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Topic 1: The means of transport you like most.

If I have to decide which mean of transport I like most, it'll be a car. Nowadays it is really
necessary for me and my family.
• Firstly, it is safer to drive a car than to ride a motorbike because in a car there are
air bags, seat belts, car alarm, etc, that prevent us from being injured if you have
an accident. Driving a car at night on a lonely road will safer than riding a
motorbike.
• Secondly, you never have to think about the weather (such a rain, sun, storm, and
dark at night) when you drive. A car has air-conditioner which helps you to avoid
getting wet, dust... so it help to keep you healthy.
• In the third place, a car is comfortable and fast. You can pretty much travel
wherever you want whenever you want within your local area, without having to
worry about the departure times and delays of the public transport system.
• Furthermore, you will feel comfortable and relaxed with the CD and DVD
machines on the car. You can listen music and you have pleasure of driving. When
you are tired, you can stop the journey and rest.
• Finally, if you have just the one car between you and your family, it can be possible
to share the vehicle between all of the family members thus providing everyone
with a mode of transport at all times.
Topic 2: The most useful machine in the twentieth century.


Gợi ý số 1: Máy tính
Among the most useful inventions in the last century, I find the computer the most
important because of these reasons:
• First, when the computer is connected to the Internet, it is a good way of learning
and getting information. You can read newspapers on line and download lots of
information from the web pages. Besides, you can learn online as well.
• Second, computers is convenient because it helps you work faster by typing,
printing document and storing data if you want.

• Finally, computer is a good way to entertain with many kinds of games and
entertainments. There are a lot of games and on line activities like forum or
Facebook for you to share ideas and information with your friends. You can also
listen to music or watch movies if you like.
• In short, computers are really useful and important to my life and my work.
Gợi ý số 2: Smartphone - Điện thoại thông minh
Among the most useful inventions in the last century, I find the smartphone the most
important because of these reasons. Firstly, smartphone is used to communication. You
can use it to make phone calls,send and receive messages in anywhere. Not only can
they call, text and IM, these communication tools give you access to email, immediate
photo sharing, video calling and video conferencing. Moreover, it is also used for
entertainment. You can use it to listen to music as well as play games,... service for our
entertainment at the same time. Finally,you can stay in touch it very easy to surf the
web,use maps to look for places, start a communication with your friends at any moment.
Beside some benefits, smartphones also have some harms such as nerve damage,


eyesight worse and so on. In conclusion, if you know how to use it right way, you will have
many advantages to do manythings.
Topic 3: Your favorite leisure activity (for women).

I often cook when I have free time because cooking is a joyful and relaxing activity for
me.
• First, cooking a good meal brings happiness to my family. All the members in my
family can gather around the table and enjoy the food I cook and talk and share
the joy with each others.
• Second, cooking is my favorite hobby because I'm a woman. Cooking is one way
to show my feminine character and to show my responsibility in the family.
• Finally, cooking helps me reduce stress of everyday hard work and makes me
relaxed. When I cook, I can forget the problems that I have and just pay attention

to the cooking. Maybe, after relaxing, I feel much happier and I can solve my
problem.
• In conclusion, cooking is my favorite activity when I have free time.
Topic 4: The advantages of living in the countryside.


Living in the countryside is really good for your life because of these reasons:
• First, living in the country can bring you a clean environment. The air is fresher
and there are lots of trees, rice fields and rivers, you can walk on the fields or
along the rivers to enjoy the clean and fresh air there in the early morning.
• Second, living in the countryside is cheaper than in the city because people there
have lower income and don't have the habit of spending a lot of money. If you live
in the country, you can save a lot of money.
• Finally, people in the country are more friendly and opener than people in the city
because they live near each other. People live together in a small village so they
can talk countryside can have festivals and you can join and fell very happy.
• In conclusion, there are many benefits of living in the country.
Topic 5: The disadvantages of living in the city.


Many people find it difficult and unpleasant to live in the city because of these reasons:
• First, the air in the city is getting more and polluted because the traffic is so heavy,
the city roads are in bad conditions and the population is really big. There are
fewer and fewer trees, lakes and rivers.
• Second, the cost of living is much higher than in the rural areas. People have to
spend more money on food, drink, clothes and other activities like traveling and
entertainment, while the salary has not been much improved.
• Finally, life in the city is more dangerous than in the countryside because of night
clubs, discotheques, casinos... City people are easily attracted by social evils such
as drinking, drug or gambling, etc. So, there are more crimes because some people

don't want to work but only want money to play.
• In short, living in the city has many disadvantages so people have to struggle a lot
to survive.
Topic 6: Talk about your weekend activities.


Weekend time is my favorite time in the week because I can enjoy myself and do many
relaxing activities I like.
• In the morning, after a relaxing breakfast, I often call some of my friends to ask
them to go shopping with me. We spend the whole morning going shopping and
then have lunch in a restaurant in the center of Hanoi.
• Then, I come back home for a nap. In the afternoon, I often go swimming with my
neighbor if the weather is hot. In winter I go jogging in the central park instead. I
usually have dinner with my family during weekend, so we can talk with each
other and share our stories. After dinner, I sometime listen to music or surf the
net to chat with friends or check emails. I usually do not go to bed late because I
will have lots of work on Monday.
• In short, living in the city has many disadvantages so people have to struggle a lot
to survive.
Topic 7: Talk about on of your hobbies.
People may have different hobbies such as listening to music, watching T.V, dancing. playing
games or collecting things. My hobby is to read books.
• I enjoy reading many types of books, but my favorite is detective. I like reading
stories about Sherlock Holmes of author Conan Doyle. I often read books in the
evening after I finish preparing things for the next day's work.
• When I have free time, I often go to bookstores to look for new books. Once a
week, I go to the city library to read there. I sometimes read books on line if I
cannot get hard copies of the books I want.
• Books help me relax a lot after days of hard work. Thanks to books, I can broaden
my knowledge and learn new things.

Topic 8: The most interesting place you have been to.
I have been to many places in Vietnam, but the most interesting place that I always remember
is Da Nang, the beautiful coastal city in Vietnam. It's wonderful to me because of these
reasons:
• First, the scenery in Da Nang is ideal for us to go sunbathing. We can swim in the
blue and clear sea water or do sunbathing on the soft sand beach under the yellow
and warm sunshine. The air is so fresh and pure.
• Second, the local sea food are fresh, delicious but not expensive. For example,
tourists can enjoy different kinds of seafood such as crab, prawn, lobster, seashell,
etc. Also, the people there are friendly, sociable and polite.
• Third, there are many interesting activities to do beside playing football, tennis
on the beach, building sandcastles on the beach or watching the sunrise. For
example, we can sail on a board trip to the Cu Lao Cham and watch the mountain
scenery on the way. Also, we may visit Ba Na Hill.
• For these reasons, Da Nang has always been one of my favorite tourist attractions.
Topic 9: The importance of learning foreign languages.
Nowadays, it is very important to learn a foreign language because of these reasons:
• First, learning a foreign language, English for example, helps us learn and get
information about new things in the world. There are a lot of books written in
English, French, Chinese, etc.
• Second, it help us feel confident when we travel abroad. We can talk very easily
with people in other countries and learn a lot from them. We can use the language
to work and do business without an interpreter.
• Finally, though a foreign language we learn we can learn more about the people
of that country, we know a lot about their culture and society and customs and
traditions. We can become friends of many people so our life is more interesting.
• In short, when we know a foreign language we can open a new to our world.
Because of the benefits of learning foreign languages, one should know at least

one foreign language.
Topic 10: Ways to have a good health.


If you want to have good health, you should follow these pieces of advice:
• First, you should eat healthy food: lots of fruits, vegetable, fish and drink enough
water everyday to stay healthy. The Japanese eat a lot of fish so they live very long.
You should eat less meat and fat food because they may cause heart diseases and
increase the cholesterol level in your blood. Fruits and vegetables no only bring
you lots of vitamins and minerals but also help you have a better immune system.
• Second, you should exercise everyday by choosing a suitable sport such as
jogging, tennis, swimming, yoga, etc. They not only make you strong but help you
relax as well. So, it helps you keep fit and stay healthy. If you don't have much
time, you just need to do morning exercises regularly.
• Finally, you need to have regular health check – up. If you have some problems
with your health, you should go to the doctor immediately before it gets more
serious. You should visit the doctor regularly in order to find out any diseases you
may have, so that you have a better chance to get rid of it.
• In short, if you take this advice, you will have a good health.
Topic 11: Talk about your favorite television program.
Among many programs and channels available on TV these days such as the current
news programs, sport programs, entertaining programs, educational programs and movie
programs, etc, I like the program "the World of Animals" most.
This program is usually shown on VTV2 everyday at 8.30 in the evening. It often lasts
about 45 minutes. In this program, stories of the life of many animals in the world are told
in a very lively way. For example, people can watch films about monkeys, snakes, tigers,
insects, birds, sea turtles, sharks etc and even the penguins and the polar bears in the
far North. While watching these films, I find the everyday life activities and habits of these

animals very interesting and full mysteries. In addition, I also learn that it is very important
to protect these animals and their living environments because they are part of our
valuable natural world. Watching this program makes me very well informed and relaxed
after a day of work.
Topic 12: Talk about your favorite sport.

These days, people are practicing many types of sport such as swimming, running,
cycling, aerobics, tennis, table tennis, badminton, golf and football, etc. My favorite sport
is jogging. Jogging is a simple sport to practice because you don't need any special or
expensive equipment like other sports. In fact you just need a good pair of trainers for
your self . The most suitable place for jogging is a park or somewhere around a lake near
your house. You can also jog on a field or in the forest if you are living in the countryside.
For me, I jog for about an hour in the afternoon everyday after work. I usually go jogging
alone, but if possible you can ask my family members, friends or neighbors to go with me.
While we jog, we often talk and share with each other about everyday life stories, so we
feel that we can reduce our stress. After going jogging each day, I feel that I am more
relaxed and fit again after a long day of work.
Topic 13: Talk about one of your close friends.
I have had many friends so far, but Thanh Nga is one of my close friends. Nga is about
30 years old and is now working a researcher at an institute in Hanoi. We met each other
when we were in the secondary school. During those days, we went to school together
everyday, studied in the same class and shared with each other all the joys and sorrow,
so we have become close friends since then.
My friend Nga is not very tall, but pretty with long black hair and a nice smile. She is a
very sincere, modest and helpful person. She likes painting and painted many pictures.
Also, I can still remember that Nga was very good at literature and foreign languages.


We often meet each other when we have time. When we are very busy, we often talk to
each other on the phone or we chat on the Internet. Whenever we meet, we often go to

see other friends, go shopping or sit in a quite place to have coffee. We talk about our life
and share with each other our good news or problems and see if we can help each other.
Nga is really a good friend of mine, a friend for life.
Topic 14: Talk about your house/flat.

Gợi ý 1
I live in a house in Hanoi. The house is in a small and quiet street in Cau Giay district of
Hanoi. It takes about half an hour to go to the city center. The house was built 5 years
ago. It isn't a big house and has two floors.
In my house there are 4 main rooms: a living room, a dining rooms, two bedrooms.
Besides, we have a kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet.
We have a little but pretty garden; my family often spend our free time there to grow plant
and vegetables. Next to the garden there is a small yard where my children often play
after school.
In my house, I like the living room is my favorite one. This room was painted light green,
so we feel very pleasant. In this room, there is a tea table, a sofa and a television. On the
wall there is a couple of oil paintings. After dinner, our family often spend time together
talking to each other or watching a favorite TV program. We often receive our guests in
this room. I love my house. Everyday when I come back home from work, I have a warm
feeling of being together with my whole family.
Gợi ý 2
I live in a hi-tech villa. It is near the coast, surrounded by rows of coconut trees and the
blue sea. There are more than ten rooms in my house and half of them for relaxation and
entertainment. It also has a big garage so that I can store my collection cars there. My


house use wind power or solar energy to protect environment. I use hi-tech and automatic
machines such as a smart clock, modern fridge, automatic dishwasher and washing
machine. They can be controlled by voice and help me tell the time, forecast weather,
preserve food and wash dishes and clothes. There is the latest smart TV in my house. I

might surf the internet, watch my favourite TV programmes from space or contact friends
on other planets by this fantastic TV. I might also join online classes on TV and not have
to go to school. Every day, I can sunbath and go swimming with my friends. I love my
house very much
Topic 15: Talk about your job.
I am now working as a senior engineer in a company in Hanoi. My company name is ABC
Company. I have had this job for more than 10 years. In my job, I am in charge of
managing our department's activities such as research development, technical
supervision and maintenance, etc. Besides, we also need to corporate our work with other
departments in the company in order to run the company's business smoothly.
To do this job besides my university degree, I have had many training classes in project
management, product development, marketing, etc...
In addition, the skills required for this job are communication, time management,
teamwork and presentation skills, etc...
I really like my job because I am able to apply the knowledge and skills of the filed I
studied in my work. In addition, I have a flexible working time, so I can make full use of
the time in the office and have time for research. Also, I am lucky to work with a very
active and supportive staff. One thing I don't like about this job is that I often have to
travel, so I sometimes don't have time for my family. I am planning to further my study to
get a doctor degree.
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1-10. Choose the correct answer.

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1. “How did you feel before the exam?” –“Very ................................"

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A. shy

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B. fearsome

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C. happy

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D. nervous
2. The opposite of “responsible” is ....................
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A. unresponsible

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B. disresponsible

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C. irresponsible

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D. inresponsible
3. I don't like borrowing money because I hate being in ......................
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A. credit

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B. poverty

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C. experience

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D. debt
4. It's becoming ................................ to find a job.
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A. better

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B. sure

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C. more and more difficult

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D. unemployed
5. Nobody knows what the ....................... of the explosion was.
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A. source

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B. reaction


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C. cause

D. reason
6. She telephoned while I ..................... dinner.
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B. have

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C. have had

D. am having
7. In a few hours, we ..................... the test, we'll go home and rest.
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C. will be finishing

D. will have finished
8. Your personality is important .................. the success of your work.
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D. in
9. She has to start early ................. she won‟t be late.
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B. because

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C. so that

D. that
10. We have been living here .................... 1980.
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D. since
11-15. Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the best
answer A, B, or C.

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A. Do not read our books while you are eating in the café.

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B. Pay in the café for any books that you want to buy.

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C. Do not take books which you haven't bought yet into the café.

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A. Equipment is available for a maximum of 15 minutes at any time.

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C. At busy times you may have to queue to use the equipment.

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A. A new 22 bus will operate along Regent Street from 3 January.

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B. After 3 January you can catch a 22 bus all day in Regent Street.

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B. When the gym is crowded, there is a time limit for using the
equipment.

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C. There will be a limited 22 bus service along Regent Street from 3
January.


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A. Save us money by switching off fans when you finish using a room.
B. When you leave, please replace any fans you have borrowed from
other rooms.

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C. Please lock away all fans before leaving the room.

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A. Be careful with this parcel as the goods might break.

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B. Use the handle to pick up this parcel so the goods won't break.

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C. Take care when wrapping parcels with breakable goods inside.
16-20. Read the passage and choose the right answer for each following
question.

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It is well known that the building development company City space wants to
knock down the existing seafront sports club in Layton and replace it with a
leisure centre that will consist of a multi-screen cinema, restaurants and an
entertainment centre. But a local action group has promised to fight the £30
million redevelopment of the sports club, which has provided family facilities for
over 25 years.
The action group was set up three weeks after the project was announced.
Members of the group argue that the new centre will be too big and will totally
change the way the town looks. They also dislike the removal of sports facilities
from the centre and the change to less healthy activities such as video games
and films. Apart from the size of the project, they say that the 550 parking spaces
provided will be too few and parking will become more difficult as a result. Local
hotel owners have welcomed the project, but the action group says that in
general it will only have a bad effect on the neighbourhood. According to one
group member it will result in up to 4,000 people being around Layton seafront
late at night. "A lot of old people and families live nearby," he explained. A
meeting is being held tonight to discuss the plans.


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A. show why the new leisure centre is needed.

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B. give her own opinion about the new leisure centre.

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C. describe the arguments against the new leisure centre.

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D. suggest where the new leisure centre should be built
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A. how long it will take to complete the new leisure centre.

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B. how many members the action group has.

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C. how much it will cost to join the new leisure centre.

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D. how long the sports club has been in Layton.
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A. It will not be right for the area.

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B. It will cost too much to build.

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C. It will not attract enough people.

D. It will provide too little entertainment.
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A. people who do a lot of sport.

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B. people working in the tourist industry.

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C. people who come into Layton by car.

D. people living near the seafront.
20. What would be a good headline for the article?
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A. Action Group changes Its mind

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B. Leisure Plants Under Attack

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C. Seafront invaded by crowds again

D. Good News for Cityspace
21-30. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Write
your answers in the numbered spaces provided below.
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James Cook
James Cook sailed around the world in the late 18th century and became famous
as an explorer. He first went to sea in 1746. Eleven years later, he (21)...... the

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navy. He was a very good sailor and (22)...... was not long before he was given
his own ship.
In 1768, the Royal Society (23)...... a scientific voyage to Tahiti. Cook was asked
to command the ship, Endeavour, and to take a group of scientists (24)......
board. The voyage lasted three years. Cook made (25) ......that his sailors ate
fresh fruit. In this way, he was able to (26)...... them from the terrible illnesses
(27)...... by a bad diet. Cook was the first European to draw maps of New
Zealandand to (28)......eastern Australia. He also sailed to Antarctica and drew
maps of the Pacific and its (29)...... islands. In 1779, he died (30)...... a fight in
Hawaii.
21. Eleven years later, he (21)...... the navy.
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23. In 1768, the Royal Society (23)...... a scientific voyage to Tahiti.
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24. Cook was asked to command the ship, Endeavour, and to take a group of
scientists (24)...... board.
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28. Cook was the first European to draw maps of New Zealand and to
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II. WRITING


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1-5. For each question below, complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

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1. If you don't practise every week, you won't be a stronger swimmer.
→ You won't be a stronger swimmer unless........................... every week.

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2. Why don't you join a swimming team?
→ If I were you, ........................... join a swimming team.

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3. You can play tennis both indoors and outdoors.
→ Tennis can ........................... both indoors and outdoors.

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4. A lot of people play tennis at this club.
→ There are a lot of people ........................... tennis at this club.

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5. "I haven't got time to play tennis often", she said,
→ She said she ...............................enough time to play tennis often.

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6. Writing a letter.
This is part of a letter you receive from your pen- friend.
"My favourite subject is art but I also enjoy history. What subjects do you
study and what do you like best?"
Now write a letter, answering your pen- friend’s questions. Write your letter in
about 100 words.
Write "guideline" to see a sample.


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ƠN THI CHỨNG CHỈ B1, CHỨNG CHỈ B2
CHUN ĐỀ NGỮ PHÁP CÓ ĐÁP ÁN

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. Last year I ________ all of my books in my office.
A. keep
B. kept
C. have kept
D. has kept
2. Please go to ________ to pick up your ID card.
A. third window
B. the window three
C. window third
D. the third window
3. Many kinds of ________ animals are disappearing or have already disappeared from the
earth.
A. brave
B. wild
C. unfriendly


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D. angry
4. They fooled me totally. They pulled the ________ over my eyes.
A. snake
B. eel
C. egg
D. wool
5. I always ________ to the university by bus because it is much faster.
A. have gone
B. has gone
C. went

D. go
6. My husband lived at home before we were married, and so ________.
A. did I
B. had I
C. I had
D. I did
7. It's often better to ________ safe in exams than to give an original answer.
A. act


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B. perform
C. play
D. make
8. When their mother died, the children were ________ by their Aunt Mary.
A. brought in
B. brought round
C. brought to
D. brought up
9. I couldn't do question 6, so I ________ it out.
A. left
B. let
C. dropped
D. put
10. You're ________ who noticed that.
A. the single
B. the only
C. only one
D. the only one

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11. Bill came to work at the University thirty years ________ today.
A. since
B. before
C. from
D. ago
12. Since your roommate is visiting her family this weekend, ________ you like to have dinner
with us tonight?
A. will
B. won't
C. do
D. wouldn't
13. No matter how hard I tried, he kept on ________.
A. complaining
B. complain
C. to complain
D. complained
14. You can see a second-hand car only if it is in reasonably good ________.
A. guarantee
B. state


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C. condition
D. standing
15. Are you sure Miss Smith ________ use the new equipment?

A. knows to
B. knows the
C. knows how to
D. knows how
Đáp án
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5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

B

D

B

D

D

A

C

D

A

D

D

D

A

C

C

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MÔN THI: ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. PART ONE: READING AND WRITING (90’)
Section 1:
Complete the following sentences by writing a, b, c, or d on the Answer Sheet.
1. The huge machines ……….. the stones to make gravel for the new road.
a. crushed
b. made
c. broke
d. ground
2. In the 1800s the owner of a chocolate factory in England …….. that sugar
removed the bitter taste of cacao.
a. discovery
b. discovered
c. had discovered d. had been
discovered
3. Paris is called the City of Light because many of its …………buildings are
illuminated at night.

a. history
b. historical
c. historic
d. historically
4. Newspaper ………….. are often written in a hurry.
a. books
b. stories
c. pictures
d. articles
5. The two ………… parties both spent millions of dollars on their campaigns.
a. political
b. politics
c. politician
d. politically
6. Inflation dropped to its ……….level in 30 years.
a. lowest
b. lower
c. low
d. lowly
7. Scientists estimate that smoking ………..life expectancy by around 12
years on average.
a. reduces
b. reduce
c. reducing
d. reduced
8. There is fierce ………….between the three leading soap manufacturers.
a. competitive b. competition
c. competing
d. competitor
9. A lack of formal ………..will limit your job opportunities.

a. educated
b. education
c. educating
d. educator
10. Her baby was born ................. two o’clock yesterday afternoon.
a. in
b. at
c. on
d. under

Section 2
Questions 11 - 15
Look at the text in each question. What does it say?
Mark the correct letter A, B or C on your answer sheet.
Example:

1