I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.( 1 pt)
1. A. ac
tion B. na
tional C. par
tial D. ques
tion
2. A. t
idal B. s
ight C. descr
ibe D. c
inema
3. A. c
onnect B. c
omfort C. c
omputer D. c
ontest
4. A. cou
gh B. thou
gh C. rou
gh D. tou
gh5. A. pleas
ed B. eras
ed C. increas
ed D. amus
edII. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. ( 2pts)1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?” - Tom: “______.”
A. Yes, that’s fine B. No, I don’t want to go C. Wait a minute D. Sounds interesting
2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.
A. finish B. destroy C. provide D. defeat
3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.
A. attendance B. intention C. convention D. attention
4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.
A. sense B. kind C. means D. form
5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”
A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you C. Yes, sure D. Yes, thank you
6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. for speaking
7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.
A. pair B. bunch C. bucket D. tube
8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?” - Mai: “Of course.” .
A. Will B. Shall C. Do D. Should
9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.
A. make B. makes C. making D. to make
10. Do you know the man………………… met our teacher yesterday?
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.( 2pts) | 1. How many times you (1.be) to London this year? |
| 2. The two girls (2.play) chess over there are my classmates. |
| 3. We must take an umbrella. It (3.rain). |
| 4. The guests (4.arrive) while I (5.still / cook). |
| 5. The rice-cooking festival (6.hold) every two years. |
| 6. I often (7.climb) trees when I was a little girl. |
| 7. Two miles (8.be) enough for her to go jogging every morning. |
| 8. I’m very bored. My mother always (9.complain) about her housework. |
| 9. Fred would like (10.admit) to the college. |
IV. Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage. ( 1,5pts)Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (1) ______ I was a little girl and finally, in the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there three weeks and (3) ______ much of that time soaking up the culture, history, and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales and Scotland and even (4) ______ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful than the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of London was the most (6) ______. The Tower is a building complex of incredibly rich history.
Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all. Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (7) ______, get a chance to see all the most famous places.
After a couple of days in London we traveled to the south of England stopping to visit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links on my links page that will (10) ______ you to sites that can fill you in.
1. A. for B. while C. since D. because
2. A. spent B. took C. did D. used
3. A. did B. got C. spent D. made
4. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. interestingly
5. A. at first B. at all C. at least D. at that
6. A. reach B. take C. make D. send
V. Read the passage and answer the questions.(1pt)Every child in England must receive full time education from the age of five to sixteen. Many parents send their children to state schools where the tuition and the equipment, textbooks and exercise books are free. About 5% of children go to fee-paying school. Under the old system, children attended primary school (from five to eleven) which was followed by a secondary school course (from eleven to fifteen or over. At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven –plus examination. It consisted of tests in English, Arithmetic and intelligence tests. Those with the highest marks (about 20% of the children) went to grammar school. The others went to technical school.
Questions:1. When do English children start and finish their full time education?
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. Which schools do many parents send their children to?
………………………………………………………………………
3. Do they have to buy textbooks and exercise books at state schools?
………………………………………………………………………………
4. What did every child have to do at eleven under the old system?
………………………………………………………………………
5. Who were allowed to go to grammar school?
………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.(1,5pts) 1. I sent my friend a letter in London last week.
⇒ A letter _____________________________________________.
2. I last saw him when I was a student.
⇒ I haven’t _________________________________________________.
3. “Don’t forget to bring your passports with you when you go abroad.”
⇒ She reminded ______________________________________________.
4. Smoking is not allowed in the ward.
⇒ Would you __________________________________________________?
5. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
⇒ Because he__________________________________________________.
VII. Use the words or phrases given to complete the sentences.(1pt)1. Instead / reuse / plastic bags / we / use / cloth bags.
⇒_________________________________________________.
2. Will / you / have / look / house / me / while / I / be / holiday?
⇒_________________________________________________.
3. We / hope / give / more / green / color / town / and / earn / money / group.
⇒ _____________________________________________________.
4. “Friends of the Earth” / be / organization / protect / planet.
⇒ _______________________________________________________.
5. It / brave / him / jump / river / save / child.
⇒_______________________________________________________.
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Đáp ánI. 1 điểm : 0,2/1 câu trả lời đúng.1. C 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B
II. 2 điểm: 0,2/1 câu trả lời đúng.1. A 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. B 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A
III. 2 điểm: 0,2/1 câu trả lời đúng.1. have (you) been
2. playing
3. is going to rain
4. arrived
5. was still cooking
6. is held
7. climbed
8. is
9. is always complaining
10. to be admitted
IV. 1,5 điểm : 0,25/1 câu trả lời đúng. 1 C 2A 3D 4A 5C 6B
V. 1điểm : 0,2/1 câu trả lời đúng.
1. They start and finish their full time education from the age of five to sixteen.2
2. Many parents send their children to state schools.
3. No, they don’t.
4. At eleven every child had to sit for the eleven –plus examination.
5. The children with the highest marks at the eleven –plus examination.
VI. 1,5 điểm : 0,3/1 câu trả lời đúng. 1. A letter was sent to my friend in London last week.
2. I haven’t seen him since I was a student.
3. She reminded me to bring my passports with me when I went abroad.
4. Would you mind not smoking in the ward?
5. Because he was lazy, he failed the exam.
VII. 1 điểm : 0,2/1 câu trả lời đúng.1. Instead of reusing plastic bags, we should / can use cloth bags.
2. Will you have a look at the house for me while I am on holiday?
3. We hope to give more green color to the town and earn some money for our group.
4. “Friends of the Earth” is an organization to protect our planet.
5. It was brave of him to jump into the river to save the child.
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