Tài liệu De thi chon doi tuyen hsg cap tinh 2014 2015 de in1

PHONETICS A. Pronunciation 1. A. proofs 2. A. asks 3. A. sees 4. A. tombs 5. A. books 6. A. cats 7. A. walks 8. A. shoots 9. A. helps 10. A. hours 11. A. beds 12. A. arms 13. A. boxes 14. A. relieves 15. A. dreams 16. A. resources 17. A. carriages 18. A. offers 19. A. miles 20. A. sports B. books B. breathes B. sports B. lamps B. floors B. tapes B. begins B. grounds B. laughs B. fathers B. doors B. suits B. classes B. invents B. heals B. stages B. whistles B. mounts B. words B. households 1. A. worked 2. A. kissed 3. A. confused 4. A. devoted 5. A. Catched 6. A. agreed 7. A. measured 8. A. wounded 9. A. imprisoned 10. A. a.failed 11. A. invited 12. A removed 13. A. looked 14. A. wanted 15. A. laughed 16. A.believed 17. A.lifted 18. A. collected 19. A. walked 20. A.admired B. stopped B. helped B. faced B. suggested B. crashed B. missed B. pleased B. routed B. pointed B. reached B. attended B. washed B. laughed B.parked B. passed B. prepared B. lasted B. changed B. entertained B. looked 1. A. heat 2. A. breakfast 3. A. thrilling 4. A. idea 5. A. face 6. A. Germany 7. A. scholarship 8. A. house B. scream B. teacher B. other B. going B. place B. garden B. Christ B. harm C. points D. days C. breaths D. hopes C. pools D. trains C. brakes D. invites C. combs D. drums C. rides D. cooks C. helps D. cuts C. concentrates D. forests C. cooks D. finds C. dreams D. thinks C. plays D. students C. chairs D. boards C. potatoes D. finishes C. buys D. deals C. kills D. tasks C. preserves D. focuses C. assures D. costumes C. pollens D. swords C. accidents D. names C. minds D. Plays C. forced D. wanted C. forced D. raised C. cried D. defined C. provided D. wished C. occupied D. coughed C. liked D. watched C. distinguished D. managed C. wasted D. risked C. shouted D. surrounded C. absored D. solved C. celebrated D. displayed C. hoped D. missed C. moved D.stepped C. stopped D.watched C. suggested D. placed C. involved D. liked C. happened D. decided C. formed D. viewed C. reached D. looked C. missed D. Hoped C. meat D. dead C. east D. please C. through D. something C. will D. trip C. prepared D. days C. gate D. gas C. school D. chicken C. hour D. husband 7 9. A. hundred B. exhausted C. however D. heat 10. A. head B. ready C. mean D. weather 11. A. choir B. cheap C. child D. chair 12. A. charge B. child C. teacher D. champagne 13. A. reason B. clear C. mean D. each 14.A. motion B. question C. mention D. fiction 15. A. gather B. good C. large D. again 16. A. change B. children C. machine D. church 17. A. write B. writer C. writing D. written 18. A. share B. rare C. are D. declare 19. A. apply B. university C. identity D. early 20. A. choice B. achieve C. each D. chemistry B. STRESS 1. a. pollute b. contractual c. reject d. marvellous 2. a. mechanic b. military c. apologize d. miraculous 3. a. compulsory b. intensity c. kidding d. invaluable 4. a. nursery b. focus c. delicate d. secure 5. a. curriculum b. kindergarten c. contaminate d.conventional 6. A. apology B. industrial C. Industry D. Disaster. 7. A. interview B. certificate C.applicant D. primary 8. A. certificate B. apartment C. individual D. biology 9. A. scientific B. availlable C. suspicious D. supportive 10. A. especially B. comfortably C. carefully D. possibly 11. A. importance B. subtraction C. algebra D. example 12. A. aspect B. careful C. require D. successful 13. A. terrific B. applicant C. banking D. ignorant 14. A. recognize B. challenge C. symbolize D. Continue 15. A. continent B. belong C. master D. access 16. A. appalling B. ashamed C. November D. architect 17. A. policeman B. cinema C. overcoat D. politics 18. A. competition B. intelligent C. automation D. information 19. A. accountant B. Arabic C. Germany D. chemistry 20. A. attention B. interesting C. influence D. television 8 WORD FORMATION Exercise: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Your new dress makes you more _____________. (beauty) 2. You should do these exercises _____________. (quick) 3. The industrial __________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. (develop) 4. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air ____________. (pollute) 5. I will come to the party because I accept the _______________. (invite) 6. The __of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night. (die) 7. This company offered a lot of __________ jobs. (attract) 8. We often go to the theater at weekends for ____________. (entertain) 9. He is a famous……………………. (act) 10. You must ................................. the answer you choose. (dark) 11. We have a lot of ………….............. in learning English. (difficult) 12. I felt very …………... when I was a member of our school team. (excite) 13. He speaks English ........................ (fluency) 14. We are very proud of our………............. (friend) 15. He does exercise every morning, so he is very…………......... (health) 16. Her parents’ ………….............. makes her very sad. (ill) 17. News on TV is very ...................... (inform) 18. What is his ............................? (nation) 19. Everybody loves ................................ beauty. (nature) 20. It is cloudy and .......................... today. (rain) Multiple choice 1. He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school. a. biology b. biological c. biologist d. biologically 2. You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done. a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible 3. Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation a. sacrifice b. sacrificed c. sacrificial d. sacrificially 4. They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage. a. romance b. romantic c. romantically d. romanticize 5. She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation. a. polite b. politely c. politeness d. impoliteness 6. As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency. a. educate b. education c. educator d. educative 7. He was the only _______ that was offered the job. a. apply b. application c. applicant d. applying 8. Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments. a. science b. scientist c. scientific d. scientifically 9. _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis. a. Employment b. Unemployment c. Employ d. Unemployed 10. _______! I have heard of your success in the new project. a. Congratulate b. Congratulating c. Congratulation d. Congratulations 11. A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct. a. dangerous b. endanger c. endangered d. endangerment 12. Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____. a. extinct b. extinction c. extinctive d. extinctly 13. They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter. a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply 14. The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______. a. penalty b. penalize c. penal d. penalization 9 15. The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition. a. decide b. decisive c. decision d. decider 16. Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country. a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully 17. The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers. a. support b. supporter c. supportive d. supportively 18. He was so _______ that he could not even say a word. a. nerve b. nerves c. nervous d. nervously 19. I am really _______ in the way he talks, but the way he behaves. a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly 20. Thanks to labor-saving devices, women have more time to take part in _______ activities. a. society b. social c. socially d. socialize 10 TEST 1 Part 1: Phonetics: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group 1. A. sound B. about C. shout D. course 2. A. jogged B. cooked C. gained D. smiled 3. A. disappointed B. orator C. signature D. accept 4. A. enclose B. pen C. center D. tent 5. A. choose B. house C. horse D. course Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group 6. A. especially B. comfortably C. carefully D. possibly 7. A. importance B. subtraction C. algebra D. example 8. A. aspect B. careful C. baggy D. successful 9. A. terrific B. applicant C. banking D. ignorant 10. A. recognize B. challenge C. symbolize D. continue Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D 11. The Browns_______ here since 1990. A. live B. are living C. have lived D. had lived 12. I wish I _______ all about this some weeks age. A. knew B. have known C. had known D. would know 13. Vietnam is a country in _______ Asia  A. Southeast B. Northeast C. Southwest D. Northwest 14. Money can't buy true_______. A. happy B. un happy C. happiness D. happily 15. We can buy from a needle to an elephant in this_______. A. park B. crossroads C. shopping centre D. crowds 16. The synonym of MOTHER TONGUE is_______. A. first language B. foreign language C. second language D. A & B are right 17. Don't disturb me. I've got _______ work to do.  A. a lot B. a great deal C. much D. many 18. When students finish their 12th school year, they're at their_______.  A. school-leaving age B. status of children  C. status of worker D. none are right 19. Computers aren't_______ used in schools and universities in Vietnam  A. widely B. wide C. widen D. width 20. Which prefix can go with FACE? A. super B. sur C. sub D. out 21. Language isn't the private property of a country.  A. access B. trade C. possession D. scholarship 22. Teenagers often have some physical changes during the _______ from childhood to adult life.  A. transition B. way C. growth D. obstacle 23. Is there anything important _______ first? A. does B. do C. doing D. to do 24. We didn't have any money but Tom had_______.  A. a little B. a few C. little D. few 25. He said that he _______ his bicycle. A. has lost B. loses C. had lost D. lost Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one? 26. There is a tendency to minimize problems 11 A. Pupils show a tend to minimize problems B. Pupils don't try to overcome problems C. Pupils don't show a tend to play problems down D. Pupils don't try to overcome problems much 27. They gave a great deal of thought to their work A. They thought a little about their job B. They didn't think so much about their job C. They thought so much about their job D. They didn't think about their job 28. They show a desire to put aside the status of the school - child A. They don't want to be adults B. They want to be adults a lot C. They want to leave school D. They desire to leave school 29. They had little knowledge of the job of their choice A. They knew much of the job of their choice B. They almost had no knowledge of the job of their choice C. They knew a lot about the job of their choice D. They were particularly keen on the job of their choice 30. They express a great determination to have a place at university A. They are greatly determined to have a place at university B. They want to have a good place at university. C. They aren't determined to have a place at university D. They show a little desire to have a place at university Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 31. He didn't give (A) me (B) any ink, so I (C) couldn't write (D) no more. 32. Either Peter (A) or Mary (B) have left (C) the door (D) unlocked. 33. The film (A) on television (B) made us so (C) boring that we went (D) to bed early. 34. If he (A) does a mistake, (B) will he (C) feel sorry (D) for it? 35. John decided (A) buying a new car in the morning, (B) but in the afternoon he (C) changed (D) his mind. Part 3: Reading Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. Most of the joggers who are overweight are reasonable for talking about, worrying about, and obsessing with their weight. Since many people start jogging to lose weight (perhaps you're one of them) it is not surprising that body size is important. More and more people are on a diet, 50% of the women and close to 25% of the men in the US are watching what they eat. Body weight is the second most talked among joggers - heart disease and high blood pressure are the first! There are many factors that affect your weight. They include: body type, diet, exercise level, sex and age. What may be an "ideal" weight for you at the age of 27 may not be ideal when you're 54. And your ideal weight will probably be different during racing season when you're in a specific training phase. 36. What are most of joggers who are overweight worried about? A. their weight B. their height C. their jogging D. the distance 37. To many people, _______ A. body size is not a problem B. body size is very important C. they do not care about their body size D. jogging is a waste of time 38. In the US, _______ A. nobody is on a diet B. 50% women are on a diet C. obesity is appreciate D. 75% men are on a diet 39. What are the most talked among joggers? A. body size B. lung cancer C. died D. heart disease and high blood pressure 40. There are many factors that affect your weight. They are _______ A. body type, diet, exercise level, sex and age 12 B. high blood pressure, sex and age C. heart disease and high blood pressure D. body type and heart disease One evening Dr. Peterson was at a party. A woman came up to him and began to talk about her back. "Its very painful (41)_______ I've worked for a long time in my garden", the woman said. "You've hurt it by bending for too long", Dr. Peterson replied. He then showed her (42)_______ to do some exercises. However, (43)_______ the woman left he felt very angry. He went up to a friend of his who was a lawyer. He told him about (44)_______ the woman and asked him for his advice. "Do you think I (45)_______ to send her a bill?" he asked. The lawyer thought for a moment and nodded. "How much should I charge (46)_______ giving all that advice?" Dr. Peterson asked. "Change her your usual fee" they lawyer said. The next day Dr. Peterson sent the woman a bill. (47)_______ a few days later he was surprised (48)_______ letter from the lawyer. (49)_______ he opened the letter, he saw the following brief note: "Please find a bill for $50 for the advice (50)_______" 41. A. because B. for C. by D. as soon as 42. A. what B. why C. when D. how 43. A. when B. because C. if D. for 44. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. he met 45. A. should B. had better C. ought D. must 46. A. by B. because of C. owing to D. for 47. A. However B. In addition C. There fore D. Alternatively 48. A. by receiving B. to receive C. for receiving D. receive 49. A. Because B. When C. Until D. For 50. A. gave you B. What I gave you C. when I gave you D. I gave you 13 Exercise 1: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. It isn’t necessary to finish the work to day. --> You don’t ………………………………………………..………………………………..………………………..….. 2. Sally finally managed to get a job. --> Sally finally succeeded ……………………………..………………………………..……………………...……. 3. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant. --> I certainly…………………………...................................…..………………………………..……….......…………….. 4. “I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued. --> You’d ……………………………..………………………………..………………………................................................ 5. If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill. --> Unless ……………………………..………………………………..………………………………............................…….. 6. I should like someone to take me out to dinner. --> What I should ……………………………..………………………………..………………………………......……….. 7. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life. --> Martin’s poor ……………………………..………………………………..……………………………...................….. 8. They’ll have to take the dog on holiday with them. --> They can’t leave ……………………………..………………………………..…………………………....................... 9. My aunt got heavily stressed because her marriage broke up. --> The break-up of the marriage ……………………………..………………………………..…………………… 10. I can’t believe that he passed the exam. --> I find……………………………..………………………………..………………………….................................................... Exercise 2: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. This is the fastest way to get to the city center.  There …………………………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................…… 2. If anyone succeeds in solving the problems, it will probably be him.  He is the most …………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................…… 3. We arrived too late to see the first film.  We didn’t …………................………….............................................…......................................……….....................…….......... 4. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”  I’d rather ……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……................... 5. He wrote the letter in two hours.  It took ……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……......................... 6. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?” My father suggested ……................………….............................................…......................................………........................... 7. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.  Though ……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……..................... 8. I was very interested in our conversation.  It was interesting ……................………….............................................…......................................………..................... 9. Why did you do that ?  Whatever ……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……........... ? 10. These bookshelves are my own work.  I made ……................………….............................................…......................................……….....................……................... Exercise 3: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. I don’t play tennis as well as you do. You …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………………… 2. I haven’t been to the dentist’s for two years. It’s …………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………………………. 3. Whenever she went to Paris she bought a new dress. She never …………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………… 14 4. I spent seven years at secondary school and then I went to university. After …………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………………… 5. It’s not worth living to make her change her mind. There’s …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………… 6. He said he was not guilty of stealing the car. He denied …………………………………………………….………………………………….……………………………… 7. Is this the only way to reach the city centre? Isn’t there …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………………? 8. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. At no time …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………..……… 9. It’s my opinion that you should take more exersise. If I…………………………………………………….………………………………….…………………………………………...... 10. I was going to leave, but because of what he said, I didn’t. She persuaded …………………………………………………….………………………………….………………………….. Exercise 4: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Andrey on her trip to London. He greatly regretted…………………………………………………………................... 2. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error. The accident is …………………………………………..………………….................... 3. “Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?” he asked Elizabeth. He asked ……………………………………………………………………................... 4. “Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo,” said the waiter. The waiter recommended ………………………………………………….. .................. 5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted. I have …………………………………………………………………………...…. ...... Exercise 5: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. The questions are so easy that everyone can answer them. They’re such …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. The boy will receive some money to continue his study. His parents died in a traffic accident The boy whose ………………………………....................................................……………… 3. They are producing motorbikes in Vietnam. Motorbikes are …………………………………………………………………………………. 4. I wasn’t there yesterday, so I didn’t know who he was. If I ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. If you do not try hard, you can’t pass the examination. Unless …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. They spent more money, they had to work harder. The more ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. People thought that the cover was made of iron. The cover ………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. He went to London. He had lived there when he was a boy. He went to London where ………………………………………………………………………. 9. Jane was absent from class because of her sickness. Because Jane was ……………………………………………………………………………….. 10. The package was too heavy for Peter to carry. The package was so ……………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 6: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. You should take the train instead of the bus. --> If …………………………………………………………………………..…………... 2. I’m sure that someone forgot to lock the door. --> Someone must ………………………………………………………..…...………….. 3. They bought this house ten years ago. 15 --> They have …………………………………………………………………..………… 4. The course finished with a big party. --> At the end ………………………………………………………………..…………… 5. We invited a pop star onto the chat show, but he didn’t turn up. --> The pop star ………………………………………………………………..………… 6. Although she said that she would come, I don’t think she ever will. --> Despite ……………………………………………………………....................…….. 7. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened. --> No sooner ………………………………………………………………..……………. 8. You feel tired now because you didn’t sleep very well last night. --> Had ………………………………………………………………………….….…….. 9. When did you start the project? --> How long ……………………………………………………………..….…………... 10. Their wedding will be held in a lovely church. --> The church …………………………………………………………...…..…………... Exercise 7: Rerwite the following sentences that keep the same meaning. 1. My father used to play football when he was young.  My father doesn’t ……………………………………………….............…...…………… 2. Jane gave me a present on my last birthday.  I was ……………………………………………………………................……………… 3. “Let’s go swimming”  She suggests ……………………………………………………………................……… 4. “Would you like a cup of coffee?”  He ……………………………………………………………………………...............… 5. We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map.  If we had ……………………………………………………………………................… 6. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.  I haven’t seen ……………………………………………………………….................… 7. It is a three-hour drive from Hanoi to Namdinh.  It takes ……………………………………………………………………................… 8. It’s a pity you didn’t tell us about this.  I wish …………………………………………………………………………................. 9. They think the owner of the house is abroad.  The owner …………………………………………………………………….................. 10. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.  The sea was too …………………………………………………………………........... Exercise 8: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same 1. When did you first know him?  How …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Their trip lasted three day.  They had …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. It may rain hard this afternoon, so take the rain coat with you.  In case ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………… 4. She had to do the washing up but she didn’t.  She forgot…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. English id easy to learn.  It ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Don’t leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity.  If ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. The furniture was too old to keep.  It was ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 8. Gary is the best guitarist in her class.  No one else ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time.  Since the computer was …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. It’s necessary for everybody to clean up their neighborhood once a week.  Everybody ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 9: Rewrite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same 1 It is necessary to finish the work today. --> You need……………………………………………………………………….……………. 2. Sally finally managed to get the job. --> Sally finally succeeded…………………………………………………………….……...… 3. This is the last time I go to this restaurant. --> I certainly……….…………………………………………………………………………… 4“ I advise you to take a holiday,” the doctor continued. --> You’d………..………………………………………………………………….…………..” 5. “ If you don’t rest yourself you really will be ill -- > Unless…………….…………………………………………………………….………….. 6. The doctor told him that he work too hard. --> You…………………………………………………………………………….……… 7. Those pictures are beautiful. --> How……………………………………………………………………………….………… 8. It was an interesting film. --> What……………………………………………………………………………….………… 9. What is the weight of your suitcase? --> How………………………………………………………………………………….……… 10. How tall is Peter’s father? --> What……………………………………………………………………………….……… Exercise 10: Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one: 1. He can’t afford to buy the car.  The car..................................... .....................................................………………....... 2. Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.  It wasn’t..................................... ................................................................................. 3. Mrs. Taylor regretted buying the second –hand washing-machine.  Mrs. Taylor wished................... ..............................................................…..……….. 4. Nobody can deny that she has a beautiful voice.  It....................................................... .....................................................…………..... 5. Jane is the tallest girl in her class .  Nobody................................................. ...................................................................... 6. They couldn’t find the manager anywhere .  The manager was........................... .............................................................................. 7. Their teacher is making them study hard .  They ................................................ .....................................................……………. 8. As I get older , I want to travel less.  The older ....................................... ........................................................................... 9. I have never been to Liverpool in my life .  Never ..................................................... ................................................................. 10. My father speaks very little French .  My father speaks hardly ............................... ........................................................... . 17 Exercise 1 1. You don’t have to finish the work today. 2. Sally finally succeeded in getting a job. 3. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant any more. 4. You’d better take a holiday. 5. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill. 6. What I should like is being/ to be taken out to dinner. 7. Martin’s poor health doesn’t / can’t prevent / stop him ( from ) enjoying life. 8. They can’t leave their dog behind when they go/are on holiday. 9. The break-up of the marriage made my aunt heavily stressed. 10. I find it hard to believe that he passed the exam. Exercise 2 1. There’s no faster way than this to get to the city center. 2. He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problems. 3. We didn’t arrive early enough to see the first film. 4. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here 5. It took him 2 hours to write the letter. 6. My father suggested we should go out for a while. going out for a while. 7. Though Mr.Benson is old, He runs 8 miles before breakfast. 8. It was interesting to talk to you. 9. Whatever did you do that for ? 10. I made these bookshelves myself. Exercise 3 1. You play tennis better than I do. 2. It’s two years since I went to the dentist’s. 3. She never went to Paris without buying a new dress. 4. After having spent seven years at secondary school I went to university. 5. There’s no need to make her change her mind. 6. He denied for stealing (having stolen) the car/ that he had stolen the car. 7. Isn’t there (another way/ some other way/ any other way)(to/ to reach/ reaching) the city centre. 8. At no time did he suspect (that) the money had been stolen/ someone had stolen the money. 9. If I were you, I’d take more exercise. 10. She persuaded me not to leave. Exercise 4 1. He greatly regretted not seeing Andrey on her trip to London. 3. The accident is thought to have been caused by human error. 3. He asked Elizabeth if she would be visiting the Taj Mahal when she went.. 4. The waiter recommended us to try/ that we should try ….. 5. I have never tasted such a dilicious cake Exercise 5 1. They’re such easy questions that everyone can answer them. 2. The boy whose parents died in a traffic accident will receive some money to continue his study 3. Motorbikes are being produced in Vietnam 4. If I had been there yesterday, I would have known who he was 5. Unless you try hard, you can’t pass the examination. 6. The more they spent money the harder they had to work 7. The cover was thought to have been make of iron 8. He went to London where had lived when he was a boy 9. Because Jane was sick, Jane was absent from class 18 10. The package was so heavy that Peter couldn’t carry it Exercise 6 1.If I were you, I’d take the train instead of the bus. 2.Someone must have forgotten to lock the door. 3.They have had/ owned this house for ten years. 4.At the end of the course, there was a big party. 5.The pop star that/ who/ whom we invited onto the chatshow didn’t turn up. 6.Despite her saying that she would come, I don’t think she ever will. 7.No sooner had the plane left the airport than the accident happened. 8.Had you slept well last night, you wouldn’t feel tired now. 9.How long is it since you started the project ? 10. The church where their wedding will be held is lovely. Exercise 7 1. My father doesn’t play football anymore 2. I was given a present on my last birthday 3. She suggests going swimming 4. He invited me a cup of tea 5. If we had had a map, I wouldn’t got lost in the jungle 6. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City 7. It takes three hours to drive from Hanoi to Namdinh. 8. I wish you had told us about it 9. The owner of the house is thought to be abroad 10. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming Exercise 8 1. How long have you known him 2. They had a three-day trip 3. In case it rain hard this afternoon, take the rain coat with you 4. She forgot doing the washing up 5. It is easy to learn English 6. If you leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity 7. It was such old furniture that we couldn’t keep it 8. No one else in Gary’s class plays the guitar as well as her 9.Since the computer was invented, people have saved a lot of time. 10. Everybody needs to clean up their neighborhood once a week Exercise 9 1. You need to finish the work today 2. Sally finally succeeded in getting the job 3. I certainly will never go to this restaurant 4. “You’d better take a holiday ” the doctor said to him 5. Unless you rest yourself you really will be ill 6. “You work too hard” the doctor sai to him 7. How beautiful those pictures are 8. What an interesting film (it was)! 9. How heavy is your suitcase? 10. What is Peter’s father’s height? Exercise 10 1. The car is too expensive for him to buy. 2. It wasn’t until Shirley was eight years that she began to read. 3. Mrs Taylor wished she hadn’t bought the second – hand washing – machine. 4. It can’t be denied that she has the beautiful voice. 5. Nobody in Jane’s class is as tall as her. 6. The manager was no where to be found. 19 7. They are being made to study hard. 8. The older I get, the less I want to travel. 9. Never have I been to Liverpool in my life. 10. My father speaks hardly any French. 20 SECTION A. LISTENING: PART 1: Listen and fill in the table with information about Alan. (10 pts) Information Write your answers here: 1. Job 2. Age 3. Works 4. Gets up at 5. Drinks 6. Goes to work 7. Has lunch in 8. Comes home at 9. In the evening he goes to 10. Goes to bed at PART 2: You will hear a teacher talking about a camping trip. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space: (10 pts ) Camping Trip Coach leaves school at (1) ………………………on Monday morning. Bring :  one bag or case  a (2)…………………………..,  warm clothes  (3)…………………..……..things  pocket money to spend on souvenirs and drinks. Catch a bus outside (4)…………………..……… to Southport. Friday pm: check notice board in the (5)………………………..……… hall . SECTION B. PHONETICS: III. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (10 pts) 1. A. dutiable B. education C. generation D. edgy 2. A. summer B. include C. instruction D. compulsory 3. A. depends B. years C. temples D. parents 4. A. government B. moment C. comment D. development 5. A. subtlety B. debtor C. combing D. superb 1 …………….. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... IV. Choose the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word whose main stress is placed differently. (10 pts) 1. A. continent B.continue C. control D. contain 2. A. comparative B. development C. population D. equality 3. A. suppose B. apply C. sentence D. allow 4. A. accurate B. dangerous C. history D. disagree 5. A. responsible B. dangerously C. opinion D. competitor Write your answers here: 21 1 …………….. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... SECTION C. LEXICO- GRAMMAR: V. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (40 pts) 1. Although they are far away from each other, they still ......................... A. keep in with B. keep in touch C. keep on D. keep up with 2. The park was named ..................... a Vietnamese hero, Le Van Tam. A. after B. by C. for D. with 3. We started to walk to the village. The ............ to the village was tiring but interesting. A. voyage B. travel C. journey D. going 4. We want to ................... a course in computer science. A. participate B. take part C. comprise D. attend 5. Everyone is present here, .........................? A. isn't he B. are they C. isn 't she D. aren't they 6. The heavy storm prevented the climbers from ......... the top of the mountain. A. arrive B. arriving C. reaching D. reach 7. Nobody knows who she is,.................? A. isn't she B. do they C. don 't they D. doesn't she 8. I must drink something. I'm .................. of thirst. A. wanting B. dying C. getting D. wishing 9. Many teachers welcome computers ............. others remain reluctant. A. whereas B.and C. however D. although 10. The party is heavily ..................... on the decoration for its success. A. depend B. depended C. dependent D. dependence 11. I was responsible ........ my mother ...... looking after our pets while she was at work. A. of / to B. for/ of C. to/ for D. for/ to 12. You are supposed ............... your homework before class. A. to be finished B. being finished C. having finished D. to have finished 13. There is no ........ in going to school if you are not willing to learn. A. aim B. reason C. point D. purpose 14. The shoes fit her ...................... A. perfectly B. justly C. fairly D. rightly 15. Because his story was ................ we all couldn't help laughing. A. amuse B. amused C. amusement D. amusing 16. They wanted to talk to me but I .............. working and refused to listen. A. kept on B. put on C. insisted D. needed 17. None of ..................... likes that new-comer. A. child B. the child C. children D. the children 18. The doctor took one look at me and said that I was ............. overweight. A. perfectly B. continuously C. certainly D. accurately 19. The fewer gases you take, .................. trouble you will have. A. the fewer B. the least C. the less D. the little ' 20. Jack s shoes are very dirty. They need ............................. A. cleaning B. cleaner C. to clean D. clean Write your answers here: 1 ………….. 6 ………….. 11 ………….. 2.......................... . 7.......................... . 12........................ 3.......................... . 8.......................... . 13........................ 4.......................... . 9.......................... . 14........................ 5.......................... 10........................ 15........................ 22 16………… …. .. 17........................ .. .. 18........................ .. .. 19........................ .. 20........................ VI. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your choice (A,B,C or D) in the space provided below. (10 pts) 1. You can't find the peace and quiet in my home village as it has urbanised. A B C D 2. You must keep practicing on the computer if you understand how to use it all. A B C D 3. Tim passed the exam with the top marks, and his parents were pleased to the result. A B C D 4. She was in the phone when I went into the room. A B C D 5. Either you or he are on duty today. A B C D Write your answers here: 1 …………….. 2.......................... 3........................... 4........................... 5.......................... VII. Complete the sentences by filling in each blank with the correct form of the word in italic. (10 pts) 1. Don't ........................ the room without knocking. ENTRANCE 2. It is difficult to come up with a reliable …….. of the word DEFINE 3. It was a long, slow film. I nearly died of………………... BORE 4. The duty of the police is the ……. .............................of law and order. MAINTAIN 5. We will ………. our room with some roses. BEAUTY Write your answers here: 1 …………….. 2............................. 3......................... 4...................... 5.......................... .. .. VIII. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in bracket. (10 pts) 1. Present day problems demand that we (1. be)……… ready for any emergency. 2. Can't you see that I'm busy (2. write)...........................? 3. When I entered his room, I saw him (3. sleep)................ in a chair. 4. A great deal of time (4. be)......... spent for his exercise. 5. We want (5. pay)....................... better wages. Write your answers here: 3......................... 4...................... 1 …………….. 2............................. 5.......................... .. .. SECTION D. READING: IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. (20 pts) A revolutionary change in human being life (1)......... when early people began farming. People did not develop writing system (2).................. thousands of years later. However in a little more than fifty years people have (3)............. computers that can do most of the (4)......... which human beings can do! Such (5) ................. is a little frightening. Will we use computers to control (6)........... world and make wars (7)..................... more terrible than they are now? Or will we use them to (8)....... the quality of life for all (9)............? The students of today will have decide (10).......... the computers of tomorrow. 23 1. A. occurred 2. A. to 3. A. invented 4. A. ways 5. A. movement 6. A. the 7. A. so 8. A. exchange 9. A. human 10. A. to use B. depended B. from B. developed B. works B. advantage B. a B. such B. improve B. humane B. using C. amazed C. until C. contributed C. actions C. progress C. an C. too C. succeed C. humanity C. how using D. provided D. in D. devoted D. things D. transmit D. ø D. even D. supply D. humanist D. how to use Write your answers here: 1. ………….. 6. ………….. 2. ………….. 7. ………….. 3. ………….. 8. ………….. 4. ………….. 9. ………….. 5. ………….. 10. ………… X. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (20 pts) Most people know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their (1)……. scientific research shows that it can (2)…… many kind of diseases. In fact, many people (3)…….. smoke get lung cancer. Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4)……. not smoke. Nonsmokers often breathe in the smoke from (5) ….. people ’s cigarettes. This is secondhand smoking. People are become very aware (6)…… the danger of secondhand smoke. As a result, they (7)….. passed laws that prohibit people from smoking in many public places. Besides, many government tend to (8)….. taxes on cigarettes so as to discourage people from smoking. With all the concerted efforts (9)…… by the authority and non-smokers, we can look forward to a world (10)…….. smoking. Write your answers here: 1. ………….. 2. ………….. 3. ………….. 4. ………….. 5. ………….. 6. ………….. 7. ………….. 8. ………….. 9. ………….. 10. ………… XI. Read the following passage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. (10 pts) Scientists have discovered a new planet, Hero. They are very confident that human being will be able to live there, as it has water, light, oxygen and the temperature and air are similar to those on Earth. They have done tests and know that plants can grow there, but they can not be sure that alien life doesn’t exist. They have decided to send a spaceship of people there from Earth, to start a space colony, and a new human society. But there is space for only six people. These people will have to stay there for the rest of their lives. No one else will able to join the space colony for at least a hundred years. They will take enough food tablets for five years, together with four guns to protect themselves, and blankets, space-tents, etc. The spaceship will be controlled from the Earth, so there will not be a pilot. The journey to Hero will last about ten weeks. The organisers have asked for volunteers, but unfortunately only ten people have volunteered. The spaceship must leave in two days ’ time so there is no time to find new volunteers. 1. Which of the following is correct? A. Scientists have found water, light and oxygen. B. Scientists have discovered a new hero. C. Scientists have discovered human beings. D. A new planet has been discovered. 2. Scientists can not be sure that ……. doesn’t exist. A. water B. alien life C. plants D. oxygen 3. How many people are ready for the journey to Hero? A. ten new volunteers B. more than ten volunteers C. ten volunteers D. many people 24 4. The word “alien” in this passage is closest meaning to ……. A. planet B. plant C. animal D. strange 5. It is estimated that the trip to the planet will take …… A. more than ten weeks B. around ten weeks C. as long as five years D. as long as ten weeks Write your answers here: 3......................... 4...................... 1 …………….. 2............................. 5.......................... .. .. SECTION E. WRITING: XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (20 pts) 1. You can trust me to finish the report on time. I promise …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Their chance of success are small. It is not …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Handicapped people find shopping in supermarket difficult. It is ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble. You ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. There aren’t many people who have read this novel to the end but John is one of them. John is one of ………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. If the work is finished by lunchtime you can go home. Get …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. The food in France is famous. France is …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. The plane had hardly left the airport when the accident happened. No sooner …………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. He objected to ………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. I only understood very little of what you said. I could hardly ………………………………………………………………………………………… XIII. Use the following sets of words or phrases to write a complete letter. Make all the changes and additions if necessary. (20 pts) Dear Tom, 1. I/ just arrive back/ Viet Nam. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 2. It / lovely/ see/ family again/ but / miss you / friends / New York. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 3. I / have / a wonderful time / you / your apartment. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 4. It/ very kind/ you/ show me so much/ the city .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 5. I/ love/ go up/ Empire State Building/ Central Park / Statue of Liberty 25 .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 6. My brother, Thanh, / be going/ New York/ month. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 7. He/ come/ see you? .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 8. I/ hope/ one day/ you/ visit me/ Viet Nam. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 9. I/ love/ show you/ Tan Son Nhat Airport. .............................................................. ...................................................................................... 10. I/ look forward/ receive/ letter/ see/ again. Love, Quan _____THE END_____ 26