study D. do you study 16. Drinking much wine is ...to your health. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed 17. The government has been dealing with the problem of ............................among young people. A. employ B. employment C. employee D. unemployment 18. My grandfather and his friends are also studying ..... A. the English B. English language C. the language English D. the English language 19. The telephone,...... by Graham Bell, has changed our way of communication. A. that was invented B. who was invented C. which was invented D. where was invented 20. People in the South treat women ..............and speak ...............English than people in the North. A. equal - good B. more equal - better C. more equally - best D. more equally - better 21. She left the room without ....any word. A. saying B. says C. to say D. said 22. The questions were ..........difficult that students did not answer them properly. A. so B. such C. too D. enough 23. Is that the town in..................you last met her? A. which B. that C. whose D. where 24. What will you do when you .......................school? A. will finish B. finished C. finishing D. finish 25. You will become ill ___________ you stop working so hard. A. until B. when C. unless D. if 26. “....................did they arrive?” “Twenty minutes ago” A. How long B. How much time C. How many time D. When 27. It is the English language. .. . . . .is used as an official language in 44 countries. A. which B. where C. why D. that 28. Listen carefully; I’m going to give you.......... advice. A. a few B. some C. few D. little 29. Marie Cure was a great .......... who won the Nobel Prize two times. A. scientist B. science C. scientific D. scientifically 30. John drives very....He has never had any accidents. A. careful B. carelessly C. careless D. carefully II/Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây: If you don’t promise to try harder, I won’t help you. A.If you promise to try harder, I will never help you. B.If you promised to try harder, I wouldn’t help you. C.Unless you promise to try harder, I will never help you. D.Unless you don’t promise to try harder, I will help you. III/Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa trong các câu sau: 31. [[[My sister]A] is [[interesting]B] [[in]C] reading [[the]D] picture stories 32. Nga [[had lived]A] in Hanoi [[since]B] 10 years [[before]C] she [[moved to]D] Saigon. 33. It[[takes]A] 90 [[minutes]B] [[for going]C] to Hanoi[[by plane]D]. 34. It is [[the pronunciation]A] [[that]B] causes me [[a lot of]C] [[difficultD]]. 35. [[When]A] I [[came]B] home, my father [[has read]C] [[a]D] magazine. IV/Choïn phöông aùn (A hoaëc B, C, D) öùng vôùi phaàn gaïch chaân ñöôïc ñoïc khaùc vôùi phaàn gaïch chaân cuûa ba töø coøn laïi trong moãi caâu. 36. A. planet B. animal C. man D. play 37. A. thirteen B. thankful C. threaten D. mother 38. A. park B. farmer C. hard D. apartment V/Chọn phương án (A,B,C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vi trí khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu sau: 39. A. attend B. public C. damage D. practice 40. A. career B. persuade C. people D. complete VI/Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 41đến 45: THE WILD LIFE Wild animal (and wild plants) and wild places where they live are seriously threatened everywhere .One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger .lack of attention would lead to the rapid advanced of process of extinction. Already many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, etc...are thought to be in danger of extinctions. 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 tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s need of timber and paper. What would our world be like if all the wild animals and plants vanished? Would our life still exist then? 41. What would happen to human beings if the wild life vanished? A.Many species would quickly become exist. B.The human life would be seriously threatened. C.Species would go on dying out. D.Tropical forests would be cut down. 42. 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. 43. What does the writer caution us against? A.Cutting down the tropical forests. B.Hunting wild animals. C.Draining marshes D.Destroying our environment. 44. 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. 45. ”To threaten” in the passage means ________ A.To pollute B. to give fear to C. to vanish D. to poison VII/Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ câu 46 đến câu 50 ISAAC NEWTON Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists, was born (46)___ December 25th ,1642 in the small village in Woolthorpe in England .His father was a poor farmer .When the boy was fourteen ,his father died .Newton (47)____ school and helped his mother on the farm .(48)______he was fond of physics and mathematics , Newton was sent to school .(49)_______he left high school, Newton studied at Cambridge University .In 1667 he became a professor on mathematics at Cambridge University. His greatest discovery is the (50) _____of gravitation. He died in 1727 46. A. in B. on C. at D. of 47. A. went B. sent C. left D. worked 48. A. So B. So that C. Because D. Because of 49. A. for B. while C. before D. after 50. A. theory B. invention C. foundation D. practice I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D 1. A. emptied B. washed C. rained D. whispered 2. A. outside B. instead C. exciting D. surprising 3. A. although B. anything C. thirtieth D. anthem 4. A. audience B. cause C. visual D. automatic 5. A. cartoon B. flute C. moving D. floor B. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern 6. A. audience B. movement C. fiction D. cartoon 7. A. expression B. imagine C. musician D. festival 8. A. announce B. semester C. gestation D. damage 9. A. tragedy B. traditional C. terrific D. spiritual 10. A. shipwreck B. rumor C. regional D. simplistic II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 11. Would you like to go out … … a meal tonight, Joan? A. to B. for C. with D. of 12. The movie on TV last night made me …… A. bore B. boredom C. boring D. bored 13. There is … .. university in our town. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 14. My son didn’t go to the theatre … .. he was 16 years old. A. until B. soon C. after D. once 15. Most rice in Taiwan … … from Vietnam. A. is imported B. are imported C. was bought D. are bought 16. What … … happen if there were no plants on earth? A. will B. would C. could D. did 17. After getting married, she doesn’t get much chance … … TV. She’s too busy. A. watches B. watching C. watch D. to watch 18. I met my friend on the way back home, so we stopped … … with each other. A. talking B. to talk C. talked D. for talking 19. The baby was … … of being left alone in the room. A. terrible B. terrified C. terrific D. terrifying 20. His foolish mistakes … … all of us. A. amuse B. amused C. amusing D. amusement 21. Young men often enjoy … … films. A. active B. acting C. action D. acted 22. The children were … … by Walt Disney films. A. fascinating B. fascinated C. fascination D. fascinate 23. The explorer crossed … … Pacific Ocean in a canoe. A. Ø B. a C. the D. an 24. The …… finds pleasure in the skill of execution- the art of creating a work of art. A. audience B. theatergoers C. writers C. actors and actresses 25. Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, …… in 1994, is a comedy movie. A. releasing B. which released C. released C. which releasing 26. Music plays …… indispensable part in human life. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 27. Why are you still here? You ….. on the flight to London. A. must be B. have to be C. have had to be D. must have been 28. The paintings in this gallery are in an excellent state of …… A. preserve B. preservation C. reserve D. reservation 29. The footballers sang the national song …… A. solemnity B. solemn C. solemnly D. solemnize 30. He thought of his dead child with deep …… A. emotional B. emotion C. emotive D. emotionally 31. When I see Barbara in the street, she always ___ at me. A. smiled B. smiling C. has smiled D. smiles 32. I don’t care ___. A. if or not you like it. B. whether you like it or not. C. do you like it or not. D. you like it or not. 33. My sister wanted ___ to her wedding. A. I go B. me to go C. me going D. that I go 34. No sooner had he arrived home ___ he was called out again. A. when B. and C. but D. than 35. Can you tell me ___? A. which book you want to buy. C. you want to buy which book. C. which book you want to buy it. D. you want which book to buy. III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. A. My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I feel quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me, I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended. 36. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time? A. his father B. his parents C. his parents’ friends D. his friends 37. How did he feel at first? A. excited B. unhappy C. sad D. quite unhappy 38. He was frightened when ____. A. there was music B. the cinemas had no light C. the train ran D. his friends saw him 39. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him? A. under the seat B. on the screen C. on his friend’s’ back D. under the train seat 40. How did he feel when the film finished. A. very sad B. very unhappy C. quite happy D. quite right B. I saw a film last week that was not very interesting. It was a comedy but it was not very amusing. But perhaps the real problem was not that the film was bad but that I was depressed. The weather was very depressing that day, too. To add to my problem, I was disappointed because I had just had some very surprising news. I had been hoping to get a very interesting job that someone else got instead. In fact, I was very shocked. I didn’t get it because it was convinced that I had all the right qualifications. However, disappointing things like this happen all the time, don’t they? So why was I surprised? 41. What kind of film did the writer see last week? A. a horror B. a comedy C. a tragedy D. a thriller 42. The film he saw was ___. A. amusing B. horrifying C. not very amusing D. not surprising 43. What had happened to him before he went to see the film? A. He had just got some very exciting news. B. He had just got some very interesting news. C. He had just got some very surprising news. B. He had just got some very amusing news. 44. In what mood was the writer in when he went to see the film? A. He was excited B. He was happy C. He was amused D. He was depressed 45. What was the weather like when he went to see the film? A. It was nice. B. IT was sunny C. It was cold. D. It was depressing. 46. He didn’t enjoy the film because ___. A. the weather was bad. B. He was very disappointed. C. The film was not very interesting. D. All are correct 47. He was very depressed because ___. A. He lost his job. B. He was not offered the job. C. He failed the exam. D. He was not well. 48. He failed to get a very good job because ___. A. He had all the right qualifications. B. He didn’t have all the qualifications. C. The manager of the company didn’t like him. D. someone else got it instead. 49. Things like that ___. A. have never happened before. B. happened once to him. C. happen all the time. D. happened once to his friend. 50. From the story we can infer that people can only enjoy a film when ___. A. the weather is bad. B. the weather is nice. C. they feel happy. D. the film is not good. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste LumiÌre. Although it only (51)___ of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (52) ___ popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (53) ___ the story. Soon the public had (54) ___ favorite actors and actresses and, in this (55) ___. The first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (56) ____ only accept this kind of film. Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (57) ___ produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (58) ___ people went to see films, but in (59) ____ years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (60) ____ national film industries. 51. A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D. held 52. A. gone B. been C. made C. kept 53. A. join B. read C. explain D. perform. 54. A. your B. his C. our D. their 55. A. reason B. way C. method D. result 56. A. should B. would C. might D. will 57. A. who B. where C. when D. which 58. A. other B. each C. fewer D. any 59. A. recent B. now C. modern D. present 60. A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty IV. Error recognition: choose the underlined part that is incorrect. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. The children were so amusing at the cartoon that they couldn’t help laughing. A B C D 61. He was the first athlete arrives the finish and won the gold medal. A B C D 62. Bob, along with his brothers, go swimming every morning. A B C D 63. By the time we will arrive at the stadium, the match will have been played for 10 minutes. A B C D 64. Despite she didn’t understand what the man who stopped her on the street wanted, she tried to A B C be helpful. D 65. Mickey Mouse is one of main character in Walt Disney films. A B C D 66. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for mild climate. A B C D 67. Since she has been in England, her English has got well. A B C D 68. It was not until the teacher came that the students didn’t stop talking. A B C D 69. Don’t you get tired with playing games every night? A B C D V. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 70. Why don’t you help us? A. You shouldn’t help us. B. You couldn’t help us. C. You needn’t help us. D. You should help us. 71. If you break your arm, you need to go to the hospital. A. It is necessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm. B. It is unnecessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm. C. It is not necessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm. D. It is needed for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm. 72. Ba didn’t expect the concert to be so good. A. The concert was not good at all. B. The concert was worse than Ba expected. C. Ba thought that the concert would be better. D. The concert was better than Ba expected. 73. You’d better get someone to clean the office tomorrow. A. You’d better to have the office cleaned tomorrow. B. You’d better have the office cleaned tomorrow. C. You’d better have the office to be cleaned tomorrow. D. You’d better have the office cleaning tomorrow. 74. To Peter’s surprise, his boss offered him promotion. A. To Peter’s surprise, he was offered promotion. B. Peter was surprised to offered promotion. C. Peter was surprised to be offering promotion. D. To Peter’s surprise, his boss was offered promotion. VI. The words in italic below are cues to make sentences. Choose the correct option by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. 75. see/ film/ week/ last/ interesting/ that/ very/ al A. Last week I saw a film that was very interesting. B. I saw a very interesting film last week. C. I saw a very interesting film last that week. D. I saw a last week film that was very interesting. 76. cartoon/ amusing/ many/ films/ be/ famous/ Walt Disney/ for/ make/ company A. Walt Disney company is famous making for many amusing cartoon films. B. Walt Disney company is famous for making many amusing cartoon films. C. Walt Disney company is amusing for making for many famous cartoon films. D. Walt Disney company is making for many famous amusing cartoon films. 77. World cup/ the/play/ Asia/ first/ in/ in/ 2002 A. The World Cup had been first played in Asia in 2002. B. The World Cup first played in Asia in 2002. C. The World Cup has first been played in Asia in 2002. D. The World Cup was first played in Asia in 2002. 78. Vinh/ I/ come back/ last year/ I/ to/ spend/ childhood/ my. A. Last year I came back Vinh where I spend my childhood. B. Last year I came back Vinh in where I spent my childhood. C. Last year I came back Vinh, where I spent my childhood. D. Last year I came back Vinh at which I spent my childhood. 79. he/ make/ never/ bad/ a mistake/ such A. He has never made a such bad mistake. B. He has never made such a bad mistake. C. He has never made such bad a mistake. D. He has never made a bad such mistake.