Tuyển tập THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION lớp 9

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I

Grade 9

BẾN TRE

Code 512

Năm học 2012-2013

Đề chính thức

Môn: TIẾNG ANH lớp: 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi
Student’s name: ____________________

Class: ________

Mark(s): ________/10

SECTION I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (6PTS)
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. We’ll play tennis this afternoon, ________?

A. shall we

B. don’t we

C. shan’t we

D. will we

2. In my opinion, the Internet is one of________ wonderful inventions of modern life.

A. the less

B. the most

C. most

D. more

3. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Thanh has a meeting________ 11 A. M and 1 P. M.

A. after

B. before

C. between

D. from

C. interactive

D. interactively

4. Remote controls are used to________ with TV.

A. interacting

B. interact

5. Lan and Mary have been pen pals for two years and they________ to each other every month.

A. write

B. exchange

C. talk

D. speak

6. Last weekend, Mary was taken to the countryside________ her parents.

A. by

B. from

C. for

D. along

C. would be

D. used to be

7. In future, life________ found on another planet.

A. was

B. may be

8. Our school has many well-qualified teachers. It has a/an ________ all over the country.

A. excellent reputationB. bad reputation

C. good respect

D. great fame

9. If you want to improve your English, we________ help you.

A. must

B. have to

C. would

D. can

10. Nowadays, it is easy to________ to the Internet because it is available almost everywhere.

A. log

B. surf

C. get access

D. use

11. Nobody can deny the________ of the Internet in our life. It’s very helpful.

A. harm

B. disadvantages

C. benefits

D. damage

12. Thomas and Vy________ each other since they were at primary school.
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A. know

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B. have known

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C. knew

D. will know

13. My grandmother hates________ to advertisements on TV.

A. to listen

B. listening

C. watching

D. to watch

14. My brother doesn’t have an IPhone. He wishes he________ one.

A. have

B. has

C. had

D. will have

15. Trung asked me________ I learned English at Cambridge Ben Tre Center.

A. what

B. if

C. where

D. which

16. Nga: “Let me introduce myself. I am Nga. ” –John: “________”

A. Hello. I’m fine.

B. That’s right, I am.

C. That’s very kind of you to say so.

D. Nice to meet you.

17. Hoa: “What about going to the cinema tonight?” – Xuan: “________.”

A. No problem

B. You are welcome

C. That’s very kind of you

D. That’s a good idea

18. Malaysia is________ into two regions known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

A. divided

B. consisted

C. separated

D. exchanged

Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions from 19 to 22.
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the
world. Most people use the Internet to get information or for entertainment. A new study, however, says
that almost 6% of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study
says these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet because they have become addicted.
Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop an activity. According to Mr. Greenfield, a
psychologist, 30% Internet users say that they use the Internet to escape from problems or emotions.
The study also shows that having discussions with strangers in Internet areas called “chat rooms” is one
of the most addictive activities.
19. Most people use the Internet for ________.

A. getting information

B. getting information and entertainment

C. studying

D. entertainment

20. Some people use the Internet so often that ________.

A. they become more and more intelligent

B. they become computer programmers

C. it is good for their mind

D. it is seriously harming their lives

21. When someone is addicted to the Internet ________.

A. they can get rid of it
C. they cannot stop using it easily
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B. they can stop using it easily
D. they will become intelligent
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22. One of the most addictive activities is ________.

A. chatting

B. setting programs

C. playing chess

D. getting information

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
23. A. practiced

B. picked

C. finished

D. exchanged

24. A. shorts

B. trips

C. designers

D. websites

SECTION II: USE OF ENGLISH (4PTS)
Read the following passage and choose the correct word in the table for each space from 25 to 32.
maize

takes

Since

feels

part-time

trip

feeds

well

as

soon

a

exchange

Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an (25)_____ student in the USA. He is now living with
the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the
beginning of October. Mr. Parker grows (26)_____on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works (27)_____at a
grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age (28)_____Van, and Sam
is still in primary school.
(29)_____Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, as
(30)_____as he completes his homework, he (31)_____the chickens and collects the eggs. On
weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm. On Saturday afternoon, Peter
plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers and hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
The Parkers are nice, so Van (32)_____like a member of their family.
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
33. I’m not good at listening to English.
 I wish I ________________________ listening to English.
34. “Can you speak English, Hoa?” asked Mr. Pike.

 Mr. Pike asked ________________________ speak English.
35. People should stop experiments on animals.
 Experiments on animals________________________
36. I started learning English four years ago.
 I have________________________ four years.

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ANSWER KEYS
SECTION II: USE OF ENGLISH (4PTS)
Read the following passage and choose the correct word in the table for each space from 25 to 32.
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maize takes Since feels
part-time trip feeds well as soon a exchange
26
29
32
27

31
28
30
25
Van, a student from Ho Chi Minh City, is an (25)_____ student in the USA. He is now living with
the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers outside Columbus, Ohio. He will stay there till the
beginning of October. Mr. Parker grows (26)_____on his farm, while Mrs. Parker works (27)_____at a
grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children. Peter is the same age (28)_____Van, and Sam
is still in primary school.
(29)_____Van arrived, he has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, as
(30)_____as he completes his homework, he (31)_____the chickens and collects the eggs. On
weekends, if Mr. Parker is busy, the three boys help him on the farm. On Saturday afternoon, Peter
plays baseball. The Parker family and Van eat hamburgers and hot dogs while they watch Peter play.
The Parkers are nice, so Van (32)_____like a member of their family.
Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
37. I’m not good at listening to English.
 I wish I _were good at___ listening to English.
38. “Can you speak English, Hoa?” asked Mr. Pike.
 Mr. Pike asked___Hoa if/whether she could____speak English.
39. People should stop experiments on animals.
 Experiments on animals___should be stopped. ____
40. I started learning English four years ago.
 I have___learned English for___ four years.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
1. If you study at the Brighton Language Center, you can live in a ______ on campus.
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C. private room

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D. house

2. How much time do you spend __________the web a day?

A. posting

B. to surf

C. surfing

D. surfed

3. There is a small bamboo ___________at the entrance to the village.

A. tree

B. forest

C. street

D. mountain

4. The next stage in the development of television is ________TV.

A. cooperative

B. interactive

C. expensive

D. convenient

C. would visit

D. visited

5. I wish you __________us some day.

A. visit

B. will visit

6. If anyone calls me, please tell __________to leave a message.

A. him

B. her

C. them

D. they

7. She said that she __________learning English with you.

A. liked

B. liking

C. to like

D. likes

8. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1550, ________?

A. was it

B. wasn’t it

C. didn’t it

D. isn’t it

9. It’s quite easy to get access ___________the Internet.

A. in

B. on

C. to

D. for

10. What aspect _________learning English do you find the most difficult?

A. in

B. on

C. of

D. at

11. _________________ is a large building on campus where students live.

A. A Hall

B. An Institute

C. A dormitory

D. A house

12. Television, radio, newspapers are the______________.

A. big media

B. mass medium

C. mass media

D. large media

C. shrine

D. school

13. They often go to the ___________ to pray.

A. market

B. dormitory

14. It’s quite easy to get ___________ to the Internet.

A. together

B. access

C. entrance

D. manage

C. has been built

D. will be built

15. The church _________ about 100 years ago.

A. was built

B. is built

16. Nam said that he ____________ there with his parents.

A. lived

B. live

C. lives

D. have lived

17. I can complete a _____________ Vietnamese test if necessary.
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A. speak

B. spoken

C. spoke

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D. speaking

18. You have read this article on the website, _______________?

A. have you

B. haven’t you

C. you have

D. haven’t I

19. I am interested ____________ learning English.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. to

20. I am looking forward _______________ meeting you.

A. to

B. at

C. for

D. on

Choose the words or phrases that need correction.
21. Tom uses to wear glasses, but he does not now.

A

B

C

D

22. She wishes she can speak English as fluently as her brother.

A

B

C

D

23. Bill and me are in the same class, we are in class 9A.

A

B

C

D

24. Malaysia is divided in three regions.

A

B

C

D

25. This school was build ten years ago.

A

B

C

D

Complete the following passage by choosing the best answer A, B, C or D.

(26)________my opinion, the Internet is a very fast and convenient way for me to get
information. I can also (27)________with my friends and relatives by (28)________of e-mail or
chatting. However, I don’t use the Internet very often because I don’t have (29)________time.
For me, the Internet is a wonderful invention of modern life. It (30)________our world a small
village.
26.

A. On

B. At

C. In

D. For

27.

A. communication

B. communicating

C. communicate

D. communicates

28.

A. means

B. mean

C. meant

D. meaning

29.

A. most

B. many

C. more

D. much

30.

A. do

B. make

C. makes

D. help

Use the words provided to write sentences.
31. Internet / be / very fast and convenient way / get information

._____________________________________________________________________________
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32. Yesterday / beautiful day / so / my friend / I / go / picnic.

._____________________________________________________________________________
33. Hoa / wish / she / can visit / parents.

. _____________________________________________________________________________
34. Daisy / said / want / improve / writing.

._____________________________________________________________________________
35. My mother / like / watch / folk music / news / VTV1 channel.

._____________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
36. “How many languages can you speak?” the examiner asked.

 The examiner asked me__________________________________________________________
37. “I’m having a good time here.” said Maryam.

 Maryam said___________________________________________________________________
38. “What is your name?” she asked me.

 She asked me__________________________________________________________________
39. Everybody uses the Internet all over the world nowadays.

 The Internet___________________________________________________________________
40. My brother is sorry that he can’t be there with you.

 My brother wishes______________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Use the words provided to write sentences.
31.

Internet / be / very fast and convenient way / get information

 the Internet is a very fast and convenient way to get information.________________________
32.

Yesterday / beautiful day / so / my friend / I / go / picnic.

 Yesterday was a beautiful day, so my friend and I went on a picnic.______________________
33.

Hoa / wish / she / can visit / parents.

 Hoa wishes that she could visit her parents. _________________________________________
34.

Daisy / said / want / improve / writing.

 Daisy said (that) she wanted to improve her writing.__________________________________
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My mother / like / watch / folk music / news / VTV1 channel.

 My mother likes watching folk music and news on VTV1 channel._______________________
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first.
36.

“ How many languages can you speak?” the examiner asked.

 The examiner asked me how many languages I could speak.____________________________
37.

“ I’m having a good time here.” said Maryam.

 Maryam said she was having a good time there.______________________________________
38.

“ What is your name?” she asked me.

 She asked me what my name was._________________________________________________
39.

Everybody uses the Internet all over the world nowadays.

 The Internet is used all over the world nowadays._____________________________________
40.

My brother is sorry that he can’t be there with you.

 My brother wishes he could be there with you._______________________________________

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. roofs

B. tickets

C. books

D. chickens

2. A. prayed

B. impressed

C. designed

D. arrived

3. A. city

B. century

C. official

D. notice

4. A. gather

B. healthy

C. thirdly

D. thankful

5. A. character

B. chemistry

C. school

D. exchange

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D.
6. Her religion is Islam, so she often goes to the _________to pray.

A. church

B. pagoda

C. temple

D. mosque

C. say

D. to saying

7. It’s very kind of you _________so!
A. to say

B. saying

8. I wish Susan _________harder for her coming examination.
A. will work

B. worked

C. has worked

D. would work

C. came

D. coming

9. What were you doing when he _________?
A. comes

B. to come

10. I _________English here since I graduated from university.
A. teach

B. taught

C. have taught

D. am teaching

11. Look! Cattle and sheep are _________in the meadow.
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A. cutting

B. swimming

C. grazing

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D. talking

12. It rains heavily, _________I can’t go to the movies with you.
A. and

B. but

C. because

D. so

13. She said that she _________learning English a lot.
A. like

B. liked

C. liking

D. to like

14. I asked Ann _________she knew how to use a computer.
A. whether

B. unless

C. if

D. A&C

C. has it built

D. did it build

15. The church looks very old. When _________?
A. was it built

B. is it built

16. We have never _________any experience of living in the city.
A. wish

B. done

C. had

D. made

17. They have to take that English course, _________they?
A. haven’t

B. don’t

C. needn’t

D. mustn’t

18. Nam cannot earn money _________he has no job.
A. unless

B. until

C. if

D. without

19. This shirt is different _________the one I saw last Sunday.
A. from

B. at

C. on

D. in

C. knowing

D. knew

20. I wish that I _________how to mend this suit.
A. know

B. knows

Find one mistake in each sentence by circling A, B, C or D.
21. John used to going to school by bus, but now he goes by bike.
A

B

C

D

22. It has been a long time since I have visited New York.
A

B

C

D

23. A new school is going to build in my neighborhood.
A

B

C

D

24. He wishes that he has a radio to listen to the news.
A

B

C

D

25. The exercises were such difficult that no one could do them.
A

B

C

D

Read the text and then choose the correct answers by circling A, B, C or D.
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Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful (26)_______with
lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very clean city.
Most of the people (27)_______in high rise flats in different parts of the island. The

business district is very modern with lots of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some
nice older sections. In China town, there (28)_______rows of old shop house. The Government
buildings in Singapore are very (29)_______and date from the colonial days. Singapore is
famous (30)_______ its shops and restaurants. There are many good shopping centers. Most of
the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food,
and the prices are quite reasonable.
26.

A. district

B. town

C. city

D. village

27.

A. live

B. lives

C. are living

D. lived

28.

A. is

B. will be

C. were

D. are

29.

A. beauty

B. beautiful

C. beautify

D. beautifully

30.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. for

Read the text carefully and answer the questions below.
Last Sunday, Nam went on an excursion to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he
arrived there on time. In the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde
Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary and a small disc with the words “Oxford

University”. He met some English students in the bookshop. He was very happy to practice
speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt tired, he had a nice day.
31. Where did Nam go last Sunday?
 __________________________________________________________________________
32. What did he visit?
 __________________________________________________________________________
33. Where did he meet some English students?
 __________________________________________________________________________
34. What did he buy?
 __________________________________________________________________________
35. Was he tired after the trip?
 __________________________________________________________________________

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Rewrite these sentences as directed
36. Mary said to Tim, “When will you finish your work?”
 Mary asked Tim_____________________________________________________________
37. They have built two department stores recently.

 Two department stores_______________________________________________________
38. I can’t go to his party, but I’d love to.
 I wish _____________________________________________________________________
39. I last saw her 10 years ago.
 I haven’t __________________________________________________________________
40. Tuan often went fishing when he lived in the country.
 Tuan used _________________________________________________________________

------ THE END -----Read the text carefully and answer the questions below.
Last Sunday, Nam went on an excursion to Oxford. He got up early and took a bus, so he
arrived there on time. In the morning, he visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde
Park. In the afternoon, he bought a dictionary and a small disc with the words “Oxford
University”. He met some English students in the bookshop. He was very happy to practice
speaking English with many foreigners. Although he felt tired, he had a nice day.
31. Where did Nam go last Sunday?
 He went on an excursion to Oxford. ____________________________________________
32. What did he visit?
 He visited the National Gallery, Big Ben and the Hyde Park.________________________
33. Where did he meet some English students?
 He met them in the bookshop._________________________________________________
34. What did he buy?
 He bought a dictionary and a small disc with the words “Oxford University”___________
35. Was he tired after the trip?
 Yes, he was.________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences as directed
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36. Mary said to Tim, “When will you finish your work?”
 Mary asked Tim when he would finish his work.___________________________________
37. They have built two department stores recently.
 Two department stores have been built recently.___________________________________
38. I can’t go to his party, but I’d love to.
 I wish I could go to the party.__________________________________________________
39. I last saw her 10 years ago.
 I haven’t seen her for 10 years._________________________________________________
40. Tuan often went fishing when he lived in the country.
 Tuan used to go fishing when he lived in the country._______________________________
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. publish

B. cut

C. bury

D. but.

2. A. fly

B. scenery

C. slowly

D. usually

3. A. what

B. who

C. where

D. which

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
4. A. country

B. cousin

C. polite

D. borrow

5. A. business

B. departure

C. arrival

D. convenient

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. I used to __________money by delivering vegetables to the city.
A. earn

B. get

C. make

D. A&C

7. It is wonderful __________the weekend in the countryside.
A. spend

B. spending

C. to spend

D. spent

8. There is a meeting__________9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday.
A. at

B. between

C. to

D. on

9. Would you like __________now or shall we wait until the end?
A. go

B. to go

C. going

D. went

10. When I entered the room, the baby __________quietly.
A. is sleeping

B. was sleeping

C. slept

D. were sleeping

11. I have a lot of pets, but I prefer dogs __________cats.
A. from

B. over

C. to

D. than

12. I hate __________T.V, but I like__________ books.
A. watch/reading

B. watching/reading

C. watching/read

D. watch/read

13. I remember __________her somewhere.
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A. see

B. seeing

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C. saw

D. to see

C. did you

D. didn’t you

14. You don’t play computer games, __________?
A. do you

B. don’t you

15. I wish the coming exam __________easier than we are expecting.
A. are

B. will be

C. can be

D. would be

16. He made an appointment with his friend at 11. 40, so he had to return home __________ 11. 40.
A. before

B. at

C. after

D. till

17. He often does his homework __________ the morning.
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. for

C. is killed

D. was killed

C. doesn’t allow

D. aren’t allowed

18. No one knows why the man __________, do they?
A. killed

B. kills

19. Students __________to smoke.
A. don’t allow

B. are allowed

20. Vietnam __________into three regions: the North, the Center and the South.
A. divides

B. divided

C. is divided

D. are divided

21. Did he __________live in the country when he was young?

A. use to

B. used to

C. get used to

D. be used to

C. had

D. spend

C. group

D. imagination

C. who

D. which

22. We __________a good holiday last year.
A. made

B. passed

23. Buddhism is a (n) __________.
A. association

B. religion

24. She asked me __________I came from.
A. where

B. what

25. She asked me how I __________use English in the future.
A. will

B. won’t

C. would

D. wouldn’t

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
26. When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming.
A

B

C

D

27. You don’t like tea, do they?
A

B C D

28. They spent all morning to learn English yesterday.

A

B

C

D

29. Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit.
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30. There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they?
A

B

C

D

Choose A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
Television is one of man’s most important means of communication. It brings events and sounds
(31)_______around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house
and watch the President making a speech or visit foreign country. He can see a war being fought and
watch statesmen try (32)_______about peace. Through television home viewers can see and learn about
people, places, and things all over the world. TV even takes its (33)_______out of this world. It brings
them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space. In addition to all these
things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are (34)_______to entertain. In
fact, TV provides (35)_______entertainment programs than any other kinds. The programs include
action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
31.

A. from

B. at

C. in

D. to

32.

A. bring

B. brought

C. bringing

D. to bring

33.

A. viewers

B. seers

C. lookers

D. watchers

34.

A. made

B. designed

C. did

D. built

35.

A. many

B. much

C. more

D. most

Read and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
News media are the means or method by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the
country and in the world. The news media can be classified into two general categories: the categories
of print media and electronic media. Print media use the written material to communicate news to
reader. Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places. Print media
are usually divided into magazines and newspapers. Most newspapers print news daily. The electronic
media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio news is the one that you listen to. In the
United States, many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour. Television news is the
one that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the United States, for example, many
people watch an hour of news on TV at six o’clock in the evening. In the future new categories of news
media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to influence the transmission and reception of
news.
36. People learn what is happening in the world by __________.
A. news media

B. newspapers

C. television

D. radios

C. three

D. two

37. How many groups can the media be classified?
A. five

B. four

38. Television and radio are __________.
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D. audio media.

39. In the United States, five-minute news __________.
A. is broadcasted widely by both radio and television

B. is broadcasted every hour.
C. is only read at six o’clock in the evening
D. is usually transmitted live
40. In the U.S.A and Canada, people can watch an hour of news __________.
A. at 6 P.M.

B. at five A.M.

C. at 5 P.M.

D. at 6 A.M.

------THE END-----Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. The program was so ________that half of them fell asleep.
A. boring
2. Last night, I was watching T.V
A. then

B. bore

C. bored

D. boredom

my mother was cooking in the kitchen.
B. and

C. when

D. while

B. built

C. has been built

D. builds

3. The bridge ________in 2000.
A. was built

4. If a disaster ________ in an area, people from other areas will offer their help.
A. happen

B. happened

C. is happened

D. happens

C. worked

D. are working

C. for

D. in

5. They________ in that company for five years.
A. work

B. have worked

6. She likes watching the stars ________night.
A. at

B. on

7. My father suggests ________a trip to the countryside on Saturday.
A. to have

B. had

C. have

D. having

8. He loves his parents very much and wants them to be________.
A. happily

B. happiness

C. happy

D. happiest

C. hasn’t he

D. isn’t he

C. religion

D. capital

9. He’s never gone to school on Sunday, ________?
A. has he

B. is he

10. Islam is the country’s official________ in Malaysia.
A. region

B. currency

11. She can’t go to the party because she will have to ________her little sister.
A. look up

B. look for

C. look after

D. look at

12. John: Shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for Mary? Peter: ________.
A. That’s a good idea
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13. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her work before going to work.
A. So

B. Although

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C. However

D. Therefore

C. which

D. who

C. will

D. ought

14. We’ll meet David, ________comes from England.
A. whom

B. that

15. “Where is Linh now?”
“She________ be in the school library.”
A. may

B. should

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
16.

A. expensive

B. dormitory

C. agreement

D. vacation

17.

A. plumber

B. teacher

C. engineer

D. poetry

18.

A. reputation

B. difficult

C. possible

D. excellent

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
19. We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it.
A

B

C

D

20. The news about some recent disasters have been shown on T.V
A

B

C

D

Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box.
(Thí sinh chỉ ghi câu trả lời tương ứng với số thứ tự đã cho sẳn)
what ...............

crowded .......

shelter .........

with ............

glad ..........

strangely.......

gathered ........

scared ..........

shining ........

happily .......

around .....

playing...........

It was a beautiful day. The sun was (21)____, the sky was blue, and the weather was perfect. Lan was
outside (22)____with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began behaving (23)____. She kept running
(24)____in circles. Lan ran home with the dog to tell her mother (25)____ Skippy was doing. Lan’ mother
Mrs. Quyen (26)____her family and told them to find (27)____ in the home. Suddenly, the sky became very
dark. The storm came (28)____strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs. Quyen and her family were (29)____ . But
soon the storm finished and everyone was (30)____. What a clever dog Skippy is. She saved Lan from being
caught in the typhoon.

Note: shelter: nơi ẩn náu; strangely: một cách lạ lùng; scared: hoảng sợ; gather: tập họp

III. WRITING:
Use the given word to make sentences.
31. they/enjoy/watch action films.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
32. Christmas Day/people/receive/greeting cards/friend.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
33. Do you mind/turn on/the light?
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___________________________________________________________________________________________
34. Nam/love/play/games.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences as directed.
35. She doesn’t have time to revise the lesson.
 She wishes__________________________________________________________________________________
36. Ha Noi will be partially cloudy. It is the capital of Vietnam.
 Ha Noi_____________________________________________________________________________________
37. They have just produced a new kind of plants.
 A new kind of plants__________________________________________________________________________
38. “What will you do to help your mother?” they asked him.

 They asked_________________________________________________________________________________
39. They started playing tennis in 2003.
 They have__________________________________________________________________________________
40. If she had time, she would visit her friend.
 She won’t __________________________________________________________________________________

-------THE END------Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box.
(Thí sinh chỉ ghi câu trả lời tương ứng với số thứ tự đã cho sẳn)
what ...............

crowded .......

shelter .........

with ............

glad ..........

strangely.......

gathered ........

scared ..........

shining ........

happily .......

around .....

playing...........

It was a beautiful day. The sun was (21) shining, the sky was blue, and the weather was perfect. Lan
was outside (22) playing with her dog, Skippy. All of a sudden, the dog began behaving (23) strangely
She kept running (24) around

.

in circles. Lan ran home with the dog to tell her mother (25) what Skippy

was doing. Lan’ mother Mrs. Quyen (26) gathered her family and told them to find (27) shelter
home. Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came (28) with

in the

strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs.

Quyen and her family were (29) scared . But soon the storm finished and everyone was (30) glad . What a
clever dog Skippy is. She saved Lan from being caught in the typhoon.
Note: shelter: nơi ẩn náu; strangely: một cách lạ lùng; scared: hoảng sợ; gather: tập họp

III. WRITING:
Use the given word to make sentences.
31. they/enjoy/watch action films.
 They enjoy watching action films._______________________________________________________________
32. Christmas Day/people/receive/greeting cards/friend.
 On Christmas Day, people receive greeting cards from their friends.___________________________________
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 Do you mind turning on the lights?_____________________________________________________________
34. Nam/love/play/games.
 Nam loves playing/ to play games.______________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences as directed.
35. She doesn’t have time to revise the lesson.
 She wishes she had time to revise the lesson.______________________________________________________
36. Hanoi will be partially cloudy. It is the capital of Vietnam.
 Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, will be partially cloudy. ______________________________________
37. They have just produced a new kind of plants.
 A new kind of plants has just been produced.______________________________________________________
38. “What will you do to help your mother?”, they asked him.
 They asked him what he would do to help his mother._______________________________________________
39. They started playing tennis in 2003.
 They have played tennis since 2003._____________________________________________________________
40. If she had time, she would visit her friend.
 She won’t visit her friend because she has no time._________________________________________________

I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box

working
writers

doing
universities

sound
angry

scientific
computers

adults
have

Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs
for (1)___ math problems. Second, there are programs for (2)____ studies. Third, some programs are
like fancy typewriters. They are often used by (3)____ and business people. Other programs are
made for courses in schools and (4)____. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word
games and puzzles for children and (5)_____. There are many wonderful new computer programs,
but there are other reasons to like (6)____. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when
they are (7)____. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also (8)____
lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may (9)______
strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem
(10)______. It is easy to think they are like people.
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
11. They ________ Da Lat last summer.
A. visited
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12. We have learnt English _______ 2001.
A. in

B. during

C. for

D. since

C. have/ seen

D. will/see

13. We ____ already ______ Huong Pagoda.
A. were/seeing

B. are/seeing

14. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I _______ French.
A. know

B. have known

C. knew

D. will know

C. has been built

D. will be built

15. The church _________ about 100 years ago.
A. was built

B. is built

16. All the houses in the area _________ immediately.
A. have to rebuild

B. have to be rebuilt

C. had to rebuild

D. has to be rebuilt

C. didn’t come

D. won’t come

17. If he __________ soon, he might miss the train.
A. doesn’t come

B. isn’t coming

18. She asked me if I ________ to school by bicycle every day.
A. am going

B. go

C. was going

D. went

19. Mr. Long said that he _______ in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. is living

B. has lived

C. lived

D. will live

20. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________ she?
A. isn’t

B. doesn’t

C. wasn’t

D. didn’t

C. in

D. at

21. She likes watching the stars _______ night.
A. on

B. for

22. She asked me if I ________ a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy

B. bought

C. would buy

D. will buy

III. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D).
The Olympic Games are important international sports events which take place every 4 years in
different cities. All sports men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty-second Olympic
Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. On the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga
Iranov, the 18-years-old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal.
23. What are the Olympic Games?

A. The Olympic Games are important international sports events.
B. The Olympic Games is important international sports events.
C. The Olympic Games is being important international sports events.
D. The Olympic Games were important international sports event.
24. Who can take part in Olympic Games?
A. Women can take part in Olympic Games.
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B. All sports men can take part in Olympic Games.
C. Teenager can take part in Olympic Games.
D. Adults can take part in Olympic Games.
25. Are the Olympic Games international sports events?
A. Yes, it is.

B. No, it isn't.

C. No, they aren't.

D. Yes, they are.

26. When were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?
A. They were held in the winter of 1980.

B. They were held in the autumn of 1980.

C. They were held in the summer of 1980.

D. They were held in the summer of 1984.

27. Where were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?
A. They were held in London.

B. They were held in Paris.

C. They were held in Moscow.

D. They were held in Roma.

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
28. When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming.
A

B

C

D

29. You don’t like tea, do they?

A

B C D

30. They spent the whole morning to learn English yesterday
A

B

C

D

31. Swim every day is a good way of keeping fit.
A

B

C

D

32. There are different magazines in this newsagent, aren’t they?
A

B

C

D

V. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
38. My Uncle John ______________.
A. is just made the manager of the firm

B. has just made the manager of the firm

C. has just been made the manager of the firm D. has just been making the manager of the
firm
39. “He couldn’t repair the broken vase” means ___________.
A. The broken vase couldn’t repair

B. The broken vase couldn’t be repair

C. The broken vase could be repaired

D. The broken vase couldn’t be repaired

40. “Someone must meet him at the railway station.” means ___________.
A. he must be at the railway station

B. he must be meet at the railway station

C. he must have been met at the railway station

D. he must be met at

the railway station
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VI. Use the suggested words to make sentences.
41. there / many /jeans / are / in /my /store /clothing.
. ___________________________________________________________________________________
42. haven’t / Sue / we/ a / time / seen / for / long /.
. ___________________________________________________________________________________
43. their / not / Browns / moved / flat / have / the / into / new / yet /
. ___________________________________________________________________________________
44. being / it / that / unsafe / block / down /of / because / is / flats / pulled / is /
. ___________________________________________________________________________________
45. for the last three years /she / every / on /problem / spent /of / life /this / her /has / minute /.
. ___________________________________________________________________________________

--------THE END--------

I. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box
Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs
for (1)___ doing math problems. Second, there are programs for (2)____ scientific studies. Third,
some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by (3)____ writers and business
people. Other programs are made for courses in schools and (4)____ universities. And finally, there

are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and (5)_____ adults. There
are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (6)____ computers.
Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (7)___ working _. It is a happy
sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also (8)__ have __ lights and pretty
pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may (9)__ sound ____ strange, but
computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem (10)__ angry
____. It is easy to think they are like people.
VI. Use the suggested words to make sentences.
41. there / many /jeans / are / in /my /store /clothing/.
 There are many jeans in my clothing store._________________________________________________
42. haven’t / Sue / we/ a / time / seen / for / long /.
 We haven’t seen Sue for a long time.______________________________________________________
43. their / not / Browns / moved / flat / have / the / into / new / yet /
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 The Browns have not moved into the new house yet.__________________________________________
44. being / it / that / unsafe / block / down /of / because / is / flats / pulled / is /
 That block of flats is being pulled down because it is unsafe.___________________________________
45. for the last three years /she / every / on /problem / spent /of / life /this / her /has / minute /.

 She has spent every minute of her life on this problem for the last 3 years.________________________

I. Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from that the rest.
1.

A. polite

B. litter

C. decide

D. crier

2.

A. developed

B. watched

C. walked

D. posted

3.

A. please

B. street

C. break

D. feel

4.

A. ground

B. group

C. house

D. found

5.

A. pollution

B. rubbish

C. income

D. truck

II. Choose the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blank in each sentence.
6. I was born __________1990.
A. at

B. in

C. on

D. about

7. What __________the weather like in Da Nang yesterday?
A. is

B. was

C. are

D. were

8. I used to go to school __________bicycle, but now I go to school __________foot.
A. by/on

B. for/in

C. in/on

D. on/by

9. He can’t play soccer very well and he wishes he __________play soccer better.
A. can

B. should

C. could

D. must

10. She said the boy __________handsome and very nice.
A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

11. She likes __________TV after doing the homework.
A. watch

B. watches

C. watched

D. watching

12. If you want to lose weight, you __________do exercises.
A. should

B. will

C. would

D. can

13. I __________to read story when I was a child, but now I’m interested in watching cartoons.
A. use

B. using

C. used

D. uses

14. A: __________I help you? –B: No. thanks. I can do it myself.
A. Must

B. Can

C. Should

D. Has

C. in

D. on

15. He has learned English __________June.
A. for

B. since

16. They __________go to Ha Noi tomorrow.
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C. would

D. has to

C. today

D. next week

17. I went to Ho Chi Minh City __________.
A. yesterday

B. tomorrow

18. -How __________have you been learning English? –Just for three weeks.
A. far

B. long

C. often

D. do

C. he

D. we

19. The teacher asked me how old __________was.
A. she

B. I

20. If you want to go fishing, you must __________homework.
A. did

B. done

C. does

D. do

C. played

D. plays

C. at

D. between

C. son

D. sister

C. student

D. writer

C. should

D. must

21. He enjoys __________volleyball.
A. playing

B. play

22. I usually go to school __________6.30 a.m.
A. in

B. for

23. My __________is a beautiful girl.
A. brother

B. father

24. I am a __________. I study in a secondary school.
A. doctor

B. engineer

25. He __________he could have a computer.
A. wishes

B. wish

III. Choose the best answer from (A, B, C or D) for each space.
It's sometimes said that there is (26)_____new in the world of fashion. Annabelle was a well-known
(27)_____during the seventies. When her children were in their early teens they enjoyed looking
(28)_____her old photo albums. They found it hard to believe that she (29)_____such strange
clothes. Did people really use to think (30)_____trousers looked good? And those ugly platform
shoes! In the early nineties, (31)_____, Annabelle noticed to her (32)_____that the 1970s styles
were fashion again. "I was planning to throw all my old clothes (33)_____," she said, "but my
daughter (34)_____to a party last week, and guess (35)_____she was wearing-that's right, some of
my old clothes!".
26.

A. anything

B. thing

C. everything

D. nothing

27.

A. writer

B. model

C. architect

D. author

28.

A. at

B. up

C. on

D. after

29.

A. was wearing

B. used to wear

C. has worn

D. wears

30.

A. flaring

B. flare

C. flared

D. to flare

31.

A. therefore

B. consequently

C. moreover

D. however

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32.

A. amusement

B. thinking

C. humor

D. sense

33.

A. out

B. in

C. away

D. aside

34.

A. has gone

B. went

C. was going

D. goes

35.

A. how

B. which

C. what

D. that

Code 512

IV. Find the mistakes in the underlined parts A, B, C or D.
36. The children laughed happy when they heard the funny story.
A

B

C

D

37. Last week, Hung had an accident because his carelessness.
A

B

C

D

38. If the streets will be full of trash, we'll heap it and burn it down.
A

B

C

D

39. I'm amazing that Nga won the first prize in the language contest.
A

B

C

D

40. She go out with her friends yesterday.
A B

C

D

V. Put the word in correct order to make meaning full sentences.
41. Liz / wish/she/be going/ Hanoi/parents/next Sunday.
____________________________________________________________________________________
42. We/ not used/ wear/ Jeans/ when/ study/ primary school.
____________________________________________________________________________________
43. Nga/ look/ forward/ meet/ aunt/ again/ soon.
____________________________________________________________________________________
44. I/ see/ school's advertisement/ TV/ last night.

____________________________________________________________________________________
45. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ internet.
____________________________________________________________________________________
VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D).
The Olympic Games are important international sports events which take place every 4 years in
different city. All sports men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty second Olympic
Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. On the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga
Iranov, the 18-years-old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal.
46. What are the Olympic Games?
____________________________________________________________________________________
47. Who can take part in Olympic Games?
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____________________________________________________________________________________
48. Are the Olympic Games international sports events?
____________________________________________________________________________________
49. When were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?
____________________________________________________________________________________
50. Where were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

V. Put the word in correct order to make meaning full sentences.
41. Liz / wish/she/be going/ Hanoi/parents/next Sunday.

 Liz wishes she was going to Hanoi next Sunday.___________________________________________
42. We/ not used/ wear/ jeans/ when/ study/ primary school.

 We didn’t used to wear jeans when studying at primary school._______________________________
43. Nga/ look/ forward/ meet/ aunt/ again/ soon.

 Nga looks forward to meeting her aunt again soon._________________________________________
44. I/ see/ school's advertisement/ TV/ last night.

 I saw your school’s advertisement on TV last night._________________________________________
45. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ internet.

 We play games and listen to music on the internet.__________________________________________
VI. Read the following passage carefully then choose the correct answer from (A, B, C or D).
The Olympic Games are important international sports events which take place every 4 years in
different city. All sports men who take part must be amateur athletes. The twenty second Olympic
Games were held in Moscow in the summer of 1980. On the first day of the Olympic Games, Olga
Iranov, the 18-years-old Soviet gymnast won the Gold medal.
46. What are the Olympic Games?

 They are important international sports events_____________________________________________
47. Who can take part in Olympic Games?

 All sports men who are amateur athletes can take part in Olympic Games.______________________
48. Are the Olympic Games international sports events?

 Yes, they are.________________________________________________________________________
49. When were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?

 They were held in Moscow._____________________________________________________________
50. Where were the twenty-second Olympic Games held?

 They were held in the summer of 1980.___________________________________________________
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