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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ĐỀ THI 1 PAPER 1 READING COMPREHENSION This paper is in two parts, section A and section B. For each question you answer correctly in section A you gain on mark, for each question you answer correctly in section B you gain two mark. No marks are deduted for a wrong answer. Answer all the question. Indicate your choice of answer in every case. Follow carefully the instructions about how to record your answer.. SECTION A In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentences. For each question, 1 to 20, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question. 1. We are grateful .......... our friends, who have done everything for us in the making of the film. A. for B. to C. with D. None is correct 2.First he read the poem to himself and then.......... to the class. A. loudly B. aloud C. loud D. Both A and C correct 3. The .......... for winning that match is a gold metal. A. price B. prizing C. award D. reward 4. Opening a conversation and bringing it to an end are essential parts f our .......... A. every day language B. everyday language C. language everyday D. language of every day 5. We have advised him .......... many times but, you know, he is a stubborn boy. A. of keeping quiet B. to keep quiet C. keeping quite D. keeping quitely 6. The holidays at the seaside .......... We really had a good time there. A. made us happily B. made us happiness C. made we happy D. made us happy 7. Had I know Arabic was so difficult to learn, I .......... it up A. would never take B. would have never taken C. will never take D. would never have taken 8. The boy .......... two full hours on his homework yesterday. A. has spent B. have spended C. spent D. has spended 9. You rudeness brought us .......... A. sad B. sadly C. sadness D. comfort 10. Since her father .......... her eldest brother has looked after them..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A.death B. passing away C. dead D. died 11. You have to be ………. Your stupidity. A. ashamed of B. ashamed for C. ashamed over D. ashed about 12. When I reached the place, I found that the man ………. A. death B. was died C. was death D. was dead 13. He lives ………. but he doesn’t feel ………. because he has plenty to do. A. alone – lonely B. lonely – alone C. single – alone D. alone – singly 14. The dog was so dirty that he looked as if he ………. in the mud. A. had been lay B. had been lying C. had been lied D. had been lain 15. They have ………. of helpers even when they are in need. A. a great quantity B. a large amount C. a large number D. great number 16. I ………. the heat because I had been living there for a long time. A. used to B. was used to C. got used of D. was used of 17. The purpose of the examination was to ………. the student’s knowledge of the subject. A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test 18. There’s ………. to be frightened of the dog ; he’s quite harmless. A. a fear B. no fear C. no need D. any reason 19. The child was told to ………. for being rude to his uncle. A. case B. apologise C. forgive D. confess 20. You may have to stay the night, so take a toothbrush just in ………. A. case B. time C. order D. preparation. SECTION B In this section you will find after the passage five questions of unfinished statements about the passage, each with four suggested answer or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. For each question, 21 to 25, indicate the letter A, B, C and D against the number of the question. SHOPPING CENTRES In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow twisting roads with many shops hudding together along the two sides. These commercial places are not so modern and conveniet as those called shopping centres in modern cities, especilly in the suburbs of the big cities in the United States. Shopping centre have deneloped rapidly because of the shift of the population to the suburbs, the growing use of and dependence upon the automobile and the heavy traffic in downtown areas..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which may be covered, heated and air – conditioned. A shopping centre is also surrounded by a parking area with space for thousands of cars. We can buy all kinds of food any get anything we need in a shopping centre. Unlike a supermarket where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping centre provides us with all services besides food. We can get hair cut, eyes examined, clothes washed; we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll in special classes. Shopping centres are, therefore, very convenient for customers, but they lack the “ sense of closeness” as felt in older commercial centres. 21. The rapid development of shopping centres is mainly due to ………. A. the fast growing properity of suburban people. B. the increasing use of the automobile. C. the growing use of heavy cá in big cities. D. The shift of the population to downtown areas. 22. A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is ………. A. narrow and winding. B. very crowded with automobiles. C. used as a store – house for heaters and air – conditioners. D. shaded and comfortable. 23. American shopping centres are especially established in the suburbs because ………. A. the customers want to avoid the heavy traffic in downtown ares. B. the traffic is heavier in the suburbs than in the downtown ares. C. there are few people moving from the downtown areas to the neighbouring regions. D. the treets in the downtown areas are so narrow and twisting. 24. Customers can’t find the “sense of closeness” in a modern shopping centre because………. A. all the items in the stores are very expensive. B. the shopkeepers are not very cordial. C. it is too modern and conventional. D. they worrry too much about the safety of their cars. 25. In the shopping sections of many old cities in Europe, the stores are located ………. A. in the suburbs B. in residential areas C. along poor, dirty roads D. along small, winding streets PAPER 2 WRITING SECTION A.

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