ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH NĂM 2011(Mới nhất)

ENGLISH 12
TEST 1
1.
A. husband
B. useless
C. industry
2.
A. game
B. guest
C. guess
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
3.
A. speechless
B. worthy
C. pollute
4.
A. application
B. comprehension
C. resolution
Make the correct choice :
5. The restaurant is now under new ____.
a. manager
B. management
C. managed
6. You are grown up but you are still ____.
A. childhood
B. child
C. childlike
7. The child is very quick ____ arithmetic.
A. at
B. with

C. of
8. Are you acquainted ____ this man?
A. for
B. from
C. with
9. Your father was kind ____ David.
A. of
B. to
C. for
10. Smog is commonly found ____ most major cities.
A. in
B. at
C. along
11. Minerals are taken ____ the earth.
A. on
B. from
C. off
12. The museum is now open ____ all visitors.
A. for
B. with
C. to
13. “ Why is Janet so spoilt?” – “ She is accustomed to _____ whatever she wants. ”
A. have
B. having
C. had
14. It is no use ____ to school if you _____ to work hard.
A. going/don’t ready
B. to go/don’t ready
C. going/aren’t ready
ready

15. There is water below the earth’s surface ______ everywhere.
A. most
B. almost
C. most of
16. Some flowers have ______ petals.
A. bright colour
B. bright coloured
C. brightly coloured
bright
17. When water freezes, it _____ into ice.
A. snows
B. turns
C. frosts
18. Twice three is ______ half of fourteen.
A. less than
B. the same as
C. greater than
than
19. ____ is better than cure. So brush your teeth after every meal.
A. Examination
B. Prevention
C. Preservation
Safeguarding
20. The attraction of the moon for the earth ____ the tides.
A. prevents
B. enables
C. enriches
21. She was so surprised that she was unable to speak. She was ____ with surprise.
A. speechless
B. spoken

c speaking
22. Those berries are ____. Don’t eat them.
A. poisoning
B. poisoned
C. poisonous
23. The interviewer asked me when _______ school.
A. had I left
B. I had left
C. had left I
24. Employment is said _______ the most important thing to the youth today.
A. being
B. is
C. to be
25. They spend half an hour ________ the news on TV every day.

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D. must
D. gesture
D. better
D. apologize
D. managing
D. childless
D. for
D. about
D. with
D. about
D. along
D. of
D. being had

D. go/aren’t
D. in
D. colourD. makes
D. not less
D.
D. causes
D. speech
D. poison
D. had left
D. be


A. to watch
B. watch
C. watched
D. watching
Identify that one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26. Whose does this bicycle belong to ?
A
B
C
D
27. He was arrested by stealing money.
A
B
C
D
28. He hasn’t written to her since a long time.
A
B

C
D
29. If he went to school yesterday, he would have understood the lesson.
A
B
C
D
30. It is saying that he is one of the best doctors in the city.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
Motor vehicles are a major cause of air pollution. They (31) ____ a lot of exhaust fumes. In big
cities this pollution has reached levels (32) ____ pose a threat to the health of the city dwellers. Some
cities have already (33) ____ their residents to wear gas masks when they venture onto the streets.
The only way to reduce this pollution is (34) ____ to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads.
This is easier said (35) ____done for every few people would want to sacrifice the convenience of
having their own transport.
Factories and industrial plants are largely (36) ____ for pollution of air, water and land. The
wastes they discharge into the rivers and land destroy both. The smoke they emit pollute the air.
(37)____ they must do is to find ways to reduce their wastes. Also, they have to treat their wastes so
that they are less harmful. All these things are required if we are to see any (38) ____ of pollution. At
the rate things are going, however, we see an increase in pollution instead.
31. A. send
B. emit {discharge}
C. give
D. need
32. A. where
B. whose

C. that
D. this
33. A. made
B. threatened
C. let
D. advised
34. A. obviously
B. obvious
C. necessary
D. unlikely
35. A. and
B. than
C. by
D. or
36. A. useful
B. necessary
C. responsible
D. good
37. A. What
B. However
C. How
D. Although
38. A. production
B. destruction
C. construction
D. reduction
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Five thousand people marched through the streets of Chesilworth today protesting against plans
for a new international airport near the town. Although there were such a large number of
demonstrators, there was no trouble. The demonstrators marched to the town hall, where a public

enquiry into the plans was taking place, and handed in a petition to the chairman of the enquiry. A
new airport is needed because the other airports in the London area are overcrowded. Several sites
for the new airport have been suggested, and Chelsiworth was considered because it is near both a
major motorway and a railway line. Although it was a protest march, there was almost a carnival
atmosphere, and both demonstrators and police remained good-humoured.
{ petition: formal written request}
39. Why did many people march through the streets of Chesilworth today?
A. to support plans for a new international airport near the town
B. to be against plans for a new international airport near the town
C. to build a new international airport near the town
D. to run plans a new international airport near the town
40. What happened on the way to the town hall?
A. There was no troubleB. A new international airport was being built
C. The demonstrators got into trouble
d. The chairman of the enquiry was in
trouble
41. Chelsiworth has been chosen because _____.
A. people like it
B. it is overcrowded

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C. there are no other places
D. it is not far away from a major
motorway
42. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Both demonstrators and police are cheerful
B. The march was almost like a carnival
C. Only Chelsiworth was suggested for the new airport

D. There were a large number of demonstrators
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
43. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning.
A. My father often has a walk in the park with my mother every morning.
B. My father often has walked in the park with my mother every morning.
C. My father often has walk in the park with my mother every morning.
D. My father often has had a walk in the park with my mother every morning.
44. They seldom went to the cinema last year.
A. Seldom did they went to the cinema last year.
B. Seldom they went to the cinema last year.
C. Seldom did they go to the cinema last year.
D. Seldom do they go to the cinema last year.
45. We didn’t intend to go for a walk with them.
A. We had not intention of going for a walk with them.
B. We had no intention to go for a walk with them.
C. We had no tendency to go for a walk with them.
D. We had no intention of going for a walk with them.
46. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom said to Mary.
A. Tom asked Mary if she phoned him yesterday.
B. Tom asked Mary that she had phoned him the day before.
C. Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the previous day.
D. Tom asked Mary if he had phoned her the day before.
47. John missed the ferry because his car broke down.
A. If John’s car hadn’t broken down, he wouldn’t have missed the ferry.
B. If John’s car had broken down, he would have missed the ferry.
C. If John’s car broke down, he would miss the ferry.
D. If John hadn’t missed the ferry, his car wouldn’t have broken down.
48. They knocked down the old house on the corner last year.
A. The old house on the corner were knocked down last year.
B. The corner was knocked down by the old house last year.

C. The old house on the corner was knocked down last year.
D. The old house was on the corner knocked down last year.
49. Would you like to go out for a drink?
A. Do you feel like to go out for a drink?
B. Do you feel to go out for a drink?
C. Do you feel liking to go out for a drink?
D. Do you feel like going out for a
drink?
50. He was tired, but he agreed to play tennis.
A. Although he was tired, but he agreed to play tennis.
B. Because he was tired, he agreed to play tennis.
C. In spite of his tiredness, he agreed to play tennis.
D. Despite tired, he agreed to play tennis.

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. Prepositions following verbs/ two-word verbs.
- apologize sb for st: xin lỗi ai về việc gì
- admire sb of st: khâm phục ai về việc gì
- belong to sb: thuộc về ai
- accuse sb of st: tố cáo ai về việc gì
- blame sb for st: đổ lỗi cho ai về việc gì
- differ from: khác với
- introduce to sb:giới thiệu với ai
- give up: từ bỏ
- look at: nhìn vào
- look after: trông nom, chăm sóc
- look for: tìm kiếm
- look up: tra từ.( trong từ điển)

- look forward to: mong đợi
- put on: mang vào, mặc vào
- put off: hoãn lại
- stand for: tợng trng
- call off: hủy bỏ, hoãn
- object to sb/ Ving: phản đối ai/ việc gì
- infer from: suy ra từ
- congratulate sb on st: chúc mừng ai về việc gì.

- approve of st to sb: đồng ý về việc gì với ai
- participate in: tham gia
- succeed in: thành công về
- prevent sb from: ngăn ai khỏi .....
- provide with: cung cấp
- agree with: đồng ý với
- beg for st: xin, van nài cho
- borrow st from sb: mợn cái gì của ai
- depend on/ rely on: dựa vào, phụ thuộc vào
- die of( a disease): chết vì....
- join in: tham gia vào
- escape from: thoát khỏi
- insist on: khăng khăng
- change into, turn into: hóa ra
-wait for sb: chờ ai
- arrive at( station, bus stop, airport.....) đến
các địa điểm nhỏ
- arrive in( London, Paris, England.....) đến
thành phố hay đất nớc....

ENGLISH 9

TEST 1
I. Choose the best answer. (3.5)
1.We usually go to visit our grandparents.the summer.
a. with
b. on
c. in
2. Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save..
a. electronic
b. electrician
c. electricity
3. Jeans are .all over the world.
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d. for
d. electric


a. sell
b. sold
c. to sell
d. selling
4. “ Would you like to go out for dinner?” – “……………………..”
a. yes, I do
b. Yes, I’d love to.
c. No, I don’t
d. No, I didn’t
5. My father enjoys…………………….when he has spare time.
a. cooking
b. cook
c. cooked

d. to cook
6. Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear the Ao Dai on special……………….
a. chances
b. opportunities
c. occasions
d. times
7. John didn’t do his homework, ………………….?
a. Didn’t he
b. Did John
c. Didn’t John
d. Did he
8. Lam passed the test successfully…………………he worked very hard.
a. though
b. so
c. If
d. because
9. If you explained it to him more slowly, he ……………….. it.
a. understands
b. would understand c. understood
d. will understand.
10. People are now interested in saving money and……………………..resources.
a. natural
b. naturalize
c. nature
d. naturally
11. “ Congratulations !” – “………………………..”
a. You’re welcome. b. Thanks
c. That’s wonderful. d. Not at all.
12. On Wednesday, Thu has an appointment with the doctor……………… 7pm.
a. at

b. on
c. with
d. from
13. The book ………………you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
a. that
b. who
c. whom
d. when
14. Hoa has been nominated as the most effective …………….in the town charity program.
a. activity
b. actor
c. actress
d. activist
II. Supply the correct verb form. ( 2)
1. They ( move )………………………..three times since they got married.
2. When I was young. I ( play )…………………………..the piano for my school band.
3. If the weather is fine, we ( go ) ……………………..camping next Sunday.
4. I wish I ( can )…………………….go out for dinner with you now.
5. While I ( stand )……………………. in front of the school gate, I ( see) ……………..Nam.
6. Mrs Thanh suggests ( take )…………………….showers to save water.
7. My teacher asked us ( wait )…………………….for a minute.
III. Fill in the gap with a suitable word from the box. ( 1.5)
collecting – celebration – to turn off – impressed – fashionable – pollution.
1. This dress is very lovely and……………………………
2. Remember …………………….. the lights when you leave.
3. Tet is the most important …………………….. for Vietnamese people.
4. The visitors are really …………………….by the beauty of Ha Long Bay.
5. Environmental …………………..is one of the most serious problems today.
6. What about …………………….used bottles, paper, and cans?
IV. Read the passage, then decide if the following statements are true ( T ) or false ( F). (1)

Dear Mom,
How are you? How is Michael? I hope that he has stopped sneezing and coughing.
I am doing really great. I am really enjoy my tour of the museums of Europe. I have been to the
Louvre in Paris. It was really exciting seeing the real Mona Lisa, but I was disappointed because it
was so small. Right now I am in Spain. I have visited Madrid, and now I am in Barcelona. There are
so many museums to visit that I don’t know where to begin!
The admission fees are much more expensive than I expected, so I can’t see every thing that I
wanted to see. Some days I have to choose between having lunch or going to a museum. However,
the museums in Spain are not as expensive as the museums in France. I want to go to Italy next. I
hear that Florence has the best art of any cities in Europe.
With love, Sally.
1. The real Mona Lisa is smaller than Sally expected. (
)
2. There are many museums in Barcelona. (
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3. Florence is the best city for art in Europe. (
)
4. The museums in Spain are more expensive than the museums in France. (
)
V. Do as directed. ( 2)
1. They will publish this book next year. (Change into passive voice)
-> This book.......................................................................................................................................
2. “ Do you speak any foreign language?” ( Change into reported speech)
-> He asked me..................................................................................................................................
3. It’s nearly twenty years since we met our uncle. ( complete the sentence)
-> We.................................................................................................................................................

4. I know a lot of people. They live in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.
( combine sentences, using relative clause.)
-> .......................................................................................................................................................
TEST 2
I. Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1.- “I suggest we go on a picnic on the other side of the river.”
- “__________”
A. It’s a nice day!
B. Have a good trip.
C. Great idea!
D. Congratulations!
2. Let’s get a__________ to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
A. locksmith
B. electrician
C. plumber
D. carpenter
3. Ho Chi Minh City is the most interesting city in Vietnam; __________, it’s not the capital of the
nation.
A. so
B. however
C. moreover
D. therefore
4. Our class__________into four groups when we have English lessons.
A. usually divides
B. is usually divided
C. is dividing usually D. be divided
usually
5. If the rice paddies are polluted, rice plants__________.
A. will die
B. would die

C. won’t die
D. wouldn’t die
6. Tornadoes can suck up anything__________ is in their path.
A. what
B. who
C. that
D. where
7. - “I wish I could visit your village again some day, Ba.”
- “__________”
A. Too true!
B. You’re always welcome! C. Yes, let’s!
D. What a day!
8. Nowadays, viewers can watch a variety of local and international programs__________TV.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. of
9. Tet is a festival which occurs__________ late January or early February.
A. at
B. from
C. on
D. in
10. Scientists can usually__________ when a volcano will erupt.
A. guess
B. estimate
C. report
D. predict
II. Choose the underlinde word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0,5 pt)
11. Our form teacher is a nice person who often gives us a lot of useful advices.
A

B
C
D
12.They told us that they enjoyed to listen to Pop music in their free time.
A
B
C
D
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage. (1,5
pts)
The Internet has become part of our everyday life. Do you find the Internet useful? What do you
use the Internet for? How much time do you spend surfing the web a day? Please (13) __________ to
these questions.
XUAN: To my mind, the Internet is a very fast and cheap way for me to get information. I can
also communicate with my friends by (14) __________ of e-mail or chatting. However, I don’t use
the Internet quite often (15) __________ I don’t have much time. For me, the Internet is a wonderful
invention of modern life. It makes our world a small place.

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MANH: Everybody can (16) __________ from the use of the Internet in life. However, it is a
pity for both me and most of my friends in the country. We cannot easily get access (17)
__________ the Internet out here. I sometimes pay a visit to my uncle in the city at weekends, and
this is a good (18) __________ for me to explore the net. I spend most of the time wandering
because I just don’t know which website is useful for me.
13. A. answer
B. ask
C. reply
D. write

14. A. means
B. way
C. method
D. technique
15. A. so
B. although
C. if
D. because
16. A. get
B. benefit
C. enjoy
D. take
17. A. to
B. from
C. of
D. for
18. A. case
B. opportunity
C. action
D. festival
IV. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False. (1.0 pt)
Dear Minh,
I am writing to introduce to you a language school where you can improve your English.
Instead of learning on your own, as you are doing now, you should learn to speak English with
others. The Academy of Language offers you a good and friendly environment to practice your
English. They also have well-qualified teachers. There are classes at different levels in the afternoon
and evening, and courses begin in the first week this November. If you are interested, you can phone
38765432 for further information.
Best of luck!
Hoang

19. Minh is now learning English with a tutor.
20. The teachers at the Academy of Language are young and inexperienced.
21. Learners can take courses in the morning.
22. People who want to attend classes there can phone the school to get information.
V. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pt)
23. We take _______ in being students of one of the most famous schools in this city. (proud)
24. What is the ______ between the ao dai nowadays and the one 100 years ago? (different)
25. The government has plans to _______ this city. (modern)
26. Those boys are _______ to talk to. (interest)
27. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused _______ damage. (disaster)
28. _______, people eat sticky rice cakes at Tet. (tradition)
VI. Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence. (1.0pt)
29. Would you mind showing me how -----------(send) an email?
30. The villagers --------------- (move) away by the time a huge tidal wave hit the village.
31. These children ------------- (play) badminton for four years now.
32. He said he --------------- (visit) his grandmother the following day.
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)
33. Try to recycle things and we will save natural resources.
⇒
34. Peter is the tallest boy in his class.
⇒
35. Do they have to look after the school garden every Saturday?
⇒
36. It is raining hard, but they still want to go to school.
⇒
TEST 3
A. pronunciation (10 points).

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I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others
in each group. (5 points)
1. A. author
B. other
2. A. forest
B. control
3. A. industry
B. translate
4. A. baggage
B. courage
5. A. advantage
B. addition
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main
others. (5 points)
1. A. deposit
B. festival
2. A. surprising
B. astonishing
3. A. interview
B. industry
4. A. extreme
B. generous
5. A. friendly
B. extra
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).

C. there
D. they

C. product
D. ecology
C. construction
D. satisfy
C. damage
D. invasion
C. advertise
D. adventure
stress pattern is not the same as that of the
C. institute
C. amazing
C. essential
C. lonely
C. along

D. resident
D. interesting
D. difficult
D. clothing
D. orphanage

I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.
A. separate
B. divided
C. individual
D. distinctive
2. I was ________ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.
A. submerged
B. distracted

C. gripped
D. engrossed
3. If we hurry, we might get there ________ to catch the early train.
A. right
B. in time
C. on time
D. before time
4. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.
A. certificate
B. licence
C. paper
D. card
5. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about
B. down
C. aside
D. in
6. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.
A. At all costs
B. By all means
C. In all
D. On the whole
7. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
A. came round
B. came about
C. came down
D. came away
8. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.
A. are given
B. is given

C. were given
D. give
9. To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown ________ at the Trade Union meeting.
A. turned in
B. turned over
C. turned up
D. turned round
10. Everyone burst out laughing. There was a lot of ________.
A. laughs
B. laughter
C. laughings
D. laugh
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. I (meet) ________ John before I (be) ________ a fortnight in Paris.
2. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ________ out and they (sit)
________ in the dark.
3. What tune (play) ________ when we (come) ________ in?
4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ________ her seat belt, she (not
hurt) ________ so badly.
5. Coming into the room he (see) ________ Mary where he (leave) ________ her.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. We go to the restaurant for ________ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat. (vegestable)
2. Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ________ to the pagoda . (enter)
3. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ________. (modern)
4. Advertisements acount for three fourths of the ________ of the newspaper. (come)
5. What is the ________ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)
6. ________ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they recieve. (Consume)
7. If your work is ________ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)
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8. ________ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.(Conserve)
9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ________. (sport)
10. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ________. (predict)
IV. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).
a. As they built bigger and bigger ships, they were able to sail further and further away.
b. They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course.
c. They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries, the world became bigger.
d. Then men began to use ships to explore the world.
e. Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map, but there are many new worlds
to discover out in space.
f. But 2,300 years ago the Egyptians and the Greek thought that the world was very small and flat
that around it was the ocean.
g. We often hear people saying that the world is getting smaller.
h. So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found.
i. And they discovered new countries that they didn’t know about.
j. What they mean is that with modern means of transport, we can now reach every part of the
world very quickly.
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)
People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably
either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs
of clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and
Roman ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable
marbles tend to inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So
with the advent of hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous
rock, the ‘golden age’ of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the
early 1800s in what is now the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles
appeared in the same part of Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were
literally hundred of games - flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their

own vocabulary for different sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games
to be played and the way marbles were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a
game of Ring-Taw, one of the most popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first
shot, and then knuckle down from the baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your
opponent’s immie.
1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles __________.
A. has been going on since ancient times
C. is losing popularity
B. is a relatively recent phenomenon
D. is a very expensive pastime
2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making
marbles?
A. agate
B. glass
C. rock
D. clay
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and
America __________.
A. in the 18th century
C. in 6000 B.C
B. in the 1970s
D. after glass marbles were developed
4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing __________.
A. is a game only for children
C. is played according to one set of rules
B. has many variations in games
D. uses only one kind of marble
5. We can conclude from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is
__________.
A. specialized

C. easy to understand
B. used only by children
D. derived from an ancient language
II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)
Look on the bright side

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Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, some one who always (1) _______ to be successful?
Having some one around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) _______ we all
know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,b “It looks (4) _______ rain.” But if
you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (5) _______ it. You can
change your view of life, (6) _______ to psychologists, it only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life
more rewarding as a (7) _______ . Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence,
but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _______ . Optimists are more
(9) _______ to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______ to the world. Some people
are brought up to (11) _______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when
anything (12) _______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) _______ hand, have been brought up not
to (14) _______ failure as the end of the world-they just (15) _______ with their lives.
1. A. counted
B. expected
C. felt
D. waited
2. A. worries
B. cares
C. fears
D. doubts
3. A. musement

B. play
C. enjoyment
D. fun
4. A. so
B. to
C. for
D. like
5. A. with
B. against
C. about
D. over
6. A. judging
B. according
C. concerning
D. following
7. A. result
B. reason
C. purpose
D. product
8. A. supply
B. suggest
C. offer
D. propose
9. A. possible
B. likely
C. hopeful
D. welcome
10. A. opinion
B. attitude
C. view

D. position
11. A. trust
B. believe
C. depend
D. hope
12. A. goes
B. falls
C. comes
D. turns
13. A. opposite
B. next
C. other
D. far
14. A. regard
B. respect
C. suppose
D. think
15. A. get up
B. get on
C. get out
D. get over
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2) _______ a
global village, but how well do we know and understand each other ? Here is (3) _______ simple
test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m . What time should you expect your foreign
business colleagues to arrive? If they are German, they ‘ll be exactly (4) _______ time. If they are
American, they ‘ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Bristish, they be 15 minutes (5)
_______, and you should allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice
in (6) _______ not to behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard untill you
are shaken hands with everyone you know.In Afghanistan you ‘d better spend at last 5 minutes (7)

_______ hello. In Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never
use the left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8)
_______ in your host’s home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.In Russia you must your
hosts drink for drink or they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands
(9) _______ and lower your head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should
eat your hamburger with both hands and as quickly as (10) _______. You shouldn’t try to have a
conversation until it is eaten.
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before
them. (10 points)
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother .............................................................................................................................
2. Please don’t ask me that question.
I’d rather ................................................................................................................................
3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven’t .................................................................................................................................
4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.
John could hardly ..................................................................................................................
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5. Tom will be twenty next week.
It’s Tom’s ..............................................................................................................................
6. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in .................................................................................................
7. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would ...............................................................................................................................
8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
If ............................................................................................................................................
9. The train takes longer than the plane.

The plane ...............................................................................................................................
10. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
Do you happen .......................................................................................................................
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)
Dear Sir / Madam,
1. I / like / express / concern / increasing number / karaoke bars / city.
2. There be / lot / reason / I object / places.
3. Firstly, / owners / take / much money / those / come / sing.
4. Secondly, / they cause / much noise / neighborhood.
5. Thirdly, / there / number / pupils / play truant / just / go / those places / sing.
6. Last / least / these bars / do harm / appearance / city / because / their / ugly flashing lights.
7. I want / say / I / not / old fashioned person.
8. I hope / authority / take / matter / careful consideration.
9. I / not mean / ban them / but / there should / effective way / control / this kind / entertainment
places.
10. I / look / see / city council / do / this master.
Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.
TEST 4
A. pronunciation (10 points).
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the
others in each group. (5 points)
1. A. clerk
B. terse
C. term
D. jerk
2. A. mouths
B. paths
C. months
D. wreaths
3. A. vehicle

B. rhythm
C. exhume
D. behold
4. A. dormitory
B. information
C. organization
D. forward
5. A. food
B. shoot
C. shook
D. spool
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)
1. A. philosopher
B. patriot
C. atmosphere
D. habit
2. A. pollute
B. severe
C. tragic
D. humane
3. A. economical
B. personality
C. preparatory
D. entertaiment
4. A. interrupt
B. interview
C. intervene
D. interstellar
5. A. mechanic

B. terrific
C. Arabic
D. Pacific
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. I am afraid that these regulations have to be __________ with.
A. complied
B. provided
C. faced
D. met
2. His business is growing so fast that he must take __________ more workers.
A. up
B. on
C. in
D. over
3. The police must now __________ the escaped convict in the surrounding countries.
A. search
B. be in search
C. look after
D. look for

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4. You are late again, please try to be __________ in the future.
A. accurate
B. punctural
C. efficient
D. reliable
5. Edward has found a bigger flat and is __________ move into it.

A. near to
B. ready for
C. on the way
D. about to
6. All the applicants for the post are thoroughly __________ for their suitability.
A. searched
B. investigated
C. vetted
D. scrutinized
7. __________ every part of the world has experienced an earthquake in recent years.
A. Most
B. Almost
C. Each
D. Nearby
8. He didn’t know anyone at the wedding __________ than the bridge and groom.
A. other
B. expect
C. rather
D. apart
9. When Bill saw my new car, he was __________ with envy.
A. blue
B. green
C. yellow
D. white
10. He was holding a tiny bird in the __________ of his hand.
A. thumb
B. hole
C. shin
D. palm
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

1. The man at the corner table (glance) _______ my way to see if I (listen) _______.
2. When I (look) _______ at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) ______ to open it.
3. I don’t know what’s the matter with him. He (act) _______ funny since you (be) _______ away.
4. Scarcely they (move) _______ into the new house when their friends (come) _______ in.
5. Just as I (wonder) what to do next, the phone (ring) _______.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. In some areas water has to be boiled to ________ it. (pure)
2. He examined the parcel ________, as he had no idea what it could be. (suspect)
3. How do you ________ the real painting from the fake one ? (different)
4. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been ________ for years. (act)
5. Leisure habits won’t change much in the ________ future. (see)
6. The conditions in the man’s prison were ________. (human)
7. I object strongly to the ________ of sport. (commerce)
8. A list of ________ events for the autumn is being prepared. (come)
9. Most people who work feel that they are ________. (pay)
10. They frequently ________ the traffic as they march through the streets. (mobile)
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion. (10 points)
1. If she takes __________ the job of director, she will have to work harder.
2. The government put __________ the rebellion with great severity.
3. There was a man giving __________ leaflets outside the church.
4. I can’t make __________ the postmark on the letter, it looks like Basing stoke.
5. If he refuses to fall __________ my phans I can probably find someone more co-operative.
6. Diana showed a complete disregard __________ her own safety.
7. We walked on tiptoe __________ fear of being discovered.
8. Mary broke down __________ tears when we told her about the accident.
9. The car pulled __________ beside me and the driver asked me the way to the post office.
10. I had to send __________ an electrician to mend the switch.
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served

the need of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts
of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kms of the sea coast.
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive.
Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many
of man’s needs. The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive.
Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years. A lot of valuable minerals exist
on the ocean floor ready to be mined.
Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food. The culture of fish
and shellfish is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental people.
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Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe that the warm
temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship. Ocean currents
and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea. The development of
strong, new materials has made this possible.
The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by the year 2050s
the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea
will be largely solved.
1. The best title for this passage is ___________.
A. Sea Harvest.
B. Technology and the Exploiting of the Sea.
C. Sea Food.
D. Man and Sea.
2. The major things that the sea offers man are ___________.
A. food, energy sources and minerals.
B. fish and oil.
C. minerals and oil.
D. ocean currents and waves.

3. The sea serves the needs of man because ___________.
A. it provides man with sea food.
B. it offers oil to man.
C. it supplies man with minerals.
D. all of the above.
4. The word Oriental people in the fourth paragraph probably means ___________.
A. European people.
B. African people.
C. Asian people.
D. American people.
5. We can conclude from the passage that ___________.
A. the sea resources have largely been used up.
B. the sea, in a broad sense, hasn’t yet been developed.
C. the problems that prevent us from fully exploiting the sea have already been solved.
D. by the year 2050, the technology will be good enough to exploit all the sea resources.
II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)
street papers
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the (1)
_______ of people begging on the streets is becoming increasingly (2) _______. But all over the
world, homeless people are taking the future into their own (3) _______. By selling “street papers”
they no longer need to beg for a (4) _______.
The concept of the street paper is (5) _______. It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people who
buy it at a (6) _______ price of 30 p and sell it to the public for 70 p, keeping 40 p for themselves. If
they have no money, then they can get the first ten copies on (7) _______ and pay for them later.
Every paper seller receives training and is given a special (8) _______ badge.
The paper itself (9) _______ articles of general and social interest, film and book (10) _______,
cartoons and the (11) _______ celebrity interview. Advertising and sales (12) _______ most of the
income, and all profits go (13) _______ into helping homeless people.
The Big Issue is the street paper of the British homeless. It was set up in 1991 and (14) _______ then
it has helped hundreds of people to get (15) _______ the streets and back into society.

1. A. sight
B. vision
C. look
D. view
2. A. usual
B. common
C. rare
D. routine
3. A. heads
B. shoulders
C. hands
D. mouths
4. A. life
B. living
C. being
D. pay
5. A. easy
B. straight
C. plain
D .simple
6. A. stuck
B. steady
C. held
D. fixed
7. A. credit
B. cheque
C. cash
D. card
8. A. character
B. personality

C. manner
D. identity
9. A. consists
B. contains
C. keeps
D. gets
10. A. stories
B. reviews
C. opinions
D. views
11. A. sometimes
B. often
C. occasional
D. seldom
12. A. give
B. provide
C. show
D. offer

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13. A. back
B. out
C. through
D. forward
14. A. from
B. of
C. for
D. since

15. A. out
B. away
C. off
D. up
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK
In these days of high unemployment, it is often difficult (1) __________ young people to find a
job. If they are lucky (2) __________ to be asked to go for an interview, they may find (3)
__________ there are at least 20 other applicants for the (4) __________. If a company is thinking of
offering (5) __________ a job, they will ask you for at least one reference from either your previous
employer (6) __________ someone who knows you well. (7) __________ taking up your job, you
may have to sign a contract. You will probably have to do some training, (8) __________ help you to
do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your chosen career, you will then
have to work (9) __________ to try and get promotion, which usually brings more responsibility and
more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made redundant, and not be able to find (10)
__________ job. It is also a good idea to pay some money
into a pension scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are
retired. Finally, good luck!
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold, in such a way that it means the same as the
one given. Do not alter these words in any way. (10 points)
1. They’re telling me that I must make a decision soon. (pressure)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (taken)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I really must answer all these letters. (get down)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Don’t run away with the idea that this work is easy. (conclusion)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I’m trying to concentrate, but all that noise you’re making is distracting me. (putting)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. You must concentrate on your work more. (apply)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. She will probably be elected. (stands)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. The boss was annoyed because his secretary came to work late. (objected)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. The demand for tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (such)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)
Dear John,
1. last letter / you / kindly offer / put / me / your flat / I be / Berlin.
2. I/ be / afraid / I / unable / take / offer / time being.
3. My father / sick / I / to stay / home / care / him.
4. He / very sick / I cannot / him / alone.
5. My brother / also / help / look / Dad / but / he now / away / business trip / Paris.
6. I / hope / be able / come / Berlin / later / end / year, / perhaps / January.
7. If / room / free / I / glad / stay / you.
8. I / let / know / phan / soon / possible / order / not interfere / own plan.
9. Thank / much / again / offer.
10. I / not / wait / see / you / Berlin / but / then / goodbye.
With love,

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TEST 5
A. pronunciation (10 points).
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the
others in each group. (5 points)
6. A. table
B. vegetable
C. innovation
D. stage
7. A. ghost
B. most
C. lost
D. post
8. A. aviation
B. language
C. attraction
D. applicant
9. A. lecturer
B. inventor
C. medium
D. president
10. A. age
B. college
C. change
D. altogether
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)
1. A. interesting

B. surprising
C. amusing
D. successful
2. A. understand
B. engineer
C. benefit
D. Vietnamese
3. A. applicant
B. uniform
C. yesterday
D. employment
4. A. paper
B. tonight
C. lecture
D. story
5. A. money
B. army
C. afraid
D. people
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. Kathy was as pleased as ________ when she heard she had passed the exam .
A. punch
B. a poppy
C. a sunflower
D. pound notes
2. I haven’t had an accident yet but I’ve had a number of ________ shaves .
A. narrow
B. near
C. close

D. tiny .
3. All the ________ of the dances went to charity .
A. results
B. proceeds
C. rewards
D. finances
4. Enough money has been raised to ________ the hospital’s survival .
A. ensure
B. enlarge
C. enable
D. empower
5. Many students do ________ jobs in hotesl over the summerto earn money .
A. low
B. poor
C. menial
D. inferior
6. They could find no _______ of the mising car despite an extensive search.
A. clue
B. remnant
C. indication
D. trace
7. When they retired they bought a tiny ________ in the country .
A. mansion
B. bungalow
C. shack
D. barn
8. It is too early in the ________ to expect many visitors to the town .
A. term
B. season
C. time

D. calendar
9. Is promoting public health ________ as state concern ?
A. necessary
B. necessary being
C. necessarily
D. of necessary
10. There are different kinds of music to ________ your taste.
A. miss
B. fit
C. tight
D. suit
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. He no sooner (reach) __________ the door than he (come) __________ back.
2. I (be) __________ very careful not to hint or remind her in any way of what she (tell)
__________ me.
3. While he (learn) __________ to drive he (have) __________ twenty five accidents.
4. The man at the corner table (glance) __________ my way to see if I (listen) __________.
5. When I (look) __________ at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) __________ to open
it.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. The duty of the police is the ________ law and order. ( maintain )
2. Our tomatoes are ________ nicely; they’ll be ready to eat in about a week. (ripe)
3. Look at this picture of Bill and his father, you can see the ________ clearly, can’t you? (like)
4. He said “Good morning” in a most ________ way. (friend)
5. “This is not a good essay”, said the lecturer. “I find your arguments ________” (convince)
6. It’s a lovely old house, I agree, but can we afford to ________ it? (modern)

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7. George and I have been friends since ________: he use to live next door. (child)
8. In winter it is important for farmers to provide food and ________ for their animals. (warm)
9. Pele ________ Ronaldo to take part in 2002 World Cup. (courage)
10. Playing for the national team for the first time was an ________ experience for Huynh Duc.
(forget)
IV. There are ten mistakes in the text . Identify each mistake, write it down and give your
correction. (10 points)
As far back as 700 B.C, man has talked about children to be cared for by wolves. 1. ____
Romulus and Remus, the legend twin founders of Rome, were purported to have been 2. ____
cared for by wolves. It is believed that why a she-wolf loses her litter, she seeks a human 3. ____
child to take its place.
This seeming preposterous idea did not become credible until the late nineteenth 4. ____
century when a French doctor actually had found a naked ten-year-old boy wandering in 5. ____
the woods. He did not walk erect, could not speak intelligibly, or could lie relate to 6. ____
people. He only growled and stared of them. Finally the doctor won the boy's confidence 7. ____
and began to work with them. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction, 8. ____
the doctor was able to have the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a 9. ____
number of word, as well as write letters and form words.
10. ____
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)
Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the first
nor the last child prodigy, but he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately
prosperous family where his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early.
Mozart began leaning to play harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in
1761 when he was five, the age at which he also first appeared in public.
From the age of six, when his father took him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts
and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has
been calculated that Mozart spent almost a third of his short life - he died at the age of thirty five –
travelling.

As Mozart matured, he continued to tour and give concerts. Mozart also wrote a lot of operas.
His first opera, Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was performed in Milan when he was 14, and it was the first
of many successes in the theatre.
1. How rich was Mozart’s family?
A. Very rich
C. Not very rich
B. As rich as a financial
D. Very poor
2. When did he take the first step into the world of music as a composer?
A. When he was three
C. When he was fourteen
B. When he was five
D. When he was thirty-five
3. What did he do on his first tour to some major European countries?
A. He made so much sightseeing
C. He toured only
B. He toured the courts and musical centres
D. He did nothing
4. Why is it possible to name Mozart “A travelling composer”?
A. Because he spent almost a third of his short
C. Because he never travelled.
life travelling.
D. Because he had good imagination.
B. Because he liked travelling a lot.
5. What expression in the passage means “an exceptionally clever child” ?
A. A child normal
C. A child prodigy
B. A child clever
D. Child playing harpsichord.
II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)

SAVE MONEY ON THE BOOK THAT AIMS TO SAVE ANIMALS
Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book
which will (1) ________ you in the fight for survival that (2) ________ many of our endangered
animals and show how they struggle on the (3) ________ of extinction .

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As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs, you will have the (4)
________ of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to (5) ________ animals (6)
________ from the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals closeup and explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (7) ________ for
land, flesh and skins.
Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black
noses (8) ________ their (9) ________ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen,
for example? Or that (10) ________ each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die?
This superb (11) ________ has so (12) ________ Britain’s leading wildlife charity that it has
been chosen as Book of the Year, a (13) ________awarded to books which are considered to have
made a major contribution to wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low
( 14) ________ price at all good bookshops, but hurry while (15) ________ last.
1. A. combine
B. involve
C. bring
D. lead
2. A. meets
B. opposes
C. forces
D. faces
3. A. edge
B. start
C. limit

D. end
4. A. satisfaction
B. enjoyment
C. virtue
D. value
5. A. enable
B. help
C. allow
D. assist
6. A. preserve
B. conserve
C. revive
D. survive
7. A. greed
B. interest
C. care
D. concern
8. A. with
B. by
C. for
D. from
9. A. feet
B. claws
C. paws
D. toes
10. A. for
B. at
C. from
D. to
11. A. publicy

B. periodical
C. publication
D. reference
12. A. imposed
B. impressed
C. persuaded
D. admired
13. A. symbol
B. title
C. trademark
D. nickname
14. A. beginning
B. preparatory
C. original
D. introductory
15. A. stores
B. stocks
C. goods
D. funds
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Maybe you recycle cans, glass, and paper. Do you know that nature recycles, too ? One of the
things nature (1) _______ is water. Water goes from oceans, lakes, and rivers into the air. Water falls
from the air as (2) _______ or snow. Rain and snow eventually find their way back to the oceans.
Nature’s recycling program for water is (3) _______ the water cycle.
The water cycle has four stages: storage, evaporation, precipitation, and runoff. Water on Earth
gets stored (4) _______ oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even underground. Water goes from storage
into the atmosphere by a process called evaporation. When water evaporates, it changes from a liquid
(5) _______ a gas, called water vapor. Water vapor goes up into (6) _______ atmosphere. Water
returns to the Earth as precipitation in rain or snow by changing into drops of water (7) _______ the
air gets cold enough. Clouds are collections (8) _______ water droplets. Most precipitation falls into

the oceans and goes right back into storage.
Water that falls on land always flows from (9) _______ places to lower ones. This flow is called
runoff. Water from land flows into streams. Streams join together to make (10) _______ and
eventually the water flows into storage in the oceans. Then the water cycle starts all over again.
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before
them. (10 points)
1. If I met the author one day, I'd ask him to sign my copy of this book.
Were I ..........................................................................................................................................
2. He always has his nose in a book and never pays attention to what I say.
If he didn't ...................................................................................................................................
3. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
Only when ...................................................................................................................................
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You can please ............................................................................................................................
5. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin's poor ...............................................................................................................................
6. The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic.
The average .................................................................................................................................
7. I don't really like her , even though I admire her achievements.
Much ...........................................................................................................................................
8. There were not nearly as many people there as I had expected.
here were far ................................................................................................................................
9. There was no need for you to have gone to all that trouble.
You ..............................................................................................................................................

10. This is the best essay I have ever written.
Never ...........................................................................................................................................
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)
Dear Jane,
1. Not see you / long time.
2. We / really pleased / move to / country /, I / get / fed up / live / London.
3. In/ city/ much traffic / noise / no time / relax.
4. In / country / life / slower / more peaceful.
5. Now / example / able / a walk / with / dog / across fields / before breakfast !
6. Children / enjoy fresh air / make new friends.
7. people/ helpful / kind / friendly .
8. But we miss / friends / London ,especially you.
9. Come / see us soon.
10. We all / look forward / see you again.
Love,
Milly, Bob, Tim and Teresa.

TEST 6
A. pronunciation (10 points).
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the
others in each group. (5 points)
11. A. crop
B. concern
C. conserve
D. protect
12. A. conserve
B. advertise
C. perfect
D. reverse
13. A. cities

B. workers
C. series
D. satellites
14. A. food
B. good
C. tooth
D. tool
15. A. although
B. without
C. thank
D. these
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)
1. A. cartoon
B. open
C. paper
D. answer
2. A. manage
B. shortage
C. village
D. teacher
3. A. remain
B. convenient
C. volunteer
D. memorable
4. A. maintain
B. marine
C. challenge
D. device
5. A. important

B. community
C. organize
D. diseases
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. The stolen jewels were ________ a lot of money.
A. valued
B. cost
C. priced
2. ________, after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Lastly
B. Last of all
C. Last
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D. worth
D. At last


3. I don’t see any________ in arriving early at the theatre.
A. cause
B. point
C. reason
D. aim
4. The children loved ________ the old castle.
A. discovering
B. exploring
C. hunting
D. detecting
5. This is the oldest building ________ the village.

A. of
B. by
C. in
D. to
6. These figures show a ________ in the number of unemployed people in England and Wales.
A. loss
B. lessening
C. reduction
D. lowering
7. ________ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.
A. late
B. later
C. Latter
D. Lately
8. After he had broken his leg, Henry could only go up and down stairs ________.
A. hardly
B. in difficulties
C. with difficulty
D. hard
9. You will have to ________ your holiday if you are too ill to travel.
A. put off
B. cut down
C. put out
D. put up
10. At four o’clock Mr Hutchinson still had some ________ to do in the garden.
A. work
B. job
C. effort
D. task
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)

1. This is the first time I (read) ________ a novel (write) _________ by an American novelist.
2. The stereo (play) ________ since 6 pm. I wish someone (turn) ________ it off.
3. The new students hope (include) ________ in many of the school’s social activities.
4. He wore a false beard (avoid) ________ (recognize) ________.
5. (Write) ________ the letter, she put it carefully in an envelope.
6. If you don’t hurry, all the tickets (sell) ________ by the time we (get) ________ there.
III. Fill in the blank with a / an / the. Put an ∅ where none is required. (5 points)
1. My father has just bought me _______ LG computer.
2. _______ whale is _______ mammal, not _______ fish.
3. We are going to _______ tea with _______ Smiths today.
4. _______Titanic, one of the most famous ocean liners, sank on its first voyage across _______
Atlantic.
5. For centuries, _______ buildings were made of _______ stones.
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
Ask any adult over forty to make a (1) _______ between the past and
Compare
the present and most will tell you that things have been getting steadily
worse for as long as they can remember. Take the weather for example.
Everyone remembers that in their (2) _______ the summers were
considerably hotter, and that winter always included (3) _______ falls of
snow just when the school holidays had started. Of course, the food in
Young
those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything
Abound
was fresh. (4) _______ was negligible, the money in your pocket really
was worth something, and you could buy a (5) _______ house even if
your means were limited. And above all, people were somehow nicer in
those days, and spent their free time on innocent (6) _______ making
model boats and tending their stamp (7) _______ rather than gazing at the
television screen for hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past

simply cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath
and (8) _______ which prove that it is not true. So, why is it that we all
have a (9) _______ to idealize the past and to be so (10) _______ of the
presents?
Employ
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Pursue
Collect

Prosper
Tend
Critisize
V. Fill in each blank with a suitable prepostion. (5 points)
1. It’s a small island, four miles _______ the Thai coast.
2. I know her _______ sight, but I’ve never talked to her.
3. _______ be half of everyone here tonight, I’d like to thank you _______ your advice.
4. You can refer _______ these documents _______ more information.
5. How much did he change you _______ doing _______ the room?
6. She began her talk _______ an apology _______ the audience.
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (10 points)
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the
dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around
1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the
Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England
and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the

next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade
(including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers
became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated,
English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in
English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English, and English is the main language of
technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are
more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers,
constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage ?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
2. The word “emerged” in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the follwing ?
A. appeared
B. hailed
C. frequented
D. engaged
3. As used in line 3 , the word “ elements ” is not similar to which of the following :
A. declaration
B. features
C. curiousities
D. customs
4. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
A. in 1066
B. around 1350
C. before 1600
D. after 1600
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5. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the
world except __________.
A. The slave trade
B. Colonization
C. Missionaries
D. The Norman invasion
6. As used in line 6, which of the follwing is closet in meaning to the word “course”?
A. Subject
B. Policy
C. Time
D. Track
7. The word “enclaves” in line 8 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. communities
B. organizations
C. regions
D. countries
8. The word “proliferated” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. prospered
B. organized
C. disbanded
D. expanded
9. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “ constituting ” in line 15 ?
A. looking over
B. sitting down
C. doing in
D. making up
10.According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the
world to day?

A. a quarter million
B. half a million
C. 350 million
D. 700 million
II. These paragraphs or sentences ( A – H ) are not in a good order. Rearrange them into a
good order (1 – 8) to make it a logical meaningful passage. (8 points)
A. Anyone can try to make a drink which tastes similar to Coca-Cola. Chemists say that it consists
almost entirely of carbonated water and sugar.
B. In only a few years Coca-Cola became the national drink of the United States. The shape of the
famous bottle was invented in 1961. During the Second World War, American soldiers drank
three million bottles of Coca-Cola a day.
C. Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia. In
1886, he created a new kind of medicine to cure tiredness and headaches.
D. This helped spread the name and flavour of ‘ Coke’ all over the world .
E. Then a businessman bought Pemberton’s recipe for his creation. He did something to the recipe
and made a really refreshing drink that appealed to many people. Demand for the drink grew.
F. But no one outside the Coca-Cola company has yet discovered what the ‘magic’ combination of
ingredients is, and a very few people- only seven, have ever known the secrete formula of CocaCola. Only two of them are still alive today, so they never travel on the same aeroplane.
G. Today, nearly a hundred million bottles or cans are drunk every day, in one hundred and fiftyfive different countries.
H. It tasted so revolting that just about no one wanted to buy it. In the first year, Pemberton only
made $50 from his creation.
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (12 points)
LOOKING FOR A JOB
I finished university six month (1) _______, I’ve got a degree in business administration. I
enjoyed the course very much (2) _______ I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few of my
friends have (3) _______ got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting (4) _______ something
suitable to turn up. Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy. I look through the job
advertisements (5) _______ the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me
if they hear of any vacancies (6) _______ they work . What I am looking for is something
challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work abroad for a while.

The (7) _______ is not so important at this stage , provided I earn enough to live on , because I don’t
want to continue (8) _______ to depend on my parents , although they are (9) _______ generous to
me . At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant two evenings (10) _______ week, washing
up and generally helping out, which brings a little money . The other people working there are very
friendly, and many of them are in the same (11) _______ as me, so we have lots of to talk (12)
_______.
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before
them. (10 points)
1. Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s .......................................................................................................................................
2. Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
Had his ........................................................................................................................................
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3. Mary was the only student absent from class.
Apart ............................................................................................................................................
4. Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
Jane has only ...............................................................................................................................
5. My parents find fault with everything I do.
No matter .....................................................................................................................................
6. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only .......................................................................................................................................
7. The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
Little ............................................................................................................................................
8. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated ......................................................................................................................
9. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On ................................................................................................................................................

10. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It‘s high time ...............................................................................................................................
II. Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage.. (10 points)
1. Jack London/ famous/ American writer.
2. He/ bear/ January 13th/1876/ San Francisco/ California.
3. family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/ school/ make money.
4. He/ work/ hard/ different jobs.
5. Later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long.
6. 1897/he/ go/ Alaska/ find/ gold.
7. There/ he/ find/ ideas/ books / stories.
8. He/ come/ home/ start/ write.
9. writings/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties.
10. poor health/ he/ die/1916/ age/ 40.

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TEST 7
A. Grammar and vocabulary: (5 points)
I
1. They used (go) ……………… . swimming in the afternoon.
2. He wishes he (be) ……………… . a doctor.
3. Is Lan used to (write) ……………… . to Maryam?
4. They (not/finish) ……………… . their work yet.
5. What…………….. you (do) ………………..at 7 p.m yesterday?
- I (watch) ………………………….T.V.
6. Nam still (sleep)…………………… on the armchair when I (come) ………..yesterday.
II.

1. Nobody was injured in the accident,..........?
A. was there
B. was he
C. were they
D. wasn’t it
2.I won’t go …………you explain everything to me.
A. unless
B. although
C. because
D. if
3. I wish you ………. us someday.
A. visit
B. will visit
C. visited
D. would visit
4. Let’s ………. somewhere for a drink.
A. go
B. went
C. going
D. goes
5. It rains heavily, ………. I can’t go to the movie with you.
A. and
B. but
C. because
D. so
6. My mother ………. teaching in a small village 12 years ago.
A. starts
B. started
C. has started
D. is starting

7. Lan suggested ……… chess this afternoon.
A. play
B. plays
C. to play
D. playing
8. The man ………. your mother is talking to is my English teacher.
A. which
B. where
C. whom
D. who
III. The song performed by Dam Vinh Hung was very interesting. He sang…………………………..(beauty).
1. Hoa speaks English ……………. (good).
2. She was really …………………. by the beauty of the city. (impress)
3. In Malaysia, …………………... is free. (educate)
B. reading: (3 points)
I.
William Shakespeare, the great playwright and poet, was born on April 23, 1564 in the small town of
Stratford-upon-avon about seventy miles from London. When he was small boy, he when to Stratford Grammar
School, where he learnt Latin and Greek.
He lived in Stratford-upon-avon until he was 21. He left for London. He was married and had three
children. In London, he worked as an actor and a playwright.He wrote a lot of famous plays like Hamlet, Prince of
Denmark, Twelfth Night and King Lear, etc.
In 1613, Shakespeare left London and returned to his home town of Stratford-upon-avon. Three years
later, on April 23, 1616, he died and was buried there.
*Questions:
1) When and where was William Shakespeare born?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2) How many children did he have?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3) Did he return to his home town of Stratford-upon-avon in 1913?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4) When did he die?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
II.
Children
is
living
on
A Vietnamese girl named Lan is living with the Smith family in the American state of Michigan. Mr. Smith
(1) ........................ a farmer, and Mrs. Smith works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two
(2) .......................... , Tom and Mary. Lan often does chores after school. Sometimes, she also helps Mr. Smith on
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the farm. The family relaxes (3) ............................ Sunday evenings and they watch Tom play soccer. Lan enjoys
(4) ........................... with the Smith very much.
C. writing: (2 points)
I.
1) Let’s go to my house for dinner tonight.
 How about………………………………………………………………………
2) He can’t pass the examination.
He wishes………………………………………………………………………..
3) They are going to build a new bridge in the area.
A new bridge……………………………………………………………………
4) “What foreign languages do they teach besides English?”
I asked……………………………………………………………………………
II.
1. Although / he / over 60/ he / not / wear glasses.

………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. We/ know/ each other/ since/ we/ be/ young.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
The end
TEST 8
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other( 1®:
1. a. helped
b. booked
c. hoped
d. waited
2. a. town
b. how
c. grow
d. cow
3. a. wants
b. says
c. looks
d. laughs
4. a. machine
b. washing
c. brush
d. chin
5. a. theme
b. there
c. thin
d. thank
II. Choose the best answer( 5®):
1. He tried to prevent the dog......... running into the road.
A. from
B. to

C. against
D. for
2. If energy ..... inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different
A. is
B. will be
C. were
D. would be
3. Where are the photos........ at the Christmas party?
A. taking
B. taken
C. were taken
D. have taken
4. We’ll show you around the city when you ..... to visit me.
A. come
B. are coming C. will come
D. came
5. They have never ..... any experience of living in the country
A. had
B. wished
C. done
D. made
6. They have to take that French course, ........ they?
A. haven’t
B. mustn’t
C. needn’t
D. don’t
7. We went to the airport to ...... off a friend who was leaving for London.
A. tell
B. say
C. join

D. see
8. My sister is very..... on spiders
A. terror
B. terrify
C. terrified
D. terrifying
9. Please..... your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question
A. rise
B. push
C. raise
D. lift
10. Of course as a student I want ...... all the exams.
A. to pass
B. to fail
C. to get
D. to do
11.What ...... of learning English do you find most difficult? Is it grammar rules or speaking?
A. type
B. form
C. kind
D. aspect
12. What time does your English class ....... and end?
A. start
B. open
C. leave
D. get
13. Nobody called on the phone, ...............?
A. did they
B. do they
C. does he

D. does she
14. From now on , we won't be able to go out as much as we ........
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