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UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.

(Đề thi này gồm có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút.
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……….……….. Số báo danh: ………...
Chú ý: Thí sinh làm bài vào phiếu trả lời (có phát kèm đề).

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)

1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)

1. A. artificial B. distance C. centre D. cells

2. A. thought B. tough C. bought D. fought

3. A. raised B. talked C. watched D. laughed

4. A. hidden B. minor C. written D. kitten

5. A. many B. lamb C. handle D. camera

2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)
6. A. nomination B. priority C. congratulate D. occurrence

7. A. charity B. energy C. separate D. pollution

8. A. celebrate B. slavery C. opinion D. minimize

9. A. suggest B. freedom C. recent D. sticky

10. A. predict B. cover C. resource D. replace

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

11. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________?

A. will you B. may you C. do you D. can you

12. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible.

A. be held B. is held C. were held D. will be held

13. It is believed that there is a _________ between two crimes.

A. join B. chain C. link D. connector

14. My uncle was______ ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.

A. critically B. deeply C. fatally D. seriously

15. That man, _______ family is very poor, is standing in front of the hotel to ask for money.

A. whose B. whom C. who D. that

16. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.

A. yet B. so C. for D. and

17. “Who has brothers and sisters?”“Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”

A. except to B. with C. from D. but

18. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.

A. charged with B. charged C. in charge D. in charge of
19. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

A. is B. is known as C. known as D. that is known as

20. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.

A. To B. In C. With D. From

21. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.

A. away B. out C. on D. off

22. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

23. He's left his book at home; he's always so______.

A. forgetful B. forgettable C. forgotten D. forgetting
24. 'I'm very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.

A. thanking B. grateful C. considerate D. careful

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25. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined B. that is combined C. combining D. when combined
26. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.

A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. was happy

26. People are not aware ______ the problem of overpopulation.

A. for B. of C. at D. in

27. We wish you both- health and longevity.

A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life
28. We arranged the meeting, but ________came.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

29. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.

A. grow B. growing C. grown D. growth

30. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to ____ to the children in a village school.

A. publish B. distribute C. employ D. depart

31. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.

A. recite B. announce C. explain D. appoint

32. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.

A. in B. at C. on D. during

33. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.

A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate

34. I always get to work before ________ else.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

35. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.

A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
36. Claire ______ at the homeless shelter once a week.

A. performs B. participates C. joins D. suffers

37. He's been teaching music for years, but he hasn't any _______.

A. examinations B. experiences C. experience D. qualifications

38. He got an excellent grade in his examination ______ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. Although

39. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.

A. preparing B. preparation C. preparatory D. preparations
40. I hope _______ will be comfortable here. We try to make each guest feel at home.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

41. ______ flowers for Tet are peach flowers and apricot flowers.

A. Popular B. National C. International D. Traditional
42. I've never seen this actor ______ before.

A. comfort B. perform C. present D. represent

43. He______ his poem in front of the whole school.

A. dedicated B. recited C. said D. delivered

44. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.

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

45. Japanese usually ______ their houses with some small pine trees.

A. prepare B. celebrate C. make D. decorate

46. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money ______ in red envelopes.
A. which wrapped B. wrapped C. wrapping D. all are correct
47. Hardly _______ turns up to the meeting.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

48. Pressure on natural resources will _______ as we face a population explosion.

A. decrease B. decline C. increase D. raise

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C. happening once a month D. happening once every six
50. ______ Christmas Eve, people often have parties late at midnight.

A. On B. In C. At D. For

51. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.

A. of B. with C. up D. in

52. How do people ______ New Year in your country?

A. prepare B. celebrate C. make D. decorate

53. I thought I heard ________ knocking at the door.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

54. She ______ her difficulties to graduate.

A. overcame B. got C. passed D. saw

55. There is now intense ______ between schools to attract students.

A. competence B. competition C. competitive D. competitor
56.Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.

A. excited B. interested C. keen D. concerned

57. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their parents.

A. take on B. pick on C. put on D. try on

58. The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.

A. claimed B. blamed C. expected D. reached

59. Janet Jones is ________ I rarely see these days.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

60. Some people were in the streets ______ money for charity.

A. raising B. getting C. donating D. giving

III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61. –“How do you do?” –“______________.”

A. How do you do? B. Not too bad. C. I’m well. Thank you. D. Yeah, OK.
62. –“Do you think you’ll get the job? –“____________.”

A. Yes, that’s right B. I think not C. I know so D. Well, I hope so
63. –“Happy Christmas!” –“____________.”

A. The same to you! B. Happy Christmas with you!

C. You are the same! D. Same for you!

64. –“Thank you very much for a lovely party.” –“______________.”

A. Cheers B. Thanks C. Have a good day D. You are welcome

65. –“Would you like something to eat?" –“______________. I'm not hungry now.”

A. Yes, I would B. No, no problem C. No, thanks D. Yes, it is

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? Animal Watch is the book which will
(66) _______ you in the fight for survival that (67) _______ many of our endangered animals and show how
they struggle on the edge of extinction. As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 colour photographs,
you will have the (68) _______ of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals (69)
_______ from the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world’s animals close-up and
explore their habitats. You will also discover the terrible results of human (70) _______ for land, flesh and
skins.

Animal Watch is packed with fascinating facts. Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses
with their (71) _______ so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that for
each orang-utan which is captured, one has to die?

This superb (72) _______ has so (73) _______ Britain's leading wildlife charity that it has been chosen
as Book of the Year, a title awarded to books which are considered to have made a major contribution to
wildlife conservation. You will find Animal Watch at a special low (74) _______ price at all good bookshops,

but hurry while (75) _______ last.

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67. A. meets B. opposes C. forces D. faces

68. A. satisfaction B. enjoyment C. virtue D. value

69. A. preserve B. conserve C. revive D. survive

70. A. greed B. interest C. care D. concern

71. A. feet B. claws C. paws D. toes

72. A. publicity B. periodical C. publication D. reference.

73. A. imposed B. impressed C. persuaded D. admired

74. A. beginning B. preparatory C. original D. introductory

75. A. stores B. stocks C. goods D. funds

V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they enjoy a
film. It seems to them that only the actors or actresses have made the film successful. They always pay

attention to their appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of
the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film is, actually, the result of the collaboration of many
people, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor,

and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of stuntmen are very important. They are always
in danger when they are acting; some of them are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers
rarely appreciate their work.

76. To many film viewers, ________.

A. the director is the most important B. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress
C. the stuntmen play the most important role D. the most important person is the cinematographer
77. Many film viewers always pay attention to ________.

A. the director’s name and appearance B. the pictures taken by the cinematographer
C. the leading actors’ or actresses’ family

D. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion
78. The work of stuntmen is ________.

A. secure B. dangerous C. interesting D. thrilled

79. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.

A. many people B. the actors C. the actresses D. the director
80. There are ______ most important people in making a film.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. 
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
Dear Winnie,

Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we (81. do)

______________ when the landslide occurred. I (82. not remember) _______________things too clearly now 
but I think I (83. watch) _____________ TV and my sister (84. do) _____________ her homework at the time. 
Suddenly all the lights (85. go out) _____________ and I (86. frighten) _____________. I remember (87. call 
out) _____________ to my parents, who (88. talk) _____________ quietly in the next room. The next minute 
we (89. hear) _____________ a loud noise and the whole building began to shake.

It was a terrible experience and I never want (90. go) _____________ through anything like it again. We
are all safe now but we were very lucky.

Love,
Anna

II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)

91.Television can make things more _____________ because it brings both sounds and pictures.

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92.Tim is one of the _____________ on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. PARTICIPATE

93.Saving energy means reducing _____________ bills. HOUSE

94. It is_____________ to eat too much sugar and fat. HEALTH

95. If you can give a reasonable ____________ for your bad behavior last night. I'll forgive you.

EXPLAIN

96. My brother often does experiments about electricity for _____________. PLEASE

97. The _____________ charged me 50,000 VND for each room. DECORATE

98. After taking an aspirin, her headache _____________. APPEAR

99. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very _____________ girl. IMAGINE

100. Tell me some_____________ between these two pictures. SIMILAR
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F), No information (NI)
Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been chief executive officer of
Microsoft Corporation for several years. He is also the richest person in the United States. How did he do it?

He learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a
degree, and became a successful lawyer. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want
something. His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also enjoyed going to parties. From this, he learned
something else : If you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule.

When Bill was young, he spent a lot oi time alone. While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all
of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.

Bill’s childhood was not air work, however. He used to play a lot of sports - swimming, water-skiing,
tennis. He was very serious about sports. He loved winning and he hated losing. When Bill got older, he spent
more and more time working - and playing - on a computer.

Before he was 20, Bill developed the world’s first computer language for the personal computer. Once
when he was thinking about the future, he realized something important. He thought that every home was going
to have a computer, ^md every computer would need software - his software. He said, ‘I’m going to 'make my
first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.’ And he did!

101. Bill Gates learned that you have to play hard for what you want!
102. He used to read a lot when he was young.

103. He was happy to lose a game of tennis.
104. He enjoyed playing games on the computer.

105. He wasn’t making much money when he was 25 years old.

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.

Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

106. It’s very difficult to find work _______ the moment.
107. This service is free _______ charge.

108. In many ways you take _______ your mother.
109. This computer is still _______ guarantee.
110. Money is not essential _______ happiness.

111. She is _______ far the best teacher I have ever had.
112. Parents are naturally anxious _______ their children.
113. I’m sure you will succeed _______ this entrance test.
114. We try to prevent people _______ littering.

115. I’m going to complain to the principal _______ this.

V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write

your answers in the numbered spaces.

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as their first or native language. Another than 400 million 119. _________________
speak it as a second language. Nobody can knows exactly 120. _________________
how many do people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese 121. _________________
is the only language with more speakers than the English. 122. _________________
This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is 123. _________________
true that English is the best most widespread language on the 124. _________________
Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport and 125. _________________
aviation.

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)

126.The police made the youth empty his pocket.

=> The youth ...
127.I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

=> I’m looking...
128. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

=> He objected...
129. I’ve never met such a famous person before.

=> It’s...
130. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

=> Traveling...
131. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.

=> I wish...
132. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.

=> If there...
133. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.

=> By the time...
134. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.

=> I’d rather...
135. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.

=> The joke...

VII. WRITING (2 pts)

The benefits of physical exercises.

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Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên)
Ngày thi: 29/06/2013.

A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM.
I. PHONETICS (1 pt)

1. Choose a word (A, B, C, D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5 pt)

1. A. artificial B. distance C. centre D. cells

2. A. thought B. tough C. bought D. fought

3. A. raised B. talked C. watched D. laughed

4. A. hidden B. minor C. written D. kitten

5. A. many B. lamb C. handle D. camera

2. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 pt)
6. A. nomination B. priority C. congratulate D. occurrence

7. A. charity B. energy C. separate D. pollution

8. A. celebrate B. slavery C. opinion D. minimize

9. A. suggest B. freedom C. recent D. sticky

10. A. predict B. cover C. resource D. replace

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.

11. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________?

A. will you B. may you C. do you D. can you

12. We insist that a meeting________ as soon as possible.

A. be held B. is held C. were held D. will be held

13. It is believed that there is a _________ between two crimes.

A. join B. chain C. link D. connector

14. My uncle was______ ill last summer but fortunately, he is now making a slow but steady recovery.

A. critically B. deeply C. fatally D. seriously

15. That man, _______ family is very poor, is standing in front of the hotel to ask for money.

A. whose B. whom C. who D. that

16. Joe seemed to be in a good mood, ________ he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us.

A. yet B. so C. for D. and

17. “Who has brothers and sisters?”“Everyone ________Virginia who’s an only child.”

A. except to B. with C. from D. but

18. He is the manager of the factory. He’s ________it.

A. charged with B. charged C. in charge D. in charge of
19. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.

A. is B. is known as C. known as D. that is known as

20. _______ my experience, very few people really understand the problem.

A. To B. In C. With D. From

21. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats.

A. away B. out C. on D. off

22. I don't want much sugar in my coffee. Just_______, please.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

23. He's left his book at home; he's always so______.

A. forgetful B. forgettable C. forgotten D. forgetting
24. 'I'm very ______ to you for putting in so much hard work,' the boss said.

A. thanking B. grateful C. considerate D. careful

25. Steel_______ with chromium to produce a noncorrosive substance known as stainless steel.
A. is combined B. that is combined C. combining D. when combined

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26. She looked very______ when I told her the good news.

A. happily B. happiness C. happy D. was happy

26. People are not aware ______ the problem of overpopulation.

A. for B. of C. at D. in

27. We wish you both- health and longevity.

A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life
28. We arranged the meeting, but ________came.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

29. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.

A. grow B. growing C. grown D. growth

30. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to ____ to the children in a village school.

A. publish B. distribute C. employ D. depart

31. I am pleased to _______ the winner of the final competition. It's Group B.

A. recite B. announce C. explain D. appoint

32. Family members who live apart try to get together ______ Tet.

A. in B. at C. on D. during

33. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.

A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate

34. I always get to work before ________ else.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

35. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.

A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
36. Claire ______ at the homeless shelter once a week.

A. performs B. participates C. joins D. suffers
37. He's been teaching music for years, but he hasn't any _______.

A. examinations B. experiences C. experience D. qualifications

38. He got an excellent grade in his examination ______ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
A. on account of B. because of C. in spite of D. Although

39. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.

A. preparing B. preparation C. preparatory D. preparations
40. I hope _______ will be comfortable here. We try to make each guest feel at home.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

41. ______ flowers for Tet are peach flowers and apricot flowers.

A. Popular B. National C. International D. Traditional
42. I've never seen this actor ______ before.

A. comfort B. perform C. present D. represent

43. He______ his poem in front of the whole school.

A. dedicated B. recited C. said D. delivered

44. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.

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

45. Japanese usually ______ their houses with some small pine trees.

A. prepare B. celebrate C. make D. decorate

46. Tet is also the time for children to receive lucky money ______ in red envelopes.
A. which wrapped B. wrapped C. wrapping D. all are correct
47. Hardly _______ turns up to the meeting.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

48. Pressure on natural resources will _______ as we face a population explosion.

A. decrease B. decline C. increase D. raise

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A. On B. In C. At D. For
51. On Christmas Eve children go to bed full ______ excitement.

A. of B. with C. up D. in

52. How do people ______ New Year in your country?

A. prepare B. celebrate C. make D. decorate

53. I thought I heard ________ knocking at the door.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

54. She ______ her difficulties to graduate.

A. overcame B. got C. passed D. saw

55. There is now intense ______ between schools to attract students.

A. competence B. competition C. competitive D. competitor
56.Children are always ______ about Tet holiday.

A. excited B. interested C. keen D. concerned

57. On the first -day of Tet, children _______ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their parents.

A. take on B. pick on C. put on D. try on

58. The world's population is ______ to be over 7 billion by 2010.

A. claimed B. blamed C. expected D. reached

59. Janet Jones is ________ I rarely see these days.

A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one

60. Some people were in the streets ______ money for charity.

A. raising B. getting C. donating D. giving

III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences.
61. –“How do you do?” –“______________.”

A. How do you do? B. Not too bad. C. I’m well. Thank you. D. Yeah, OK.
62. –“Do you think you’ll get the job? –“____________.”

A. Yes, that’s right B. I think not C. I know so D. Well, I hope so
63. –“Happy Christmas!” –“____________.”

A. The same to you! B. Happy Christmas with you!

C. You are the same! D. Same for you!

64. –“Thank you very much for a lovely party.” –“______________.”

A. Cheers B. Thanks C. Have a good day D. You are welcome

65. –“Would you like something to eat?" –“______________. I'm not hungry now.”

A. Yes, I would B. No, no problem C. No, thanks D. Yes, it is

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (1 PT)

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank space in the following passage.

66. A. combine B. involve C. bring D. lead

67. A. meets B. opposes C. forces D. faces

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69. A. preserve B. conserve C. revive D. survive

70. A. greed B. interest C. care D. concern

71. A. feet B. claws C. paws D. toes

72. A. publicity B. periodical C. publication D. reference.

73. A. imposed B. impressed C. persuaded D. admired

74. A. beginning B. preparatory C. original D. introductory

75. A. stores B. stocks C. goods D. funds

II. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions below.

attention to their appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of

the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film is, actually, the result of the collaboration of many
people, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor,
and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of stuntmen are very important. They are always
in danger when they are acting; some of them are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers
rarely appreciate their work.

1. To many film viewers, ________.

A. the director is the most important B. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress
C. the stuntmen play the most important role D. the most important person is the cinematographer
2. Many film viewers always pay attention to ________.

A. the director’s name and appearance B. the pictures taken by the cinematographer
C. the leading actors’ or actresses’ family

D. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion
3. The work of stuntmen is ________.

A. secure B. dangerous C. interesting D. thrilled

4. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.

A. many people B. the actors C. the actresses D. the director
5. There are ______ most important people in making a film.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. 
I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts)

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
Dear Winnie,

Thank you for your letter which I received this morning. You asked me what we (81. do) ___were we 
doing___ when the landslide occurred. I (82. not remember) ______don’t remember___ things too clearly 
now but I think I (83. watch) _____was watching___ TV and my sister (84. do) ___was doing__ her 
homework at the time. Suddenly all the lights (85. go out) ____went out_____ and I (86. frighten)

____frighened/ was frightened___. I remember (87. call out) _____calling out____ to my parents, who (88.
talk) ____were talking_____ quietly in the next room. The next minute we (89. hear) _____heard____ a loud 
noise and the whole building began to shake.

It was a terrible experience and I never want (90. go) ___to go______ through anything like it again. 
We are all safe now but we were very lucky.

Love,
Anna

II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts)

91.Television can make things more memorable__because it brings both sounds and pictures. MEMORY
92.Tim is one of the __ participants__on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. PARTICIPATE

93.Saving energy means reducing ____ household_____bills. HOUSE

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95. If you can give a reasonable _ explanation_ for your bad behavior last night. I'll forgive you.

EXPLAIN

96. My brother often does experiments about electricity for __ pleasure __ . PLEASE

97. The __ decorator_ charged me 50,000 VND for each room. DECORATE

98. After taking an aspirin, her headache __ disappeared __. APPEAR

99. If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very ___ imaginative___ girl. IMAGINE

100. Tell me some____ similarities____ between these two pictures. SIMILAR
III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts)

When Bill was young, he spent a lot oi time alone. While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all
of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.

101. Bill Gates learned that you have to play hard for what you want! 101. F
102. He used to read a lot when he was young. 102. T

103. He was happy to lose a game of tennis. 103. F
104. He enjoyed playing games on the computer. 104. F

105. He wasn’t making much money when he was 25 years old. 105. F

IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS.

Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence.

106. It’s very difficult to find work __ at __the moment.
107. This service is free __ of __charge.

108. In many ways you take __ after _your mother.
109. This computer is still __ under ___guarantee.
110. Money is not essential __ to/for__happiness.
111. She is __ by __ far the best teacher I have ever had.
112. Parents are naturally anxious __ about ___their children.
113. I’m sure you will succeed _ in __ this entrance test.
114. We try to prevent people __ from___ littering.

115. I’m going to complain to the principal __ about_ this.

V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts)

There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write
your answers in the numbered spaces.

There are have about 3,000 living languages in the world 0. ______have ______
today, but only six of them ones are major languages of the 116. _________________
world. Two upper thirds of the world's population speak those 117. _________________
languages. More over than 400 million people speak English upload.123doc.net.
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is the only language with more speakers than the English. 122. _________________
This is that because of the huge population of Chinese. It is 123. _________________
true that English is the best most widespread language on the 124. _________________
Earth. It must is the language of business, technology, sport and 125. _________________
aviation.

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts)

126.The police made the youth empty his pocket.

=> The youth was made to empty his pocket (by the police).
127.I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.

=> I’m looking forward to meeting you.

128. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.
=> He objected to his secretary’s coming late to work.

129. I’ve never met such a famous person before.

=> It’s the first time I’ve ever met such a famous person.
130. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

=> Traveling by air always makes me nervous.
131. I regret speaking to him so rudely yesterday.
=> I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so rudely yesterday.

132. Without her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.

=> If there hadn’t been her help, I couldn’t have finished my theme in time.
133. The plane took off before we arrived at the airport.

=> By the time we arrived at the airport, the plane had taken off.
134. I would prefer you not to mention this matter to anyone else.
=> I’d rather you didn’t mention this matter to anyone else.
135. Minh laughed heartily when I told him the joke.

=> The joke (that) I told Minh mad him laugh heartily.

VII. WRITING (2 pts)

The benefits of physical exercises.

Write a composition (about 120 – 150 words) to state your ideas.

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