Question 1. SUPPLY EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD:
Many tourists who visit Central America find (1)______ surprising to learn that
the Mayas still live there. (2)______ it is true that their ancient civilization came to
an end when their country was (3)______ over by the Spanish conquistadors, the
Mayan people carried (4)______ living in the area. Today there are an estimated
1.2 million Mayas (5)______ live in southern Mexico, and many other areas of
Central America states have large Mayan populations as (6)______.
Many of their stories and art forms have remained (7)______ over time, and
today, women weave clothing and carpets that have signs and symbols that are
the same as (8)______ found in ancient temples.
The different patterns and symbols on these brightly coloured (9)______ not only
look attractive, (10)______ can also communicate important information such as
marital (11)______.
Even though the majority of the Mayas are now Catholics, many of the festivals
that they (12)_______ part in are a mixture of the old rituals that their ancestors
(13)______ to practise and more modern Christian elements. It was perhaps the
Mayas' ability to (14)_______ and change that made it possible for them to
survive to the (15)______ day.
Question 2. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
Most people agree that pop music started in the US in the 1950s and it developed
from black American music. When it started, it was especially for young people. In many
countries, they liked listening to it and dancing to it because it was exciting and it was a
(1)……of rebelling against their parents’ generation. Many parents strongly disapproved
(2)……it. They disliked the way many pops stars (3)…… and acted. They thought the
music was rubbish (4)……the group couldn’t sing or play their instruments properly.
They said that pop music wouldn’t (5)……for long.
Today, attitudes are different. Many of today’s parents are people who loved pop
music when they were young and still (6)…… . As a result of this, pop music is no longer
for the young. In addition, some of the stars (7)……career began a long time ago and
who are now middle-aged are just as popular today as they were then. Their original (8)
……still love them, perhaps because they remind them of when they were young. At the
same time, new generations of young people buy their records and go to their concerts.
(9)……pop music was not just a brief fashion. All these years later, it is more (10) ……
than ever.
Question 3.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
CIGARETTE SMOKING
Some people still think that cigarette smoking is (38) _________ to their
health. Scientific research shows that smoking can cause (39) _________ kinds
of diseases. In fact, many people who smoke get lung cancer. Doctors believe
that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (40) _________ not smoke.
Non-smokers often breathe in the smoke (41) _________ other people s’
cigarettes. This is second-hand smoking. People are becoming aware of the
danger of second-hand smoke. As a result, they have passed laws that prohibit
people from smoking in many public places. Besides, many governments tend to
raise taxes on cigarettes so as to discourage people from smoking. With all the
concerted efforts made by the authority (42) _________ non-smokers, we can
(43) _________forward to a world without smoking.
Question
4.Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word.
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never
know when you might need it” was (1)________ of her favourite sayings. She lived
(2)________ herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. (3)___________ I
never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In
every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4)_______an art gallery.
I remember my father (5)___________ that she was a “Straffordshire Darby” but I
(6)_______no idea of what he meant. I (7)________ out years later that the Darby family
had made their money from coal-mining in Straffordshire. We used to make (8)______
stories about her. My sister, Alice, (9)__________was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby
once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10)____________saw him again!
Question 5.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is ______(81) complicated as
it is serious. It is complicated ______(82) much pollution is caused by things that benefit
people. For example, exhaust ______(83) automobiles causes a large percentage of all air
pollution. But automobiles ______ (84) transportation for millions of people. Factories
discharge much of the material ______(85) pollutes the air and water, but factories give
employment to a large ______(86) of people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin
soil, but fertilizers and pesticide ______ (87) important aids to the growing of crops.
Thus, to end ______ (88) greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would have to
______ (89) using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of
course. But pollution can ______ (90) gradually reduced in several ways.
Question 6.: Read the text carefully and fill in each gap with a suitable word. Write your
answers in the box. (10)
I am learning English because I am studying law and when I finish my couse. I 1
like to work for a big company, or possibibly, I will continue my 2 in Britain or in
the USA. To do 3 of these things, it is important to reach a certain 4 of English.
Another reason is 5 I want to communicate with foreign people because nowadays,
countries are becoming closer and closer. You need to be 6 to speak aforeign
language if you want to travel 7 any problems. My sister who lives in England, say
that life is very different there and the weather is not so good. Later this year, I am going
to visit England and stay with my sister for two months. I hope to 8 my level of
English. I am certainly looking 9 to spendingthe summer in England. After studying at
college for six weeks I will be going on holiday with my sister. We plan to hire a car and
visit the south west of the country. 10 I have heard, is very interesting with lovely
countryside.
Question 7. (10 pts) Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.
I arrived in London at (1) …………. The railway station was big, black and dark. I
didn’t know the way to my hotel, (2) ……………. I asked a porter. I not (3) …………
spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as (4) ……… . The porter, however,
could not (5) ………… me. I repeated (6) …………… question several times and at
last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke (7) ………… slowly nor clearly. “I am
a foreigner”, I said. Then he spoke (8) ……………… , but I could not understand him.
My teacher (9) …………… spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at (10)
………… other and smiled.
Question 8 complete the passage below by using a suitable word to fill each blank. (15
points)
(1) the United State of America, the national language (2) also
English. Four hundred years ago, some English (3) sailed to North America to live
there, and they brought the English (4) to this new country. Now in the United
State of America people speak America (5) Most of the words are the same in
American and British English, (6) the American people say some English words
differently from those from England.
Canada is (7) the North of the United States of America. In Canada many
people speak English (8) they also came (9) England many years ago. But in
some parts of Canada they speak French. The people (10) in these parts came from
France.
Question 9: Put one suitable word in each space.
Enery is one of the (1) that many people are interested in. It is not
an unfamiliar word. It is heard, said, discussed day after day. It is close to
everyone’s (2) life. You turn on the lamp and it is (3) that gives you
light.You turn on a TV and it is energy that gives you pictures and sound.
You ride a motocycle and it is energy that gives you (4) You cook your
meals and it is energy that gives you heat to boil rice.
The problem is that the demand for energy is rising and that the price of
energy is getting(5) and higher. The supply of energy on earth is
limited. It cannot provide us all forever. The (6) of energy in the future
is inevitable.Therefor, saving energy is a must if we want to (7) to live in
a safe and sound world.
If we save energy, the(8) will be less polluted and our health will
be better and we will live a more meaningful life and more happily. Perhaps
the best(9) to the problem of energy is a source of clean energy coming
from the sun:solar energy. This kind of energy is easily available, free, and
inexhaustible.Furthermore, it does not cause(10)
Question 10 ,1: Fill each of the numbered blanks one suitable word
Much of our waste, especially waste…… factories, electric power
stations, the chemical industry and heavy industry, is ………dangerous.
Fish die in the lakes, rivers, ……….seas; forest trees die ,…….Much of
this dangerous waste goes … the air and is carried by the …… for great
distancces
The earth is our home. We must take care of it , for ………and for the
next generations. This means keeping our environment clean. The
important of this task is pointed…… by ecologists, the
scientists………study the relation between living things and the
environment. However, each of …….must do everything possible to
keep the land air and water clean
10,2. People are always interested in the weather …… it affects their
lives so …… At a personal level, a shower of rain may determine whether
we go …… a pinic or …….at home and read a book … Weather determines
what sort of clothing we ……for the day and what sort of food we will eat.
People in ancient times believed that weather was cotrolled by the gods.
Today, scientists called meteorologists make a detailed study of weather and
are able to …… weather conditions. On the basis of scientific informaton
they are …….to predict weather conditions and so save money ad even lives
Question 11 Read the passage and choose a suitable word to fill in the gap (10
points)
My son is a secondary school student. He goes to school five days a (66)
…… and studies many subjects at school. Last week I went (67)………… an end of
semester meeting with his form teacher and she gave me his (68)……………card. I was
shocked to know that he worked excellently (69) ………….Maths English, physics,
Chemistry but he had poor results with the other (70) …………. such as history,
geography. I found out that he is clever (71)……… lazy. He doesn’t like to learn his
lessons (72)……….heart. His final result was only satisfactory. The form-teacher advised
me to talk some sense into him when I (73)…………home. I came home and told him
(74) …………his result. He only smiled and said that was all he could do with
Geography (75)……….History. Oh! What can I do?
Question 12 : Fill in each numbered blank in the passage with ONE suitable word to
complete its meaning :
For the first ten years, girls and boys grow at almost exactly the same rate. Then
( 1 )… suddenly start to grow more quickly than boys. As a result, girls at the age of
thirteen are taller, …( 2 )…, and stronger than boys.
At about the age of fourteen, the average girl starts to grow…( 3 )…rapidly and the
average boy catches up and then surpasses( vượt trội ) her. Unlike girls, boys do not stop
growing when they are fifteen or sixteen. They keep growing, …( 4 )…more slowly, until
they are about twenty. Then they begin to shrink( lùi lại ) , very slowly but surely.Their
weight, however,usually goes on ( 5 )… until they are in their forties. To keep fit, they
must cut the fats from their diet as well as exercise.
In addition, adolescents undergo ( trải qua thời thanh niên) changes in facial
appearance. The lower half of his or her face changes its…( 6 )….The jaw( quai hàm )
becomes longer and juts out more. As a result, the chin ( cằm )becomes much more
pointed ,and the mouth becomes…( 7 )….At the same time the nose also becomes
slightly longer. In other…( 8 )…, the “baby-face” look disappears.These changes are all
part of growing up.
Question 13 : (20 marks)
Read the text and think of the word which best fits each space :
We moved into our new house (1)………… a warm September day.It was not
really a new house .It was a hundred and four years (2)…………………,but it was new
to us .The house had running (3)…………….,gas ,and electricity,but for (4)……………
reason there was no electric light in the kitchen .We had not noticed this shortage (5)
………………we had first looked over the house .It was something quite unexpected: a
house with electricity but (6)……………a kitchen light .It was especially puzzling
because our(7)………………….was a large room ,perhaps(8)………………largest in the
house.I telephoned for an ……………… He came and fixed it for us .And he charged
$50 for (10) ……… the job.
Question 14 Fill a suitable word in each blank to complete the
passage. (10p)
Many thousands of children have……(1)…… in their homes.As a
result some children die. The most common accidents are
with……(2)… and hot water. Small children often touch pots
of……(3)…… water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot
water falls on the children and… (4)…… them. Some children
like to ……(5)…… with fire. They enjoy striking matches or
throwing things on fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too
big, it gets out of…(6)…… Then the house……(7)…… fire. It is
very …(8)…… to play with matches. When a child strikes a
match, the flame soon burn near his……(9)… Then he……(10)
…… the match on the floor.Many houses catch fire in this way.
Question 15
The first Olympic Games were in Greece in 776 BC.
(1)___________________ was only one event. People ran a race the length of the
(2)__________________. The Games (3)___________________one day.
Slowly people added more (4)____________________. The Games were
only for (5)___________________. And women could not even watch them. Only
Greeks (6)___________________. They came (7)____________________all parts of
the Greek world. The time of the Games was a time of peace, and the government
(8)__________________everyone travel safely. Kings competed
(9)__________________ common people. The winners became
(10)___________________heroes.
Question 16 . Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. ( 10 points)
Lakes in North
Many rivers and lakes around the world are polluted. The discharge of
1…………………… materials by factories and households
2…………………… pollution to rivers and lakes. The Rhine River in
Europe and the Great Lakes in North America are good examples of a river
and lakes that are polluted. Their 3…………………… cannot be drunk.
The 4…………………… thing is happening to the sea. In one instance,
certain factories in Japan dumped industrial waste 5…………………… the
sea. Many people suffered 6…………………… lead or mercury poisoning
after eating fish 7…………………… in such polluted waters. Pollution in
certain areas of the sea is now reaching dangerous levels. Many ships
discharge their waste 8…………………… and unwanted engine oil into
the sea. These wastes 9…………………… lead and mercury which are
poisonous. Sometimes, accidents to oil tankers can cause oil to be
discharged into the sea and 10…………………… the beach.
Question 17 (10pts):
KEEPING FIT
Bodies are made to move ! They are not designed for sitting around in front of
the television or reading magazines. Keeping fit doesn’t (1) you have to be a
super - athlete, and even a little exercise can give you a lot of fun. When you are fit
and healthy, you’ll find you look better and feel better, you’ll (2) more energy
and self - confidence.
Every time you move, you are exercising. The human body is designed to bend,
stretch, run, jump and climb. The (3) it does, the stronger and fitter it will be.
Best of all, (4) is fun. It’s what your body likes doing most - keeping on the
move.
Physical exercise is not only good (5) your body. People who take regular
exercise are usually happier, more relaxed and more alert (6) people who sit
around all day. Try an experiment next time when you’re (7) a bad mood, go
for a walk or play a ball game in the park. See how (8) better you feel after an
hour.
A sense of achievement is yet another benefit of exercise. People feel good
(9) themselves when they know they have improved their fitness. People who
exercise regularly will (10) you that they have more energy to enjoy life. So
have a go. You’ll soon see and feel the benefits !
Question 18
I. Cloze test: Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word.
Water is our life source . It makes up 70 percent (1) …… …………………our
bodies, and the average person actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath (2)
……… …………….shower.
But we are only now learning (3) ………… ……………to look after water.
Acid rain has polluted as many as 18,000 lakes and our seas and our rivers are (4)
…………… … ……… with waste products. It is now very expensive to try to
repair the damage (5)…………… ………….has been done .We have some hope
for the future, though, because new (6)……… ……………… of water have been
discovered. People living the Sahara Desert have (7) …………… …………fish
swimming in deep undergrowth steams. Scientists also believe (8)…………… …
………is a huge lake beneath London. If we have learnt anything from our mistakes, we
will try to keep these new areas of water clean
Question 19.Air ___________ (52) can make people ___________ (53).
Consequently, some countries pass ____________ (54) to control the quantity of
___________ (55) in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by
harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57) should not be used in petrol
because it is bad for children’s _____________ (58) and makes them clumsy in using
their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________ (59) collects in those parts of cities where
there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s ____________
(60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad
____________ (61).
Question 20. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable prepositions to complete the
letter.
Dear Mr Markham,
Thank you very much for your letter (1) 14
th
March. Naturally I am
delighted, and very excited at the prospect of my holiday (2) Britain.
I would like to take my holiday (3) 15
th
June (4) 5
th
July,
which I believe is the time (5) the Wimbledon tennis championships, and I
would be very grateful if you could arrange (6) me to see some of the
matches. I would also like to see some test cricket. There will be no football then, but
perhaps I could spend a day (7) the races at Ascot, too.
The places I would like to visit are the university towns (8) Oxford and
Cambridge, where I would like to see one of Shakespeare's plays, and if possible I
would really love to visit an old English village (9) a typical country pub.
I am very grateful to you and the company (10) giving me this
opportunity of a lifetime.
Yours sincerely,
Joseph Degama
Question 21 . Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use
only one word in each space.
Who are the best drivers? Which drivers are the safest on the (1)
? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are
the most likely to have an (2) . Older drivers are more careful. Gender
makes a difference, too. Young men have (3) worst accidents records of
all. They are (4) aggressive than older (5) . They also
choose faster (6) with bigger engines. One of the most interesting facts
in the survey (7) the passengers have an effect on the
(8) . When young male drivers have their friends in their car, their
driving becomes worse . When their wife or their girlfriend is in the car, however, their
driving is (9) . But the opposite is true for women. Their driving is more
(10) when their husband or boyfriend is in the car.
Question 22: Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use
only ONE word in each space. The first one has been done for you (0). (10
points)
Everyone is becoming aware that the environment is a (0) serious issue.
However, we have not done (1) to deal with this problem because we
seem to wait for governments to (2)
actions. In my opinion, individuals can do many things to help
(3) the problem. To begin
(4) , we can be more responsible in
the (5) we dispose of waste. We should
not throw rubbish into lakes and (6) . Moreover,
we also need to (7) the water we use.
Fresh water (8) drinking is running out in
many (9) of the world. Finally, I think that
if we use (10) transport more we
can reduce air pollution in cities.
Question 23: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
LOST AND FOUND
My father considered (0) himself to be a lucky man. He wasn’t rich or famous,
but he was lucky. (1) he lost anything, he was usually
(2) to find it again. (3) such example was
a fountain pen, a present from my mother on (4) … wedding
anniversary. We had had a family day out in the mountains. My brother,
(5) was about ten years old at the time, and I enjoyed going
to a lake where you could hire a boat and row out across the water.
(6) had once been a village in the valley, but the valley had
been flooded in order (7) create a reservoir for a city many
miles away. When the water was clear, you could still make out the top of the
church spire and the walls of houses. (8) we were returning
home that night, my father discovered that he had lost his treasured fountain pen.
About two weeks later, he announced that in spite (9) the
gloomy weather, we were going back to the lake for the day. We were surprised,
but said nothing. We set (10) about nine in the morning, and
as (11) as we arrived at the lake, we headed
(12) the spot where we had had our picnic on the previous
occasion. As we were deciding whether to hire a boat for the afternoon or
(13) , my father gave a shout. There, lying on the ground,
was a pen. There was (14) doubt at all in my mind that
(15) was the pen he had lost two weeks beforehand.
Question 24: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
FAMILY LIFE
In a big family like mine you have a (1) ………… of arguments. (2)
………… weekend, for example, we have been trying to decide on our
summer holiday. (3) ………… is amazing how difficult this kind of decision
can be when you have to consider so (4) ………… different ideas. It can be
hard enough for two people to agree, but (5) ………… are eight of us! My
mum wants to go to the mountains, but (6) ………… else does. (7)
………… three of my brothers want to go to the beach, but that’s the (8)
………… place my dad refuses to go. (9) ………… of my parents wants
to go abroad – (10) ………… say it’s too expensive. Unfortunately, my sister
Sonya wants to go to Disney World. Dad says fine, so long as she pays for
(11) ………… . Of course, my older sister wants to go away with her
friends, but Mum says she is too young to go on holiday on her (12) ………
And me? I’ll go anywhere. (13) ………… I’d really like is if (14)
………… could just agree with each (15) ………… on something for once.
: Question 25 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE word in each space. (15 points)
Computers
Recent years have seen the appearance of different (1)
of communication. More and (2) people have a computer (3)
home and they use it to play games, find information (4)
the Net and also to communicate. You can send e-mails,
write your own blog and (5) … to other people. It is amazing
how easily you can communicate (6) someone on the other
side of the world. It has brought happiness (7) reassurance
to many, knowing that a friend or member of their family is only a click of the
mouse away. Some people say it has become (8) aid in
education and even brought more equality, as most children become computer
literate. But it has also (9) concern. Who takes the
responsibility of making (10) that the Net doesn’t give false
facts? (11) there enough protection from fraud and
misinformation? Do young people rely too much (12)
computers for their entertainment? (13) it destroy our
creativity? The experts (14) now trying to find answers to
these (15)
Question 1. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word:
1. IT 6. WELL 11. STATUS
2. ALTHOUGH/ 7. UNCHANGED 12. TAKE
THOUGH
3. TAKEN 8. THOSE 13. USE
4. ON 9. CLOTHES 14. ADAPT
5. WHO/ THAT 10. BUT 15. PRESENT
Question 2. 1 m for 1 answer x 10 = 10 m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
way of looked and last do whose fans So popular
Question 5 Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau bằng một từ thích hợp:
(Mỗi câu đúng = 1,5 điểm, TC: 15 điểm)
81. as 82. as/because/since 83. from 84. provide 85.
that/which
86. number 87. are 88. or 89. stop 90. be
Question 7 (10 pts) Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.
1. last
2. so
3. only
4. well
5. understand
6. my
7. neither
8. slowly
9. never
10.each
Question 8
1. in 2. is 3. people 4. language 5. English
6. but 7. to 8. because 9. from 10. living
Question 9 1. problem 2. daily 3. energy 4. movement 5. higher
6. shortage 7. continue 8. environment 9. solution 10. pollution
Question 13 : (20 marks) Read the text and think of the word which best fits each
space :
1. on 2 old 3,water 4.some 5,when 6.not /without
7.kitchen 8 the 9 electrician 10 doing /completing
Question 14/ (10p)
1. accidents 2. fire 3. hot 4. burns 5. play
6. controls 7. catches 8. dangerous 9. fingers 10. drops
Question 15 1. There 6. competed
2. stadium 7. from
3. lasted 8. let
4. events 9. with
5. men 10. national
. Question 16
1. waste 2. causes 3. water 4. same 5. into
6 from 7. living / caught 8. materials 9. contain / have 10. onto
Question 17 1. mean 2. have 3.more 4. exercise 5. for
6. than 7. in 8. much 9. about
10. tell
Question 18
1.of 5.which / that
2.or 6. sources
3.how 7. found
4.polluted 8. there
Question 19.52-pollution 53—ill 54-laws 55-smoke
56-lungs 57-Lead 58-brains/health59-lead/exhausts
60-climate 61-floods
Question 21. (one point for each correct answer)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
roads accident the more drivers/men cars is driver better dangerous
Question 22
1. much2. take 3. solve 4. with 5. way
6. rivers 7. save 8. for 9. parts 10. public
Question 23 Whenever/When/ If 2. able 3. One 4. their 5. who
6. There 7. to 8. While/As/When 9. of
10. off / out 11. soon 12. for/to/towards 13. not 14. no 15.
it / this / that
Question 24.1. lot 2. This 3. It 4. many 5. there
6. nobody/no-one 7. All 8. one/only 9. Neither 10. they
11. herself/it 12.own 13. What
14. everybody/everyone/we 15. other
Question 25. (15 points) (one point for each correct answer)
1. means 2. more 3. at 4. on 5. talk 6. with
7. and 8. an 9. caused 10. sure 11. Is
12.on
13. Does 14. are 15. questions