10 DE TUYEN SINH LOP 10

Grade 9

SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. seat
B. read
C. wear
D. meal
2. A. Christmas
B. machine
C. mechanic
D. scholarship
3. A. needed
B. worked
C. stopped
D. watched
Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
4. A. earthquake
B. energy
C. experience
D. exercise
5. A. throughout
B. volcanic
C. unpleasant
D. fashionable
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.
6. He had lived _________that farm all his life.
A. in
B. at
C. on

D. with
7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you.
A. at
B. out
C. on
D. down
8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992.
A. in
B. on
C. since
D. from
9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements.
A. on
B. of
C. at
D. in
10. The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs.
A. warned
B. suggested
C. claimed
D. blamed
11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A. their
B. that
C. whom
D. whose
12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly.
A. plumber
B. mechanic
C. driver

D. pilot
13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation?
A. to go
B. going
C. to going
D. you go
14. Only in the last few years_________to use home computers.
A. have begun people
B. have people begun
C. when people beganD.
people have begun
15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. have already seen
D. was to see
16. Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now.
A. is doing
B. is done
C. is being done
D. has been doing
17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans.
A. Since
B. Even though
C. Despite
D. Therefore
18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?
A. Would you mind B. Can you
C. Why don’t you
D. Could you please

19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair?
A. Should people able
B. Were people able
C. Will people able D.
Would people be able
20. I wish you_________making that noise. It’s bothering me.
A. stop
B. can stop
C. would stop
D. will stop
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction.
21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy
one for their home.
A
B
C
D

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22. Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States.
A
B

C
D
23. I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A B
C
D
24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’.
A
B
C
D
25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you?
A
B
C
D
Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. Solid fuel would be more __________________. (economy)
27. Cinema is a medium of mass __________________. (entertain).
28. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is __________________. (pollute)
29. We find advertising on the radio very __________________. (effect)
30. Naturally, I was very eager to make a good first __________________.(impress).
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage.
By using computers people can do things faster (31)_______by using other means. Computers can do
any calculations (32)_______than a skilled mathematician. (33)_______a computer is programmed properly,
it can (34)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (35)_______, we can see the great
differences (36)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (37)_______slower
than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size
and many applied programs (38)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of
information (39)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (40)_______not only at offices

but also at homes.
31. A. as
B. than
C. more
D. less
32. A. more rapid
B. rapidly
C. more rapidly
D. as rapidly
33. A. Although
B. After
C. Because
D. If
34. A. work
B. take
C. make
D. run
35. A. science
B. scientific
C. scientifical
D. scientifically
36. A. on
B. to
C. between
D. from
37. A. more
B. less
C. most
D. much
38. A. which

B. who
C. where
D. when
39. A. into
B. from
C. of
D. to
40. A. use
B. perform
C. appear
D. treat
Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take
over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do
any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would
probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so
far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be
creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby
freeing people to do more of the things they wants.
FACTS
TRUE FALSE
41. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day.

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42. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks.
43. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking.
44. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes.
45. Robots would be able to do more than people want..
Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in the meaning to the root ones.
46. It’s nearly two years since we left high school.
 We_________________________________________________________________________________
47. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birtday party in time.
 If __________________________________________________________________________________
48. They have built a new local library near my school.
 A new local library____________________________________________________________________
49. Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?
 Lan asked Ba________________________________________________________________________
50. The book was interesting to most children.
 Most children ________________________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. seat
B. read
C. wear
D. meal
2. A. Christmas
B. machine
C. mechanic
D. scholarship
3. A. needed
B. worked
C. stopped

D. watched
Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
4. A. earthquake
B. energy
C. experience
D. exercise
5. A. throughout
B. volcanic
C. unpleasant
D. fashionable
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence.
6. He had lived _________that farm all his life.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. with
7. Look_________! There’s a big hole in front of you.
A. at
B. out
C. on
D. down
8. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida _________August 1992.
A. in
B. on
C. since
D. from
9. He was quietly proud _________his literary achievements.
A. on
B. of
C. at

D. in
10. The report_________that thousands of people had seen UFOs.
A. warned
B. suggested
C. claimed
D. blamed
11. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A. their
B. that
C. whom
D. whose
12. You should have a _________check your motorcycle regularly.
A. plumber
B. mechanic
C. driver
D. pilot
13. Are you looking forward _________abroad on your vacation?
A. to go
B. going
C. to going
D. you go
14. Only in the last few years_________to use home computers.

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A. have begun people
B. have people begun C. when people beganD.
people have begun
15. It’s an interesting film. I _________it three times.
A. saw
B. had seen
C. have already seen
D. was to see
16. Can’t we do something about the situation?- Something _________right now.
A. is doing
B. is done
C. is being done
D. has been doing
17. _________it was a formal dinner party, James wore his blue jeans.
A. Since
B. Even though
C. Despite
D. Therefore
18. _________taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?
A. Would you mind B. Can you
C. Why don’t you
D. Could you please
19. _________to fly if they had feathers instead of hair?
A. Should people able
B. Were people able
C. Will people able D.
Would people be able
20. I wish you_________making that noise. It’s bothering me.

A. stop
B. can stop
C. would stop
D. will stop
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correction.
21. Manufacturers are now producing such many inexpensive computers that many people can afford to buy
one for their home.
A
B
C
D
22. Not until the early 1900s women were allowed to vote in the United States. [were women]
A
B
C
D
23. I like lying on the beach. Therefore, I always spend my holiday to sunbathe.
A B
C
D
24. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is knowing as the ‘Ring of Fire’.
A
B
C
D
25. Don’t forget to come here in time, do you?
A
B
C
D

Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. Solid fuel would be more __________________. (economy) .................................................economical
27. Cinema is a medium of mass __________________. (entertain). .....................................entertainment
28. The advantage of living in the countryside is that the air is __________________.(pollute) .......polluted
29. We find advertising on the radio very __________________.(effect). .......................................effective
30. Naturally, I was very eager to make a good first __________________.(impress). ................impression
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage.
By using computers people can do things faster (31)_______by using other means. Computers can do
any calculations (32)_______than a skilled mathematician. (33)_______a computer is programmed properly,
it can (34)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (35)_______, we can see the great
differences (36)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (37)_______slower
than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size
and many applied programs (38)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of
information (39)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (40)_______not only at offices
but also at homes.
31. A. as
B. than
C. more
D. less
32. A. more rapid
B. rapidly
C. more rapidly
D. as rapidly

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33. A. Although
B. After
C. Because
D. If
34. A. work
B. take
C. make
D. run
35. A. science
B. scientific
C. scientifical
D. scientifically
36. A. on
B. to
C. between
D. from
37. A. more
B. less
C. most
D. much
38. A. which
B. who
C. where
D. when
39. A. into
B. from
C. of

D. to
40. A. use
B. perform
C. appear
D. treat
Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take
over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do
any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would
probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so
far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be
creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby
freeing people to do more of the things they wants.
FACTS
TRUE FALSE

41. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day.

42. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks.

43. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking.

44. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes.

45. Robots would be able to do more than people want..
Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in the meaning to the root ones.
46. It’s nearly two years since we left high school.
 We have left high school for nearly two years.__________________________________________________
47. It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birtday party in time.
 If it weren’t raining, we could get to the birtday party in time.______________________________________

48. They have built a new local library near my school.
 A new local library has been built near my school.______________________________________________
49. Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?
 Lan asked Ba if he had met Liz at the station that morning.______________________________________
50. The book was interesting to most children.
 Most children are interested in the book.______________________________________________________
------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. campus
B. publish
C. supply
D. difficult
2. A. about
B. south
C. young
D. count
3. A. wanted
B. shouted
C. helped
D. needed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. model
B. admire
C. happy
D. cover
5. A. scenery
B. hamburger
C. pagoda
D. grocery
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. It’s very kind _________you to help me.

A. of
B. to
C. with
D. for

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7. A free _________is guaranteed to every citizen.
A. educated
B. education
C. educating
D. educational
8. AIDS is a newly-discovered and very _________disease.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangerously
9. Please _________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
A. put aside
B. put off
C. put up
D. put out
10. Let’s have a drink, _________?
A. shall we
B. will we

C. shall you
D. do we
11. They didn’t go on a picnic _________the weather was awful.
A. so
B. although
C. because
D. because of
12. Do you know the lady_________son is standing over there?
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
13. I believe you because I know you are _________.
A. true
B. truth
C. truthful
D. truly
14. Water _________at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boiling
B. boil
C. is boiling
D. boils
15. Laziness is normally the cause of _________.
A. poor
B. poverty
C. richness
D. success
16. This newspaper is _________every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
A. publishing
B. published

C. publish
D. to publish
17. We are talking about the preservation of _________resources.
A. natural
B. nature
C. naturally
D. naturalize
18. Everyone must take part in _________forests and increase forestation.
A. protect
B. protecting
C. protection
D. protected
19. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________.
A. an energy-saving bulb
B. a 1000-watt light
C. an electric bulb
D. a saving - energy bulb
20. _________we know her address, we will call you.
A. Unless
B. Since
C. If
D. Therefore
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept.
A B
C
D
22. Is Fiona used to work late at the office?
A
B

C
D
23. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday.
A
B
C
D
24. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness.
A
B
C
D
25. They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful.
A
B
C
D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Rice is (26)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (27)______in tropical countries such as
Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (28)______years. The seeds
are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered

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(29)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (30)______After 3 or 5 months, the
rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special
action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (31)______, they use two short
sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries in which
people use chopsticks very well.
26. A. used
B. taken
C. eaten
D. boiled
27. A. grows
B. keeps
C. plants
D. stays
28. A. thousands
B. thousand
C. thousand of
D. thousands of
29. A. in
B. by
C. with
D. of
30. A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. the beauty
31. A. However
B. Moreover
C. Besides
D. Instead
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours.
They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until
they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They
say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
32. What did teachers make children do in the past?
A. stand for hours
B. memorize everything
C. repeat their homework
D. sit for days
33. Children in the past were made to learn everything_________.
A. by head
B. by hand
C. by hair
D. by heart
34. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________.
A. give children more homework
B. make children learn
C. help children
D. teach children at home
35. Today, the modern learning method is _________.
A. Letting children play computer games
B. making children read a lot of books
C. doing homework for children
D. letting children discover things for themselves
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. No one in the group is younger than Mai.
 Mai is_________________________________________________________________________
37. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them.
 I asked them____________________________________________________________________
38. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.

 The luggage is so________________________________________________________________
39. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals.
 If he
40. I can’t play basketball well because of my height.
 Because I_______________________________________________________________________

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. campus
B. publish
C. supply
D. difficult
2. A. about
B. south
C. young
D. count
3. A. wanted
B. shouted
C. needed
D. helped
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

4. A. model
B. admire
C. happy
D. cover
5. A. scenery
B. hamburger
C. pagoda
D. grocery
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. It’s very kind _________you to help me.
A. of
B. to
C. with
D. for
7. A free _________is guaranteed to every citizen.
A. educated
B. education
C. educating
D. educational
8. AIDS is a newly-discovered and very _________disease.
A. danger
B. dangerous
C. endangered
D. dangerously
9. Please _________your cigarette. I’m allergic to smoke.
A. put aside
B. put off
C. put up
D. put out
10. Let’s have a drink, _________?

A. shall we
B. will we
C. shall you
D. do we
11. They didn’t go on a picnic _________the weather was awful.
A. so
B. although
C. because
D. because of
12. Do you know the lady_________son is standing over there?
A. who
B. whom
C. which
D. whose
13. I believe you because I know you are _________.
A. true
B. truth
C. truthful
D. truly
14. Water _________at 100 degrees Celsius.
A. boiling
B. boil
C. is boiling
D. boils
15. Laziness is normally the cause of _________.
A. poor
B. poverty
C. richness
D. success
16. This newspaper is _________every day. It’s a daily newspaper.

A. publishing
B. published
C. publish
D. to publish
17. We are talking about the preservation of _________resources.
A. natural
B. nature
C. naturally
D. naturalize
18. Everyone must take part in _________forests and increase forestation.
A. protect
B. protecting
C. protection
D. protected
19. In order to save electricity, an ordinary 100-watt light bulb can be replaced by ________.
A. an energy-saving bulb
B. a 1000-watt light
C. an electric bulb
D. a saving - energy bulb
20. _________we know her address, we will call you.
A. Unless
B. Since
C. If
D. Therefore
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. When she came to my house this morning, I still slept. [was still sleeping]
A B
C
D
22. Is Fiona used to work late at the office? [working]

A
B
C
D
23. He was punished because he did the test careless yesterday. [carelessly]
A
B
C
D
24. The doctor told my father stop smoking because of his sickness. [to stop]

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A
B
C
D
25. They didn’t go on a picnic because of the weather was awful. [because]
A
B
C
D
Find the best choice to complete the passage below.

Rice is (26)______by Vietnamese people every day. It often (27)______in tropical countries such as
Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (28)______years. The seeds
are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered
(29)______muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (30)______After 3 or 5 months, the
rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before colleting rice. Eating rice is a special
action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (31)______, they use two short
sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two countries in which
people use chopsticks very well.
26. A. used
B. taken
C. eaten
D. boiled
27. A. grows
B. keeps
C. plants
D. stays
28. A. thousands
B. thousand
C. thousand of
D. thousands of
29. A. in
B. by
C. with
D. of
30. A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. the beauty
31. A. However
B. Moreover

C. Besides
D. Instead
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
Children’s education is changing rapidly today. In the past, teachers made children sit still for hours.
They made them memorize all sorts of things. In other words, children had to go on repeating things until
they knew them by heart. Today, many teachers wonder if it possible to make children learn at all. They
say you can only help them learn. They say you must let children learn and discover things for themselves.
32. What did teachers make children do in the past?
A. stand for hours
B. memorize everything
C. repeat their homework
D. sit for days
33. Children in the past were made to learn everything_________.
A. by head
B. by hand
C. by hair
D. by heart
34. Nowadays, many teachers say that they only _________.
A. give children more homework
B. make children learn
C. help children
D. teach children at home
35. Today, the modern learning method is _________.
A. Letting children play computer games
B. making children read a lot of books
C. doing homework for children
D. letting children discover things for themselves
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. No one in the group is younger than Mai.
 Mai is the youngest in the group.___________________________________________________

37. “Where are you going on your holidays?” I asked them.
 I asked them where they were going on their holidays.__________________________________
38. The luggage is too heavy for her to carry.
 The luggage is so heavy that she cannot carry._________________________________________
39. He is tired, so he couldn’t score any goals.

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 If he weren’t tired, he could score some goals._________________________________________
40. I can’t play basketball well because of my height.
 Because I am short, I can’t play basketball well._______________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. hoped
B. missed
C. washed
D. stayed
2. A. major
B. day
C. pay
D. play
3. A. think
B. thick
C. this
D. thanks

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official
B. optional
C. primary
D. separate
5. A. economic
B. embroider
C. encourage
D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
A. surprise
B. surprised
C. surprising
D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
A. succeeded
B. successful
C. unsuccessful
D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents
A. if
B. although
C. therefore
D. so
9. If there _________gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
A. was
B. is
C. were
D. are

10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
A. interested
B. interesting
C. interest
D. interestingly
11. I think I_________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost
B. have lost
C. am losing
D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
A. dependent
B. dependently
C. independent
D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. happily
D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
A. if
B. unless
C. when
D. as
15. The phone _________suddenly when Joan was doing the housework.
A. rang
B. was ringing
C. had rung
D. is ringing

16. How many languages are there _________the world?
A. through
B. over
C. for
D. in
17. The boys looks very proud _________his success at school.
A. of
B. at
C. about
D. on
18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
A. he started
B. his being started
C. he was started
D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now.
A. are
B. are being
C. were
D. to be
20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me.
A. unless
B. although
C. because
D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school.

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A
B C
D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it.
A
B
C
D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper.
A
B
C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows.
A B C
D
25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work.
A
B
C D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called
(26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to

be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put
where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage.
Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be bad
because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to
see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
26. A. waste
B. save
C. safe
D. stone
27. A. it
B. that
C. which
D. where
28. A. wrapped
B. organized
C. collected
D. picked
29. A. firing
B. fighting
C. burning
D. chopping
30. A. invisible
B. unmovable
C. unspeakable
D. insensible
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the Earth.
This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people
think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. The
important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight,

and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Nonrenewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For
example coal and natural gas.
31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean?
A. living things
B. people who protect the environment
C. people who destroy the environment
D. people who pollute the environment
32. One example of renewable natural resource is_________.
A. sunlight
B. coal
C. oil
D. natural gas
33. One example of renewable natural resource is_________.
A. fish
B. tree
C. water
D. coal
34. All of the following things are renewable natural resource except_________.
A. Air
B. gas
C. silver
D. animal
35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to?
A. materials
B. environmentalists
C. renewable natural resources
D. non-renewable natural resources
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.

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 If the weather ____________________________________________________________________
37. All the students have to take the final exam.
 The final exam___________________________________________________________________
38. Please don’t repeat what I said.
 Would you mind__________________________________________________________________
39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.
 My friend_______________________________________________________________________
40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.
 Because_________________________________________________________________________

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

ANSWERS KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. hoped
B. missed
C. washed
D. stayed
2. A. many
B. day
C. pay
D. play
3. A. think

B. thick
C. this
D. thanks
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. official
B. optional
C. primary
D. separate
5. A. economic
B. embroider
C. encourage
D. minority
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. A holiday in America can be _________cheap.
A. surprise
B. surprised
C. surprising
D. surprisingly
7. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was_________.
A. succeeded
B. successful
C. unsuccessful
D. success
8. Eric hasn’t found a flat yet, _________he still lives with his parents.
A. if
B. although
C. therefore
D. so
9. If there _________gravity, water wouldn’t run downhill.
A. was

B. is
C. were
D. are
10. We haven’t seen any _________films recently.
A. interested
B. interesting
C. interest
D. interestingly
11. I think I_________my door key. I can’t find it anywhere.
A. lost
B. have lost
C. am losing
D. will lose
12. Jim wants to live _________of his parents.
A. dependent
B. dependently
C. independent
D. independently
13. Although they are poor, they still live _________.
A. happy
B. unhappy
C. happily
D. happiness
14. We won’t go out _________it stops raining.
A. if
B. unless
C. when
D. as
15. The phone _________suddenly when Joan was doing the housework.
A. rang

B. was ringing
C. had rung
D. is ringing
16. How many languages are there _________the world?
A. through
B. over
C. for
D. in
17. The boys looks very proud _________his success at school.
A. of
B. at
C. about
D. on

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18. In spite of _________late, he arrived in time.
A. he started
B. his being started
C. he was started
D. starting
19. It’s time the children _________here now.
A. are
B. are being
C. were

D. to be
20. I won’t go _________you explain everything to me.
A. unless
B. although
C. because
D. if
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. I haven’t seen her when we left school. [since]
A
B C
D
22. People know that they should save energy, so they still waste it. [but]
A
B
C
D
23. After have a bath, he ate supper. [having]
A
B
C D
24. Would you mind if I open all of the windows. [opened]
A B C
D
25. She always wears modern and fashioned clothes when she is at work. [fashionable]
A
B
C D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Garbage is what someone leaves behind that they do not want to use anymore. It can also be called

(26)______ or rubbish. A definition of garbage is anything left behind at a place (27)______ you used to
be, but are not anymore. In modern home and businesses, however, garbage is normally separated and put
where it can be (28)______ and taken to a place designed to hold, burn, or recycle garbage.
Smoke is a cloud of very small, solid parts. It is made when (29)______ something. Smoke can be bad
because if it goes into the lungs of a person, it can kill them. Most people think that they are always able to
see smoke, but it can also be (30)______. (a thing that a person is not able to see)
26. A. waste
B. save
C. safe
D. stone
27. A. it
B. that
C. which
D. where
28. A. wrapped
B. organized
C. collected
D. picked
29. A. firing
B. fighting
C. burning
D. chopping
30. A. invisible
B. unmovable
C. unspeakable
D. insensible
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
In biology and ecology the environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the Earth.
This is also called the natural environment. Some people call themselves environmentalists. These people
think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. The

important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight,
and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Nonrenewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For
example coal and natural gas.
31. What does the world “environmentalists” in line 2 mean?
A. living things
B. people who protect the environment
C. people who destroy the environment
D. people who pollute the environment
32. One example of renewable natural resource is_________.
A. sunlight
B. coal
C. oil
D. natural gas
33. One example of renewable natural resource is_________.

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A. fish
B. tree
C. water
D. coal
34. All of the following things are renewable natural resource except_________.
A. Air
B. gas
C. silver

D. animal
35. What does the word “them” in line 6 refer to?
A. materials
B. environmentalists
C. renewable natural resources
D. non-renewable natural resources
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. The weather is too terrible for you to go out.
 If the weather were nice, you could go out.____________________________________________
37. All the students have to take the final exam.
 The final exam has to be taken by all the students._______________________________________
38. Please don’t repeat what I said.
 Would you mind not repeating what I said.____________________________________________
39. I can’t swim as well as my friend can.
 My friend can swim better than I can._________________________________________________
40. They didn’t have a map, so they got lost.
 Because they didn’t have a map, they got lost.__________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. change
B. charity
C. chopstick
2. A. depend
B. poet
C. equal
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3. A. pagoda
B. grocery
C. institute
4. A. control

B. remote
C. access
5. A. pollution
B. dynamite
C. production
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. Do you often go out _________Saturday evenings?
A. in
B. at
C. on
7. Hoa likes reading and _________.
A. so is Minh
B. Minh is too
C. so does Minh
8. They don’t like milk and _________.
A. neither do we
B. so do we
C. we do too
9. I have two brothers and we are _________at school.
A. both
B. all
C. either
10. The man_________we saw yesterday is a scientist.
A. whom
B. who
C. which
11. I feel _________in this book.
A. interesting
B. interested
C. interest

12. Vietnam is a _________country.
A. develop
B. developed
C. developing
13. There is _________time. Let’s hurry.
A. a lot of
B. few
C. a few
14. This house is _________of the three.
A. old
B. older
C. oldest
15. If it _________, we’ll have the party outside.
A. rains
B. doesn’t rain
C. rained

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D. character
D. region
D. benefit
D. advance
D. protection
D. for
D. Minh does either
D. neither don’t we
D. neither
D. whose
D. interestingly

D. development
D. not much
D. the oldest
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16. If you know where she lives, let me_________.
A. to know
B. knowing
C. know
D. knew
17. We’ll make the beach clean and _________again.
A. polluted
B. dirty
C. awful
D. beautiful
18. It is impossible _________a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the
environment.
A. open
B. opening
C. to open
D. opened
19. If you are late again, you_________the job.
A. won’t lost
B. will lose
C. lost

D. will be lost
20. She never goes to the movies_________she is very busy.
A. so
B. because of
C. if
D. because
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. Did the house broken when you were away?
A
B
C
D
22. That is the girl whom Jim wants to marry her.
A
B
C
D
23. Although it rained heavy, they went out last night.
A
B
C
D
24. The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s carelessness.
A
B
C
D
25. Does it take you three hours doing this task?.
A
B

C
D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Among the festivals (26)______ by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known
(27)______ the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (28)______ this
day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (29)______ lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are
shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (30)______, the moon shines the brightest on the
night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (31)______ the house and women
make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
26. A. celebrated
B. made
C. held
D. set
27. A. like
B. as
C. such as
D. ф
28. A. in
B. for
C. at
D. on
29. A. wood
B. metal
C. paper
D. gold
30. A. they
B. them
C. it
D. their

31. A. under
B. near
C. outside
D. around
Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of
Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all
over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the
strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4 th when a high
–pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed.
Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there
was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto
the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday,

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th
December 9 , the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of
them died.
32. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a volcanic eruption B. a flood
C. a hurricane
D. a tornado
33. What is his unforgettable person experience?
A. the London killer

B. the heavy fog in London
C. the strangeness of nature
D. a high-pressure system
34. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
A pollution
B. humidity
C. heavy rain
D. heavy fog
35. The traffic stopped because of _________.
A. The rain
B. the windy weather C. the humid weather
D. the heavy fog
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. Hurry up or you will be late.
 If_______________________________________________________________________________
37. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
 Elizabeth_________________________________________________________________________
38. Learning English is interesting.
 It is_____________________________________________________________________________
39. No one has answered the questions yet.
 The questions_____________________________________________________________________
40. I think it would be good idea to take a train.
 I suggest_________________________________________________________________________

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

ANSWER KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. change
B. charity

C. chopstick
2. A. depend
B. poet
C. equal
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
3. A. pagoda
B. grocery
C. institute
4. A. control
B. remote
C. access
5. A. pollution
B. dynamite
C. production
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
6. Do you often go out _________Saturday evenings?
A. in
B. at
C. on
7. Hoa likes reading and _________.
A. so is Minh
B. Minh is too
C. so does Minh
8. They don’t like milk and _________.
A. neither do we
B. so do we
C. we do too
9. I have two brothers and we are _________at school.
A. both
B. all

C. either
10. The man_________we saw yesterday is a scientist.
A. whom
B. who
C. which
11. I feel _________in this book.

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D. character
D. region
D. benefit
D. advance
D. protection
D. for
D. Minh does either
D. neither don’t we
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A. interesting
B. interested
C. interest
D. interestingly
12. Vietnam is a _________country.

A. develop
B. developed
C. developing
D. development
13. There is _________time. Let’s hurry.
A. a lot of
B. few
C. a few
D. not much
14. This house is _________of the three.
A. old
B. older
C. oldest
D. the oldest
15. If it _________, we’ll have the party outside.
A. rains
B. doesn’t rain
C. rained
D. didn’t rain
16. If you know where she lives, let me_________.
A. to know
B. knowing
C. know
D. knew
17. We’ll make the beach clean and _________again.
A. polluted
B. dirty
C. awful
D. beautiful
18. It is impossible _________a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the

environment.
A. open
B. opening
C. to open
D. opened
19. If you are late again, you_________the job.
A. won’t lost
B. will lose
C. lost
D. will be lost
20. She never goes to the movies_________she is very busy.
A. so
B. because of
C. if
D. because
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
21. Did the house broken when you were away? [Was]
A
B
C
D
22. That is the girl whom Jim wants to marry her. [no words]
A
B
C
D
23. Although it rained heavy, they went out last night. [heavily]
A
B
C

D
24. The accident happened in front of my house last night because the driver’s carelessness. [because of]
A
B
C
D
25. Does it take you three hours doing this task? [to do]
A
B
C
D

Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
Among the festivals (26)______ by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known
(27)______ the Mid August Festival. Large numbers of small round moon cakes are eaten (28)______ this
day, and children enjoy carrying colorful (29)______ lanterns come in all shapes; the most popular ones are
shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to (30)______, the moon shines the brightest on the
night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed (31)______ the house and women
make offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
26. A. celebrated
B. made
C. held
D. set
27. A. like
B. as
C. such as
D. ф
28. A. in
B. for
C. at

D. on
29. A. wood
B. metal
C. paper
D. gold
30. A. they
B. them
C. it
D. their
31. A. under
B. near
C. outside
D. around

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Read the following passage and choose the best answers.
I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of
Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all
over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the
strangeness of nature – “The London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4 th when a high
–pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed.
Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there
was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto
the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday,

December 9th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of
them died. { breeze: light wind}
32. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a volcanic eruption B. a flood
C. a hurricane
D. a tornado
33. What is his unforgettable person experience?
A. the London killer
B. the heavy fog in London
C. the strangeness of nature
D. a high-pressure system
34. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
A pollution
B. humidity
C. heavy rain
D. heavy fog
35. The traffic stopped because of _________.
A. The rain
B. the windy weather C. the humid weather
D. the heavy fog
Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.
36. Hurry up or you will be late.
 If you don’t hurry up, you will be late._________________________________________________
37. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
 Elizabeth cannot play the piano as well as Helen.________________________________________
38. Learning English is interesting.
 It is interesting to study English._____________________________________________________
39. No one has answered the questions yet.
 The questions haven’t been answered yet.______________________________________________
40. I think it would be good idea to take a train.

 I suggest taking a train._____________________________________________________________

------THE END-----Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. achievement
B. chemist
C. chance
D. cheerful
2. A. sewage
B. nuclear
C. groom
D. erupt
Choose the word that has the different stress.
3. A. collapse
B. volcano
C. festival
D. appliance
4. A. forecast
B. disaster
C. carriage
D. furniture
Choose the word or pharse (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blanks space.
5. Who looks______________your children when you are away from home?
A. after
B. for
C. to
D. at
6. She is very tired.______________; she has to finish her homework
A. Moreover
B. However
C. So

D. And
7. What quality made him different _______________others?
A. from
B. for
C. with
D. in
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8. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well____________.
A. preserve
B. preserved
C. preserving
D. presevation
9. Scientists are looking for an __________way to reduce energy consumption
A. effective
B. effectively
C. effect
D. effection
10. The weather____________nice yesterday
A. were
B. was
C. will be
D. has been
11. She suggested ______________money for the poor people in the region
A. to save

B. saved
C. saving
D. save
12. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated _______________
A. nationwide
B. national
C. nation
D. native
13. Auld Lang Syne is a song ____________is sung on New Year’s Eve
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
14. My Aunt Judy is the women ____________is holding Jack.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
Choose the underlined word or pharse (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
15. Tet is a festival which occurs on late January or early February.
A
B
C
D
16. Man’s whole environment are being changed in a serious way.
A
B
C
D
17. We are getting some electrical from nuclear power stations

A
B
C
D
18. He’s going to the post office although he wants to send a letter
A
B
C
D
Decide which of the options (A, B, C, or D) is the best answer.
Everyone wants to reduce (19) _____. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is
(20)____. It is compltcated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For
example, (21)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (22)______air pollution.
But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people. (23)_____ discharge much
of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of
people. Thus, to end or greatly (24)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be
gradually reduced in several ways. (25)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the
amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and
enforce laws that (26)_____ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain polluting
activities.
19. A. pollute
B. pollution
C. polluted
D. polluting
20. A. seriousness
B. serious
C. seriously
D. serioused
21. A. exhaust

B. exhausted
C. exhaustedly
D. exhauster
22. A. to
B. with
C. in
D. of
23. A. Hills
B. Mountains
C. Factories
D. Rivers
24. A. reducing
B. reduced
C. reduce
D. reduction
25. A. Doctors
B. Engineers
C. Workers
D. Scientists
26. A. require
B. Requires
C. required
D. requiring
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Read the passage and then tick True or False.
he Intennet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It is a very fast and
convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes : education,
communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with friends
and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting.
However, the Internet has limitations. It is time-consuming and costly. It is also dangerous

T

because of viruses and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to
suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So
while enjoying surfing, be alert !
27. The main idea of the first paragraph is about advantages of the Internet.
28. We can use the internet as a fast and convenient way to get information to study, communicate,
entertain, buy and sell things.
29. The disadvantages of the Internet are costly, time consuming and easy to get information from
spam and viruses.
30. With the help of the internet, we can get in touch with each other by means of e-mail or
chatting.
WORD FORMS
31.Thai’s economy depends on_______________. (tour)
32.You have to keep your _______________ from that snake. (distant)
33.Phuong and Ha are _______________related. (distant)
34.They are _______________ greeted by the native. (warm)
35.The _______________ by the little girl was a great hit. (perform)
36.She was_______________ to look at the big statue. (amaze)
37.To my_______________, the monkey can play the guitar. (knowledgeable)
38.His result was _______________ exellent. (amaze)
39.He was _______________ good at Math. (amaze)
40.Small companies are _____________managed by the owners themselves. (normal)

41.Brazillians played very _______________. (simple)
42.Uncle Ho is a man of _______________. (simple)
43.This is a machine with a _______________ arm for picking up objects. (move)
44.Nguyen Binh is one of the poets of the Romantic _______________. (move)
45.English is one of the _______________subjects. (compel)
46.I had a good _______________on this film. (impress)
47.The air _______________in our city is worse and worse (pollute)
48.Oil slicks, chemical waste, garbage are common_______________to our environment. (pollute)
49.Air _______________does a lot of harm to our life. (pollute)
50._______________the air must be limited to save our environment. (pollute)
WRITING
51. People should stop experiments on animals.
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 Experiments_________________________________________________________________
52. Ronaldo won the gold ball of FIFA.
 The gold ball________________________________________________________________
53. In order to win the prize, he tried hard.
 He tried hard so as____________________________________________________________
54. Her father stood in the door way.
 In the door way,______________________________________________________________
55. He has rarely seen such a big elephant.
 Rarely______________________________________________________________________
56. Her mother sat in the armchair quietly.
 In the armchair_______________________________________________________________

57. The weather becomes so dangerous that we can’t go anywhere.
 So dangerous________________________________________________________________
58. We seldom get good marks.
 Seldom_____________________________________________________________________
59. Susan feels proud of her son.
 Susan’s son__________________________________________________________________
60. Thanh fell full because of the banana.
 The banana__________________________________________________________________
61. They are accustomed to drinking Coke.
 They get____________________________________________________________________
62. He used to go to school late.
 He doesn’t__________________________________________________________________
63. The baby cried because of the dog.
 The baby____________________________________________________________________
64. The actor interests us a lot.
 We________________________________________________________________________
65. Their father looks after them well.
 Their father took______________________________________________________________
66. We felt sad because of the bad result.
 The bad result________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEYS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. achievement
B. chemist
C. chance
D. cheerful
2. A. sewage

B. nuclear
C. groom
D. erupt
Choose the word that has the different stress.
3. A. collapse
B. volcano
C. festival
D. appliance
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4. A. forecast
B. disaster
C. carriage
D. furniture
Choose the word or pharse (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blanks space.
5. Who looks______________your children when you are away from home?
A. after
B. for
C. to
D. at
6. She is very tired.______________; she has to finish her homework
A. Moreover
B. However
C. So
D. And

7. What quality made him different _______________others?
A. from
B. for
C. with
D. in
8. If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well____________.
A. preserve
B. preserved
C. preserving
D. presevation
9. Scientists are looking for an __________way to reduce energy consumption
A. effective
B. effectively
C. effect
D. effection
10. The weather____________nice yesterday
A. were
B. was
C. will be
D. has been
11. She suggested ______________money for the poor people in the region
A. to save
B. saved
C. saving
D. save
12. We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated _______________
A. nationwide
B. national
C. nation
D. native

13. Auld Lang Syne is a song ____________is sung on New Year’s Eve
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
14. My Aunt Judy is the women ____________is holding Jack.
A. who
B. whose
C. whom
D. which
Choose the underlined word or pharse (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
15. Tet is a festival which occurs on late January or early February. [in]
A
B
C
D
16. Man’s whole environment are being changed in a serious way. [is]
A
B
C
D
17. We are getting some electrical from nuclear power stations [electricity]
A
B
C
D
18. He’s going to the post office although he wants to send a letter. [because]
A
B
C

D
Decide which of the options (A, B, C, or D) is the best answer.
Everyone wants to reduce (19) _____. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is
(20)____. It is compltcated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For
example, (21)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (22)______air pollution.
But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people. (23)_____ discharge much
of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of
people. Thus, to end or greatly (24)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be
gradually reduced in several ways. (25)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the
amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and
enforce laws that (26)_____ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain polluting
activities.
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19. A. pollute
B. pollution
C. polluted
D. polluting
20. A. seriousness
B. serious
C. seriously
D. serioused
21. A. exhaust
B. exhausted

C. exhaustedly
D. exhauster
22. A. to
B. with
C. in
D. of
23. A. Hills
B. Mountains
C. Factories
D. Rivers
24. A. reducing
B. reduced
C. reduce
D. reduction
25. A. Doctors
B. Engineers
C. Workers
D. Scientists
26. A. require
B. Requires
C. required
D. requiring
Read the passage and then tick True or False.
he Intennet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It is a very fast and
convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes : education,
communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with friends
and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting.
However, the Internet has limitations. It is time-consuming and costly. It is also dangerous

T

because of viruses and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to
suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So
while enjoying surfing, be alert !
27. The main idea of the first paragraph is about advantages of the Internet. {F}
28. We can use the internet as a fast and convenient way to get information to study, communicate,
entertain, buy and sell things. {T}
29. The disadvantages of the Internet are costly, time consuming and easy to get information from
spam and viruses. {T}
30. With the help of the internet, we can get in touch with each other by means of e-mail or chatting
{T}
WORD FORMS
31.Thai’s economy depends on_______________. (tour) .................................................{tourism}
32.You have to keep your _______________ from that snake. (distant) ..........................{distance}
33.Phuong and Ha are _______________related. (distant) ..............................................{distantly}
34.They are _______________ greeted by the native. (warm) ...........................................{warmly}
35.The _______________ by the little girl was a great hit. (perform) ......................{performance}
36.She was_______________ to look at the big statue. (amaze) .......................................{amazed}
37.To my_______________, the monkey can play the guitar. (knowledgeable) .........{knowledge}
38.His result was _______________ exellent. (amaze) .................................................{amazingly}
39.He was _______________ good at Math. (amaze) ...................................................{amazingly}
40.Small companies are _____________managed by the owners themselves. (normal) {normally}
41.Brazillians played very _______________. (simple) .....................................................{simply}
42.Uncle Ho is a man of _______________. (simple) .............................................{simplification}
43.This is a machine with a _______________ arm for picking up objects. (move) ..........{moving}
44.Nguyen Binh is one of the poets of the Romantic _______________. (move) .........{monement}
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45.English is one of the _______________subjects. (compel) ...{compelling: extremly interesting}
46.I had a good _______________on this film. (impress) ............................................{impression}
47.The air _______________in our city is worse and worse. (pollute) ...........................{pollution}
48.Oil slicks, chemical waste, garbage are common_______________to our environment. (pollute)
{pollutants}
49.Air _______________does a lot of harm to our life. (pollute) ....................................{pollution}
50._______________the air must be limited to save our environment. (pollute) ...........{Polluting}
WRITING
51. People should stop experiments on animals.
 Experiments on animals should be stopped.________________________________________
52. Ronaldo won the gold ball of FIFA.
 The gold ball of FIFA was won by Ronaldo._______________________________________
53. In order to win the prize, he tried hard.
 He tried hard so as to win the prize.______________________________________________
54. Her father stood in the door way.
 In the door way, stood her father.________________________________________________
55. He has rarely seen such a big elephant.
 Rarely has he seen such a big elephant.___________________________________________
56. Her mother sat in the armchair quietly.
 In the armchair sat her mother quietly.____________________________________________
57. The weather becomes so dangerous that we can’t go anywhere.
 So dangerous does the weather become that we can’t go anywhere._____________________
58. We seldom get good marks.
 Seldom do we get good marks.__________________________________________________
59. Susan feels proud of her son.
 Susan’s son makes her feel proud._______________________________________________
60. Thanh fell full because of the banana.

 The banana made him full______________________________________________________
61. They are accustomed to drinking Coke.
 They get used to drinking Coke._________________________________________________
62. He used to go to school late.
 He doesn’t go to school late any more.____________________________________________
63. The baby cried because of the dog.
 The baby was made to cry by a dog.______________________________________________
64. The actor interests us a lot.
 We are interested in the actor a lot.______________________________________________
65. Their father looks after them well.
 Their father took care of them well.______________________________________________
66. We felt sad because of the bad result.
 The bad result made us feel sad._________________________________________________

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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. snowstorm
B. knowledge
C. show
D. know
2. A. volcano
B. volume
C. solve
D. love

3. A. earthquake
B. quality
C. quantity
D. qualify
Choose the word whose the main stress is placed differently from the others.
4 A. temperature
B. thunderstorm
C. Pacific
D. celebrate
5 A. typhoon
B. nominate
C. volcano
D. considerate
Choose the word or phrase(A, B, C or D) which best completes each following sentence.
6. They made their living by __________fish in the ocean everyday.
A. catch
B. caught
C. to catch
D. catching
7. Easter is a joyful festival__________comes in early spring.
A. which
B. that it
C. where
D. when
8. Anna Jarvis was the woman__________first thought of Mother’s Day.
A. who
B. who she
C. she
D. whose
9. Mrs. Thoa is generous to the poor__________she is not rich.

A. although
B. but
C. however
D. and
10. Father’s Day __________a national holiday in America since 1972.
A. has been
B. was
C. is
D. will be
11. “You are a great dancer, Doris!”
“Thanks, Rita__________”
A. That’s very nice of you to say so
B. I’m an awful dancer
C. Let’s have a celebration
D. Well done!
12. Many people were injured when the building__________.
A. collapsed
B. destroyed
C. struck
D. erupted
13. No ships are sailing today because of the higgest __________.
A. volcano
B. earthquake
C. winds
D. snowstorm
14. The__________of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction
B. eruption
C. cyclone
D. shift

15. The church caught fire when it was struck by__________.
A. hurricane
B. lightning
C. thunder
D. battery
16. A large number of fishermen__________when the storm struck.
A. killed
B. was killed
C. are killed
D. were killed
17. Bill Gates, ______is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work.
A. that he
B. that
C. who
D. who he
18. HCM city, __________I live, lies on Sai Gon River.
A. which in
B. which
C. in where
D. where
19. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue, __________was the old capital of
Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty.
A. which
B. where
C. in which
D. that
20. These buckets must be filled__________water for future use.
A. of
B. into
C. with

D. on
21. He is tired now__________he stayed up late watching TV.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. and
22. Was the movie “Star Wars” __________for an Oscar?
A. taken
B. recognized
C. nominated
D. accepted
23. He is famous for his __________. He is very helpful to those less fortunate than himself.
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