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BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MƠN TIẾNG ANH 10

NĂM 2021 CĨ ĐÁP ÁN TRƯỜNG THPT LỘC HƯNG

1. Đề số 1

1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence:
Lan is the...of the two girls.

A. prettiest
B. prettier
C. pretty
D. most pretty

2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence:
To lack means to...

A. be without
B. keep secret
C. be with
D. be weak

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space ( from number 03 to
number 15):

A year with overseas volunteers

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an
isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometers, from the capital. Coming from a rich country, I
got quite a shock as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I
soon got used to..(3)… there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon
began to appreciate how…(4)… the countryside was.

One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the
women used to…(5) a long time every day..(6)..heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I
contacted the organization and arranged to…(7)..some pipes delivered. We built a simple
pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect- there were a few..(8), but it made
a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running water before. And not …(10)did
we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had been…..(11) in the
sun all day.

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was
well…(12)doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was…(13) working for a charity.
Finally, there’s one more reason why I will never….(14) working for OV. A few months before I
left, I met and fell in love…(15)another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to
England.

3. A. live B. lived C. living D. lives
4. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D. sweet
5. A. spend B. spent C. spends D. spending
6. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding

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8. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D. punctures
9. A. which B. that C. they D. who

10. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also

11. A. lied B. lay C. laying D. lying
12. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price
13. A. considering B. thinking C. going D. planning
14. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose
15. A. at B. to C. for D. with

16: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence: Mr. Brown...around the
country if he saved enough money.

A. will travel
B. would travel
C. has traveled
D. traveled

17: Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part:
I have’t seen your brother recently.

A. suddenly
B. immediately
C. quietly
D. lately

18: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined
A.superb

B.suppose
C.Support
D.Supply
19:

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part:
We are very anxious about the result of the exam.

A.careful
B.careless
C.excited

D.worried

20:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Can you give me a...for a fruit cake.

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D.description

21:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric... .

A.current
B.shock
C.attack
D.feeling

22:There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A,B, C, or
D) :

If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.
23:Choose a word that has different stress pattern

A.government
B.annoyance
C.experiment
D.participate

24:Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A.Listen

B.Talk

C.Spell
D.Pronounce
25:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The teacher says, ‘The time is up’ .This means that the period of time has...
A.begun

B.ended

C.been interesting
D.seemed long

26: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
When I was turning out my cupboard I...this photograph of Uncle Ba
A.came round

B.came across
C.came over
D.came into

27. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Our flat is very small. We wish we...another bedroom.

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C.have had
D.will have

28:Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.

A.The picture is too high for her to reach.
B.She is not tall enough to reach the picture.
C.She is too short to reach the picture.

D.She is such a tall girl that she can reach the picture.

29:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A.studious

B.adult
C.public
D.thunder

30:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It...good.

A.makes
B.smells
C.feels
D.flavors

31:Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The square clock costs $5. The round clock costs $7.

A.The round clock is more expensive than the square clock.
B.The square clock is cheaper than the round clock.

C.The square clock doesn’t cost as much as the round clock.
D.The round clock costs less than the square clock.

32:Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?

A.Did you remember to post the letter for me?
B.You didn’t forget to post the letter for me, did you?
C.Didn’t you forget to post the letter for me?

D.You forgot to post the letter for me, didn’t you?

33:Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.

A.If he promises to try harder, I will never help him.
B.If he promised to try harder, I wouldn’t help him.

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D.Unless he doesn’t promise to try harder, I will help him.

34:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to...it.
A.increase

B.widen
C.extend
D.lengthen

35:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.

A.heirs

B.elders
C.fossils
D.forefathers

36:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A.landed

B.rose
C.attacked
D.disappeared

37: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Another word for baggage is...

A.luggage
B.equipment
C.carriage
D.furniture

38: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:
A.stage

B.village
C.manage
D.baggage

39:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English...
A.very by well now

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40 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.

A.I used to have breakfast with coffee.
B.I get used to having breakfast with coffee.
C.I am not used to having coffee for breakfast
D.I didn’t use to have coffee for breakfast
41:

Choose a word that has different stress pattern
A.deforestation

B.documentary
C.representiative
D.satisfactory

42:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I think his story is completely incredible.

A.insufficient
B.incomparable
C.unimportant
D.unbelievable
43:

Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong in the list :
A.gloves

B.boots
C.sandals
D.shoes

44: There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C,
or D) :

We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walk for (D) five hours.

45: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
A.sugar

B.symbol
C.sample
D.solar

46: Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
Both Jane and her sister speak Vietnamese fluently.

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D.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently and so does her sister.

47:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The company asked for additional information.

A.necessary
B.emphatic
C.certain
D.further

48:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

If Mai comes to England, it will be a good...for her to improve her English.
A.possibility

B.opportunity
C.advantage
D.experience

49:Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one:
Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.

A.In spite of the fact that meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest
B.Even though meeting a lot difficulties, they finally went through the forest.

C.Although they met a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.
D.Though they met a lot of difficulties, but they finally went through the forest.

50:There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :

I (A) asked her (B) whether (C) was there a fridge (D) in the kitchen.
51:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a...of bread.

A.loaf
B.pound
C.packet

D.bit
52:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The man...we met on tthe train was the headmaster.

A.whose
B.whom
C.where
D.which

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Some authors are too...to criticism.
A.sensible

B.sensitive
C.sensational
D.senseless
54:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :

(A) It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.

55:There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the mistakes ( A, B, C, or
D) :

(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question (from number 56

to 60):

Last year we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month. I had
been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it
was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early
because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the journey by car. We reached
the seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach. We enjoyed making castles and
channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we
could stay longer, so much the better.

56:.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. a week B. a few weeks C. a month D. a few months
57:.Who went to the seaside the first time?

A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s family D. The writer and his friend
58:. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It was good
59: How did they travel to the seaside?

A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air
60:.When did they reach the seaside?

A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p. m D. at 8 p. m
ĐÁP ÁN

1A 2A 3C 4A 5A 6C 7C 8B 9D 10C 11D 12A 13A 14A 15D 16B 17D 18A 19D 20C 21B 22A
23A 24A 25B 26B 27B 28D 29A 30B 31D 32D 33C 34B 35D 36D 37A 38A 39C 40C 41A 42D

43A 44C 45A 46D 47D 48B 49C 50C 51A 52B 53B 54C 55C 56C 57B 58D 59A 60B

2. Đề số 2

C©u 1 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

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C©u 2 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric... .

A.shock B.attack C.current D.feeling

C©u 3 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

I have’t seen your brother recently.

A.lately B.immediately C.suddenly D.quietly

C©u 4 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It...good.

A.flavors B.smells C.feels D.makes

C©u 5 :Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from <sub>the rest :</sub>

A.public B.studious C.adult D.thunder

C©u 6 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

I think his story is completely incredible.

A.insufficient B.incomparable C.unbelievable D.unimportant

C©u 7 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

Both Jane and her sister speak Vietnamese fluently.

A.Jane speaks Vietnamese more fluently <sub>than her sister does. </sub> B.Jane doesn’t speak Vietnamese as <sub>fluently as her sister. </sub>
C.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently but <sub>her sister doesn’t. </sub> D.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently and <sub>so does her sister. </sub>

C©u 8 :

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.
C©u 9 : Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined

A.superb B.suppose C.Support D.Supply

C©u 10 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Can you give me a...for a fruit cake.

A.recipe B.receipt C.prescription D.description
C©u 11 :

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

(A) It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.

C©u 12 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to...it.

A.increase B.widen C.extend D.lengthen

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Lan is the...of the two girls.

A.prettier B.pretty C.most pretty D.prettiest

C©u 14 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a...of bread.

A.bit B.pound C.packet D.loaf

C©u 15 :Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from <sub>the rest</sub><sub> : </sub>

A.sample B.symbol C.sugar D.solar

C©u 16 : Choose a word that has different stress pattern

A.government B.experiment C.annoyance D.participate
C©u 17 :

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walk for (D) five hours.

C©u 18 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Another word for baggage is...

A.carriage B.equipment C.luggage D.furniture
C©u 19

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

I (A) asked her (B) whether (C) was there a fridge (D) in the kitchen.

C©u 20 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Our flat is very small. We wish we...another bedroom.

A.have had B.had C.will have D.have
C©u 21 :

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the

mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.

C©u 22 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.

A.I get used to having breakfast with <sub>coffee. </sub> B.I used to have breakfast with <sub>coffee. </sub>
C.I am not used to having coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub> D.I didn’t use to have coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub>

C©u 23 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

If Mai comes to England, it will be a good...for her to improve her English.
A.experience B.possibility C.advantage D.opportunity

C©u 24 : Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:

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C©u 25 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
The man...we met on tthe train was the headmaster.

A.whose B.where C.which D.whom

C©u
26:

Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?

A.Did you remember to post the letter for <sub>me? </sub> B.You forgot to post the letter for me, <sub>didn’t you? </sub>

C.You didn’t forget to post the letter for me, did you? D. Didn’t you forget to

post the letter for me?

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question ( from number

27 to numberm31):

C©u 27.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. a week B. a few weeks C. a month D. a
few months

C©u 28. Who went to the seaside the first time?

A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s family D. The writer and his
friend

C©u 29. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It was
good

C©u 30. How did they travel to the seaside?

A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air

C©u 31. When did they reach the seaside?

A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p. m D. at 8 p. m

C©u 32 :Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not <sub>belong in the list</sub><sub> : </sub>

A.sandals B.boots C.gloves D.shoes

C©u 33 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.

A.fossils B.forefathers C.elders D.heirs

C©u 34 :Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

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A.The round clock is more expensive <sub>than the square clock. </sub> B.The round clock costs less than the <sub>square clock. </sub>
C.The square clock is cheaper than the <sub>round clock. </sub> D.The square clock doesn’t cost as much <sub>as the round clock. </sub>

C©u 35 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.
A.Even though meeting a lot difficulties, <sub>they finally went through the forest. </sub> B.

In spite of the fact that meeting a lot of
difficulties, they finally went through the
forest

C.Though they met a lot of difficulties, <sub>but they finally went through the forest. </sub> D.Although they met a lot of difficulties, <sub>they finally went through the forest. </sub>

C©u 36 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

To lack means to...

A.be without B.be weak C.keep secret D.be with

C©u 37 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

When I was turning out my cupboard I...this photograph of Uncle Ba

A.came round B.came across C.came over D.came into

C©u 38 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English...
A.by well very now B.by very well now

C.very well by now D.very by well now

C©u 39 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

We are very anxious about the result of the exam.

A.worried B.careful C.excited D.careless

C©u 40 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.

A.If he promises to try harder, I will never <sub>help him. </sub> B.Unless he promises to try harder, I <sub>will never help him. </sub>
C.If he promised to try harder, I wouldn’t <sub>help him. </sub> D.Unless he doesn’t promise to try <sub>harder, I will help him. </sub>

C©u 41 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A.landed B.attacked C.disappeared D.rose

C©u 42 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

The company asked for additional information.

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Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space( from number 43 to
number 55):

A year with overseas volunteers

One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the
women used to…(5) a long time every day..(6)..heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I
contacted the organization and arranged to…(7)..some pipes delivered. We built a simple
pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect- there were a few..(8), but it
made a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running water before. And not
…(10)did we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had
been…..(11) in the sun all day.

C©u 43. A. live B. lived C. living D. lives

C©u 44. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D.

sweet

C©u 45. A. spend B. spent C. spends D. spending

C©u 46. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding

C©u 47. A. make B. let C. have D. allow

C©u 48. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D.

punctures

C©u 49. A. which B. that C. they D. who

C©u 50. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also

C©u 51. A. lied B. lay C. laying D. lying

C©u52. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price

C©u 53. A. considering B. thinking C. going D. planning

C©u 54. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose

C©u 55. A. at B. to C. for D. with

C©u 56 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Mr. Brown...around the country if he saved enough money.

A.would travel B.has traveled C.will travel D.traveled

C©u 57 :Choose a word that has different stress pattern

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C©u 58 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Some authors are too...to criticism.

A.sensible B.sensational C.senseless D.sensitive

C©u 59 :Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.

A.She is too short to reach the picture. B.She is such a tall girl that she can <sub>reach the picture. </sub>
C.She is not tall enough to reach the <sub>picture. </sub> D.The picture is too high for her to <sub>reach. </sub>

C©u 60 :Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not belong <sub>in the list : </sub>

A.Listen B.Spell C.Talk D.Pronounce

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ 2

1B 2A 3A 4B 5B 6C 7D 8A 9A 10A 11C 12B 13D 14D 15C 16A 17C 18C 19C 20B 21C 22C
23D 24C 25D 26B 27C 28B 29D 30A 31B 32C 33B 34B 35D 36A 37B 38C 39A 40B 41C 42D
43C 44A 45A 46C 47C 48B 49D 50C 51D 52A 53A 54A 55D 56A 57C 58D 59B 60A

3. Đề số 3

C©u 1 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Another word for baggage is...

A.carriage B.luggage C.furniture D.equipment

C©u 2 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to...it.

A.increase B.widen C.extend D.lengthen

C©u 3 :Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.

A.I used to have breakfast with coffee. B.I am not used to having coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub>
C.I get used to having breakfast with <sub>coffee. </sub> D.I didn’t use to have coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub>

C©u 4 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A.rose B.attacked C.landed D.disappeared

C©u 5 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

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C©u 6 :Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :
The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.

A.The picture is too high for her to <sub>reach. </sub> B.She is too short to reach the picture.
C.She is not tall enough to reach the <sub>picture. </sub> D.She is such a tall girl that she can reach <sub>the picture. </sub>

C©u 7 :

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the

mistakes(A,B,C or D) :

If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.

C©u 8 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

To lack means to...

A.keep secret B.be weak C.be without D.be with

C©u 9 :Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Some authors are too...to criticism.

A.sensible B.sensational C.senseless D.sensitive
C©u 10

Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not

belong in the list :

A.Spell B.Pronounce C.Talk D.Listen
C©u 11

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric... .

A.shock B.feeling C.attack D.current
C©u 12

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

Both Jane and her sister speak Vietnamese fluently.

A.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently and <sub>so does her sister. </sub> B.Jane doesn’t speak Vietnamese <sub>as fluently as her sister. </sub>
C.Jane speaks Vietnamese more fluently <sub>than her sister does. </sub> D.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently <sub>but her sister doesn’t. </sub>
C©u 13

:Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:

A.village B.manage C.stage D.baggage

C©u 14
:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes (A, B, C, or D) :

(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.
C©u 15

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

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C©u 16
:

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
The company asked for additional information.

A.certain B.emphatic C.necessary D.further
C©u 17

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I have’t seen your brother recently.

A.lately B.immediately C.suddenly D.quietly

Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space(from number 18

to 30):

A year with overseas volunteers

I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an
isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometers, from the capital. Coming from a rich country, I
got quite a shock as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days
I soon got used to..(3)… there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon
began to appreciate how…(4)… the countryside was.

One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the
women used to…(5) a long time every day..(6)..heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I
contacted the organization and arranged to…(7)..some pipes delivered. We built a simple
pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect- there were a few..(8), but it
made a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running water before. And not
…(10)did we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had
been…..(11) in the sun all day.

All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it
was well…(12)doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was…(13) working for a
charity.

Finally, there’s one more reason why I will never….(14) working for OV. A few months

before I left, I met and fell in love…(15)another volunteer, and we got married when we
returned to England.

C©u 18. A. live B. lived C. living D.
lives

C©u 19. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D. sweet

C©u 20. A. spend B. spent C. spends D.

spending

C©u 21. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding

C©u 22. A. make B. let C. have D. allow

C©u 23. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D.

punctures

C©u 24. A. which B. that C. they D. who

C©u 25. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also

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C©u 27. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price

C©u 28. A. considering B. thinking C. going D.

planning

C©u 29. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose

C©u 30. A. at B. to C. for D. with
C©u 31 : Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :
If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.

A.If he promises to try harder, I will never <sub>help him. </sub> B.If he promised to try harder, I wouldn’t <sub>help him. </sub>
C.Unless he doesn’t promise to try <sub>harder, I will help him. </sub> D.Unless he promises to try harder, I <sub>will never help him. </sub>
C©u 32

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest :

A.sample B.sugar C.solar D.symbol

C©u 33
:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English...
A.by well very now B.by very well now

C.very by well now D.very well by now
C©u 34

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.

A.Even though meeting a lot difficulties, <sub>they finally went through the forest. </sub> B.In spite of the fact that meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the
forest

C.Although they met a lot of difficulties, <sub>they finally went through the forest. </sub> D.Though they met a lot of difficulties, <sub>but they finally went through the forest. </sub>
C©u 35

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Can you give me a...for a fruit cake.

A.recipe B.prescription C.description D.receipt
C©u 36

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

When I was turning out my cupboard I...this photograph of Uncle Ba
A.came over B.came round C.came across D.came into
C©u 37: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined

A.superb B.suppose C.Support D.Supply
C©u 38

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The man...we met on tthe train was the headmaster.

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C©u 39
:

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Our flat is very small. We wish we...another bedroom.

A.have had B.had C.will have D.have
C©u 40

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

A. It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question( from
number 41 to 45):

Last year we had a nice holiday. My friend and I went to the seaside for a month.
I had been to the seaside several times before, but this was the first time for my friend.
Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the days came. It was a fine morning. We
got up very early because we wanted to leave home after breakfast. We made the
journey by car. We reached the seaside at noon. We spent many hours on the beach.

We enjoyed making castles and channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at
least a few weeks at the seaside. If we could stay longer, so much the better.

C©u 41.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. a week B. a few weeks C. a
month D. a few months

C©u 42. Who went to the seaside the first time?

A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s family D. The writer
and his friend

C©u 43. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It
was good

C©u 44. How did they travel to the seaside?

A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air

C©u 45. When did they reach the seaside?

A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p.
m D. at 8 p. m

C©u 46 : Read the following list of four words and choose one word that does not
belong in the list :

A.sandals B.boots C.gloves D.shoes

C©u 47

:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :

A.studious B.thunder C.public D.adult
C©u 48

:Choose a word that has different stress pattern

A.experiment B.government C.annoyance D.participate
C©u 49

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

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A.pound B.loaf C.packet D.bit
C©u 50

Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

The square clock costs $5. The round clock costs $7.

A.The round clock is more expensive <sub>than the square clock. </sub> B.The square clock is cheaper than <sub>the round clock. </sub>
C.The round clock costs less than the <sub>square clock. </sub> D.The square clock doesn’t cost as <sub>much as the round clock. </sub>
C©u 51

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Mr. Brown...around the country if he saved enough money.

A.will travel B.has traveled C.traveled D.would travel

C©u52 :Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.

A.fossils B.elders C.forefathers D.heirs
C©u 53

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A, B, C, or D) :

I (A) asked her (B) whether (C) was there a fridge (D) in the kitchen.
C©u 54

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

We are very anxious about the result of the exam.

A.careful B.careless C.excited D.worried
C©u 55

Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?

A.Did you remember to post the letter for <sub>me? </sub> B.You didn’t forget to post the letter for <sub>me, did you? </sub>
C.You forgot to post the letter for me, <sub>didn’t you? </sub> D.Didn’t you forget to post the letter for <sub>me? </sub>
C©u 56

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Lan is the...of the two girls.

A.most pretty B.prettier C.pretty D.prettiest
C©u 57

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The teacher says, ‘The time is up’ .This means that the period of time
has...

A.ended B.seemed long C.been interesting D.begun
C©u 58

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It...good.

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C©u 59

:Choose a word that has different stress pattern

A.representiative B.documentary C.satisfactory D.deforestation
C©u 60

Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :
I think his story is completely incredible.

A.unbelievable B.insufficient C.unimportant D.incomparable

ĐÁP ÁN

1B 2B 3B 4D 5C 6D 7A 8C 9D 10D 11A 12A 13C 14C 15C 16D 17A 18C 19A 20A 21C 22C
23B 24D 25C 26D 27A 28A 29A 30D 31D 32B 33D 34C 35A 36C 37A 38C 39B 40C 41C 42B

43D 44A 45B 46C 47A 48B 49B 50C 51D 52C 53C 54D 55C 56D 57A 58A 59D 60A

4. Đề số 4

C©u 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Lan is the...of the two girls.

A.most pretty B. pretty C.prettiest D.prettier

C©u 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Mary has gone to the baker’s to buy a...of bread.

A.bit B. packet C.loaf D.pound

C©u 3:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A,B,C, orD) :

(A) It’s going to be (B) rainy in Tokyo, (C) that is the (D) capital city of Japan.

C©u 4:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from <sub>the rest :</sub>

A.thunder B. public C.studious D.adult

C©u 5:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Phong has worked in London for three years and he speaks English...
A.by well very now B.very well by now

C.by very well now D.very by well now

C©u 6:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Our flat is very small. We wish we...another bedroom.

A.have had B. have C.had D.will have

C©u 7:Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

You remembered to post the letter for me, didn’t you ?

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C.You didn’t forget to post the letter for me, <sub>did you? </sub> D.You forgot to post the letter for me, <sub>didn’t you? </sub>
Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space (from number 08 to
20):

A year with overseas volunteers

One of my job was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the
women used to…(5) a long time every day..(6)..heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I
contacted the organization and arranged to…(7)..some pipes delivered. We built a simple
pineline and a pump, and it worked first time. It wasn’t perfect- there were a few..(8), but it
made a great difference to the villagers, …(9) had never had running water before. And not
…(10)did we have running water, but in the evening it was hot, because the pipe had
been…..(11) in the sun all day.

C©u 8. A. live B. lived C. living D. lives

C©u 9. A. beautiful B. good-looking C. handsome D. sweet

C©u 10. A. spend B. spent C. spends D. spending

C©u 11. A. fetching B. wearing C. carrying D. holding

C©u 12. A. make B. let C. have D. allow

C©u 13. A. breaks B. leaks C. splits D.

punctures

C©u 14. A. which B. that C. they D. who

C©u15. A. hardly B. scarcely C. only D. also

C©u 16. A. lied B. lay C. laying D. lying

C©u 17. A. worth B. value C. cost D. price

C©u 18. A. considering B. thinking C. going D. planning

C©u 19. A. regret B. feel sorry C. miss D. lose

C©u 20. A. at B. to C. for D. with

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channels in the sand. People said we ought to spend at least a few weeks at the seaside. If we
could stay longer, so much the better.

C©u 21.How long did the writer and his friend spend at the seaside?

A. a week B. a few weeks C. a month D. a few
months

C©u 22. Who went to the seaside the first time?

A. The writer B. The writer’s friend C. The writer’s family D. The writer and his
friend

C©u 23. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey to the seaside?

A. it was bad B. It was rainy C. it was snowy D. It was
good

C©u 24. How did they travel to the seaside?

A. by car B. By train C. by bus D. By air

C©u 25. When did they reach the seaside?

A. at 9 a.m B. at 12 o’clock C. at 4 p. m D. at 8 p. m

C©u 26: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

The teacher says, ‘The time is up’ .This means that the period of time has...
A.been interesting B. seemed long C.begun D.ended
C©u 27: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined:

A.baggage B. stage C.manage D.village
C©u 28:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes (A,B, C, orD) :

We (A) reached the (B) nearest village after (C) walk for (D) five hours.

C©u 29:Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

If he doesn’t promise to try harder, I won’t help him.

A.If he promises to try harder, I will never <sub>help him. </sub> B.Unless he promises to try harder, I <sub>will never help him. </sub>
C.Unless he doesn’t promise to try harder, <sub>I will help him. </sub> D.If he promised to try harder, I <sub>wouldn’t help him. </sub>

C©u30:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

After the alien spacecraft hovered over the park for a short while, it vanished.
A.disappeared B. rose C.landed D.attacked

C©u 31:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Don’t touch that wire or you may get an electric... .

A.shock B. current C.attack D.feeling

C©u 32:Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

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A.Jane doesn’t speak Vietnamese as <sub>fluently as her sister. </sub> B.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently <sub>and so does her sister. </sub>
C.Jane speaks Vietnamese more fluently <sub>than her sister does. </sub> D.Jane speaks Vietnamese fluently <sub>but her sister doesn’t. </sub>

C©u 33:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

To lack means to...

A.be without B. be weak C.keep secret D.be with
C©u 34: Find a word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined

A.suppose B. Supply C.superb D.support

C©u 35:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

The Vietnamese people workship their ancestors.

A.fossils B. elders C.heirs D.forefathers

C©u 36:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

If Mai comes to England, it will be a good...for her to improve her English.
A.opportunity B. experience C.possibility D.advantage

C©u 37:Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one :

I don’t normally have coffee for breakfast.

A.I am not used to having coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub> B.I used to have breakfast with <sub>coffee. </sub>
C.I get used to having breakfast with <sub>coffee. </sub> D.I didn’t use to have coffee for <sub>breakfast </sub>

C©u 38:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

What are you cooking in that saucepan ? It...good.

A.makes B. flavors C.feels D.smells

C©u 39:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes ( A,B,C, orD) :

(A) My father’s motorbike is (B) using (C) too many gas (D) these days.

C©u 40:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

We are very anxious about the result of the exam.

A.careful B. careless C.excited D.worried
C©u 41:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the
mistakes (A,B, C, orD) :

If I (A) find some money (B) on the street, I’d (C) take it to the (D) police station.
C©u 42:

There is a mistake in the four underlined part of the sentence. Find the

mistakes (A,B, C, orD) :

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C©u 43:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :
Mr. Brown...around the country if he saved enough money.

A.will travel B. traveled C.has traveled D.would travel

C©u 44:Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part :

I think his story is completely incredible.

A.unimportant B. incomparable C.insufficient D.unbelievable

C©u 45:Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one :

The picture is so high that she can’t reach it.

A.She is such a tall girl that she can reach the <sub>picture. </sub> B.She is not tall enough to reach the <sub>picture. </sub>
C.She is too short to reach the picture. D.The picture is too high for her to <sub>reach. </sub>

C©u 46:Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the <sub>rest :</sub>

A.sample B. sugar C.solar D.symbol

C©u 47:Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence :

Another word for baggage is...

A.luggage B. carriage C.equipment D.furniture

The square clock costs $5. The round clock costs $7.

A.The round clock is more expensive than <sub>the square clock. </sub> B.The square clock is cheaper than <sub>the round clock. </sub>
C.The round clock costs less than the <sub>square clock. </sub> D.The square clock doesn’t cost as <sub>much as the round clock. </sub>

Can you give me a...for a fruit cake.

A.prescription B. recipe C.description D.receipt

The High Street is so narrow that the Council have to...it.

A.experiment B. annoyance C.government D.participate

A.boots B. shoes C.gloves D.sandals

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The man...we met on tthe train was the headmaster.

A.where B. which C.whom D.whose

A.Listen B. Spell C.Talk D.Pronounce

Some authors are too...to criticism.

A.sensitive B. sensational C.senseless D.sensible

Despite meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the forest.
A.In spite of the fact that meeting a lot of difficulties, they finally went through the

forest B.

Although they met a lot of

difficulties, they finally went through
the forest.

C.Even though meeting a lot difficulties, <sub>they finally went through the forest. </sub> D.Though they met a lot of difficulties, but they finally went through the
forest.

A.documentary B. satisfactory C.representiative D.deforestation

The company asked for additional information.

A.emphatic B. further C.necessary D.certain

I have’t seen your brother recently.

A.immediately B. lately C.suddenly D.quietly

When I was turning out my cupboard I...this photograph of Uncle Ba

A.came round B. came over C.came across D.came into

ĐÁP ÁN

1C 2C 3C 4C 5B 6C 7D 8C 9A 10A 11C 12C 13B 14D 15C 16D 17A 18A 19A 20D 21C 22B
23D 24A 25B 26D 27B 28C 29B 30A 31A 32B 33A 34C 35D 36A 37A 38D 39C 40D 41A 42C

43D 44D 45A 46B 47A 48C 49B 50A 51C 52C 53C 54A 55A 56B 57D 58B 59B 60C

5. Đề số 5

A. PHONETICS (10p)

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1. A. random B. canal C. many D. explanatory
2. A. good B. moon C. food D. balloon
3. A. provide B. product C. production D. procedure
4. A. kite B. bite C. Christian D. Christ
5. A. voltage B. voyage C. massage D. dosage

Question 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other
words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (5p)

1. A. argumentative B. psychological C. contributory D.
hypersensitive

2. A. atomic B. brilliant C. determined D. ambitious
3. A. trigonometry B. explanatory C. immediately D.
democracy

4. A. photograph B. payroll C. accent D. regretful
5. A. majority B. ceremony C. astronomy D.

investiture

B. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (20p)

Question 3: Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers
in the numbered blanks provided below (10p)

1. It’s time we (go). If we (not leave) now, we (miss) the train.

2. I know I (not write) to you before, but I (be) so busy recently that I (not have) time for writing
letters. I (telephone) you instead, but I (forget) your number.

3. Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (not borrow) it from the bank.
4. He is walking (hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (lie) (bury)
among the animals she (love) so much.

5. We will see Alice at the corner, she (wait) for us when we (arrive).
6. He resents (be) (tell) what (do).

7. Her mother (go) abroad last month, so it (not be) her you see at the theater last Sunday.
Question 4: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0)
has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below (5p)
After an absence in thirty years, I decided visiting my old school again. I had expected to find
changes, but no a completely different building. As I walked up the school drive, I wondered for
a moment if I had come to the right address. The grimy, red brick fortress with their tall windows
that had looked up grimly on the playground and playing fields had swept away. In its place
stood a bright, modern block risen from the ground on great concrete stilts. A huge expanse of
glass extending across the face of the building, and in front, there was a well-kept lawn where
previous there had been untidy gravel yard.

Answers: 0. in ⇒ of

Question 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your
answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (5p)

1. We’re all very obliged ……… you

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3. Without a fridge, fresh food will go ... very quickly.
4. I’m faithful ……… my principle.

5. I haven’t heard ... Mandy since she wrote in July.
6. This service is free ……… charge.

7. They went ahead contrary ……… my advice.

8. The weather was fine, and everyone was making ... .. the coast.
9.We’re going ... Tom’s car tomorrow.

10. Have a card...your sleeve.
C. READING (20p)

Question 6: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers
in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p)

In addition to the great ridges and volcanic chains, the oceans conceal another form of
undersea mountains: the strange guyot, or flat-topped seamount. No marine geologist even
suspected the existence of these isolated mountains until they were discovered by geologist
Harry H. Hess in 1946. He was serving at the time as naval officer on a ship equipped with a
fathometer. Hess named these truncated peaks for the nineteenth-century Swiss-born geologist
Arnold Guyot, who had served on the faculty of Princeton University for thirty years. Since then,
hundreds of guyots have been discovered in every ocean but the Arctic. Like offshore canyons,
guyots present a challenge to oceanographic theory. They are believed to be extinct

volcanoes.Their flat tops indicate that they once stood above or just below the surface, where
the action of waves leveled off their peaks. Yet today, by definition, their summits are at least
600 feet below the surface, and some are as deep as 8,200 feet. Most lie between 3,200 feet
and 6,500 feet. Their tops are not really flat but slope upward to a low pinnacle at the center.
Dredging from the tops of guyots has recovered basalt and coral rubble, and that would be
expected from the eroded tops of what were once islands. Some of this material is over 80

million years old. Geologists think the drowning of the guyots involved two processes: The great
weight of the volcanic mountains depressed the sea floor beneath them, and the level of the
sea rose a number of times, especially when the last Ice Age ended, some 8,000 to 11.000
years ago.

1. What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.

B. To describe feature of the undersea world.

C. To present the results of recent geologic research.
D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains

2. The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Contain B. Erode C. Hide D. Create

3. The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of ...
A. a fathometer B. computer analysic

C. a deep-sea diving expedition D. research submarines
4. The author indicates that Arnold Guyot

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5. What does the passage sav about the Arctic Ocean?
A. The first guyot was discovered there.

B. No guyots have ever been found there.

C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there.

6. The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following
characteristics in common?

A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.

C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.

D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.

7. According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of ...
A. less than 600 feet. B. between 600 and 3,200 feet.
C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet D. more than 8,200 feet

8. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?
A. Fragments B. Mixture C. Columns D. Core

9. According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the
submersion of guyots?

A. Erosion and volcanic activity.

B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.
C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
D. High tides and earthquakes

10. According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?
A. In 1946 B. In the nineteenth century
C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years D. 80 million years ago

Question 7: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write your answers
in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p)

As Christmas evolved in the United States, new customs were adopted and many old ones
were reworked. The legend of Santa Claus, for example, had origins in Europe and was

brought by Dutch settlers to New York in the early 18th<sub> century. Traditionally, Santa Claus - from </sub>
the Dutch Sinter Klaas - was depicted as a tall, dignified, religious figure riding a white horse
through the air. Known as Saint Nicholas in Germany, he was usually accompanied by Black
Peter, an elf who punished disobedient children. In North America he eventually developed into
a fat, jolly old gentleman who had neither the religious attributes of Saint Nicholas nor the strict
disciplinarian character of Black Peter.

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By the late 19th<sub> century he had become such a prominent figure of American folklore that in </sub>
1897, when Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to the New York Sun newspaper asking if Santa was real,
she received a direct answer: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”.

1. Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Sinter Klaas

B. Saint Nicholas
C. A German
D. Dutch settlers

2. Santa Claus was traditionally described as a ...
A. tall man who could walk through the air.
B. fat, jolly, old man.

C. religious figure.
D. fat man riding a white horse.

3. Santa Claus in North America was depicted as ...

A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter.
B. a good old man with less religious character.

C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas.
D. a jolly man on horseback.

4. Who was Black Peter?

A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas.
C. one of the disobedient children.
B. an elf who rode a white horse.
D. a popular traditional figure.

5. What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?
A. symbols of a person

B. natural qualities
C. effects

D. outer appearance

6. Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A. the North Pole

B. Europe

C. North America

D. the City of New York

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D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed.
8. According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem,

A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one.
B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly.

C. Santa Claus liked poetry.

D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh.

9. The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact that...
A. the New York Sun was popular with children.

B. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time.
C. newspapers are unreliable.

D. Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun.
10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.
B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.

C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.

D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.
D. USE OF ENGLISH (20p)

Question 8: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.

Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been
done as an example. (5p)

Vietnamese generally shake hands when greeting and parting. Using both hands shows
respect as does a (1) _____ bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people do not extend their
hand are greeted with a bow. Women are more (2) _____ to bow the head than to shake
hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are (3) _____ by a given name. For
example, in the name Nguyen Van Due, Nguyen is the family name. People address (4) _____
by their given names, but add a title that indicates their perceived (5) _______ to the other
person. These titles are family related rather than professional. Among colleagues, for example,
the (6) _____ of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh ("Older Brother").
A(n) (7)_____ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao ("Hello."). Classifiers
for gender and familiarity are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, business
cards are sometimes (8) _____ on greeting.

Vietnamese people have a strong (9) _____ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot
show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it (10) _____ to visit
someone without having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers,
incense, or tea may be proper gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their
children or elderly parents.

0
1.
2.
3.
4.
A. put
A. light
A. possible
A. continued

A. each one

B. shake
B. slight
B. capable
B. chased
B. one other

C. clap
C. lightly
C. probable
C. followed
C. the other one

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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. relation
A. younger
A. easy
A. changed
A. sense
A. inactive

B. relationship
B. most young
B. basic

B. transferred
B. sensation
B. inaccurate
C. relations
C. youngest
C. fundamentally
C. reversed
C. sensitivity
C. inappropriate
D. relatives
D. young
D. elementary
D. exchanged
D. sensible
D. inexact

Question 9: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage. (0) has been done as an example. (10p)

Cell Phones

Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0. since) the early 1990s, but it was (1.)____ until
1999 that their use really took off. The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come
problems.

Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of (2.)_____. They
cause problems when they (3.)_____ during meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals.
What's more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during
lessons. (4.) ______ seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person (5.)_____ a

pacemaker to fegulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may interfere with the functioning of the
pacemaker.

Now, something is being done to solve these (6.)_______. In many places, new technology is
being used to block cell phone calls. Airline (7.) ______ are requested to stop using cell phones
while on board. Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8.)______ mode.
However, phone users fear that if they do not (9.) ______ their phones, they will lose valuable
business opportunities. That's why many do not (10.)_____ off their phones even when they are
asked to.

Question 10: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the
numbered spaces provided below. (5p)

1. Those (theatre) group has never lost its appeal.

2. Dolphins, (mammal) species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water.

3. The situation is so (chaos) in some countries now that it is difficult to see any solution.
4. He’s the most (please), ill-mannered person I’ve ever met.

5. Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives (measure).

6. This famous singer had two (enter) in the Guinness Book of World Records.
7. Beauty is in the eye of the (hold).

8. Computers are now considered (dispense) in the business world.

9. Due to (electric) the difference between urban life and rural life is more and more reduced.
10. A doctor may prescribe (biotic) if the patient has an infection.

E. WRITING (30p)
Question 11: (10p)

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1. Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.

The old lady was ...
2. A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.

Mary’s new novel ...
3. If you have completed your test, you can go home.

Get ...
4. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.

Without ...
5. Something must be done to solve this problem.

Urgent ... ...

II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its possible in
meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do
not change the form of the given word (5p).

1. The job received over a hundred applications. (APPLIED)

...
2. Alan prides himself on his punctuality. (TAKES)

...
3. Many people attended this year’s festival. (TURNOUT)

...
4. He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)

...
5. The whole team was in a happy mood. (SPIRITS)

...
Question 12: Writing a paragraph (20p)

Writing a paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of hi-tech in our life. You should
write at least 120 words.

ĐÁP ÁN
TT câu

hỏi Nội dung Điểm

A. PHONETICS (10p)

Question 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from those of the other words. (5p)

1. C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C

Question 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of
the other words. (5p)

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B

2 B. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (20p)

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1. went - don’t leave; will miss

2. shouldn’t/ oughtn’t have written - have been - haven’t had –
- should/would have telephoned - have forgot(ten)

3. needn’t have borrowed

4. hurrying – lies - buried - loved
5. will be waiting - arrive

6. being - told - to do

7. went – can’t/ couldn’t have been

Question 4: The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT
them. Write your answers in the space. (0) has been done as an example. (5p)
1. visiting -->to visit 2. no --> not 3. right address -->the right address
4. their --> its 5. up --> down 6. had --> had been
7. risen --> raised 8.extending --> extended

9. previous -->prevuosly 10. untidy gravel yard --> an untidy gravel yard
Question 5: Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.
Write your answers in the numbered blanks below. (5p)

1. to 2. over 3. off 4. to 5. from 6. of 7. to 8. for 9. in 10. up

C. READING (20p)

Question 6: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write
your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p)
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C

Question 7: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Write
your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p)
1. D 2.C 3. B 4.A 5. A 6.B 7.D 8.D 9. B 10. A

D. USE OF ENGLISH (20p)

Question 8: Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following
passage. (0) has been done as an example. (5p)

1. B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.C

Question 9: Fill each blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the
numbered blanks provided below the passage. (10p)

1. not 2. life 3. ring 4. More 5.using

6. problems 7. passengers 8. silent 9. answer 10. turn/switch
Question 10: Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered

spaces provided in the column on the right. (5p)

1. theatrical 2. mammalian 3. chaotic 4. unpleasant 5.
immeasurably 6. entries 7. beholder 8. indispensable

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Question 11: (10p)

I.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same
as the sentence printed before it (5p).

1. The old lady was robbed of her hand bag.
2. Mary’s new novel is based on a true story.

3. Get your test completed/ finished and you can go home.

4. Without absolute secrecy this mission would not have succeeded/ been
successful/ been a success/ would have failed.

5. Urgent action is/ measures are necessary/ essential to solve this problem.
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its
possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other
words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word (5p).

1. Over a hundred people applied for the job.
2. Alan takes (a) pride in his punctuality.

3. This year’s festival attracted a record/ high turnout.
4. He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
5. The whole team was in good spirits.

Question 12: Writing a paragraph (20p)

Writing a paragraph about the advantages or disadvantages of hi-tech in
our life. You should write at least 120 words.

1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as
appropriate

2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures

appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style

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