ĐỀ SỐ 2
I/ Section one: vocabulary and structures
Question 1: Choose the best answers (20 pts)
1. Don’t be silly! That ...................................possibly be Rivaldo! mustn’t shouldn’t won’tc
a. than b. then c. that d. and
3. I could ought to might used to be interested in playing badminton as a child.
a. could b. ought to c. might d. used to
4. They’ve told you time and time tooveragainbefore not to go out at night.
a. to b. over c. again d. before
5. Sorry I’m late, but I needed must had towas to feed my little son before leaving home.
a. needed b. must c. had to d. was to
6. Smith writes very quickly. He’s already been for yet finished his essay.
a. already b. been c. for d. yet
7. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made onatinup my mind yet.
a. on b. at c. in d. up
8. I’ve beengonethatyet to Paris. I went there in March.
a. been b. gone c. just d. yet
9. This is the first alreadysincethattime I’ve ever lived far from home.
a. already b. since c. that d. time
10. What did the girl say at youfor youyouto you?
a. at you b. for you c. you d. to you
11. Phong rang his friend in Nha Trang yesterday, and he said it wasbeshould beto be raining there.
a. was b. is c. should be d. to be
12. The last time I saw Khang, he looked very relaxed. He explained that he’d been on holiday the earlier following next previous week.
a. earlier b. following c. next d. previous
13. We wonder whatwhenwhether where the tickets are on sales yet.
a. what b. when c. whether d. where
14. When I rang Oanh some time last week, she said she was busy thisthatthenthe day.
a. this b. that c. then d. the
15. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? justsunputbucket
a. just b. sun c. put d. bucket
16. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others? instead head heap dead
a. instead b. head c. heap d. dead
17. Which word has a different stress in the group? amount inventor garbage resource
a. amount b. inventor c. garbage d. resource
18. This film must be new. We’ve ever never since yet seen it before.
a. ever b. never c. since d. yet
19. He hates to be asked asking being asked to ask to do something by others.
a. to be asked b. asking c. being asked d. to ask
20. Let’s go camping in the mountain, do we can we will we shall we ?
a. do we b. can we c. will we d. shall we
Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (20 pts)
1. Phuong Linh arranged flowers the most (attract) in the contest.
2. It is a contest in which (participate) have to read two poems in English.
3. (environment) are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish.
4. Years later, she passed me in the street without even a small sign of (recognize).
5. Nam put (press) on that towel to stop the bleeding.
6. After many years of (fail), Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb.
7. We use first-aid in order to ease the victim’s pain and ...................... (anxious).
8. She felt (relief) after she passed the exam.
9. You’ll meet the tour guide on your (arrive) at the hotel.
10. We can take buses or trains to Northern (destine) of Nha Trang.
11. Sapa is considered the most beautiful (mountain) resort in the north of Viet Nam.
12. It’s now high time you knew how to dress and (dress) yourself.
13. We are having a good time here. People on the island are very friendly and (hospitality).
14. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting.
15. I wrote (end) letters of application but I got no reply.
16. A fairy appeared and ( MAGIC ) changed her old clothes
17. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ( WISE )
18. In that story, the prince got ( MARRY )to a poor girl
19. Let me get an ( APPLY ) form and I can fill out
20. He was ( FOOL ) to say that English is helpless
II/ Section two: reading comprehension
A. How I began D. My most frightening experience
C. My hopes for the future F. When and where I do it
1. ABCDEF For me, every weekday begins the same: I get up at 7.00. I have breakfast, I take the bus to school, I go to lessons ... I don’t hate this daily routine, but it isn’t very thrilling. In the evenings, however, I drive Formula 1 cars, build enormous cities and defend my planet against aliens. In short, I play computer games. It’s like entering a different world. That’s why I love playing them so much.
2. ABCDEF My interest in computer games has taught me a lot about computer graphics. I want to study computing at college, and learn how to design and program games. Eventually, I’d like to start my own software company, creating and testing new games. That way, I could spend all day doing what I love most.
3. ABCDEF Computer games are interesting because they often contain stories and characters. The games are getting better all the time, but they are also getting more expensive. The only thing I don’t like about my hobby is the cost! New games are often about $50.
4. ABCDEF Some of my friends from school are interested in computer games too. We normally meet at my house in the evenings and play for a few hours. We sometimes play at weekends, but if the weather’s good I prefer to go cycling or play basketball instead.
5. ABCDEF I first became interested in computer games about four years ago. I was staying with my cousin for the weekend. He had some games and he taught me how to play them. I became hooked immediately! When I got home, I decided to save all my money for buying games. Now I’ve got about twenty different games.
Have you ever followed instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way(1) to as so from a computer. A computer obeys a program to carry out a particular task. Just (2) like by too as a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers and piece of music in lines and dots, so a computer program is (3)expensive expresses expressed expressing in the form of programming language. Like the English language (or any other language), there are (4) rules laws regulations principles of grammar, and a program must be correct in every way.
There are hundreds of programming language, but only (5) a little a fewmuch a lot of are well-known and widely used. The most popular language which is used in offices(6) called calling is called is calling Cobol. This language is used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods. Engineers and scientists use Fortran (7) so as for in order thatso as that in order to carry out calculations. (8) In addition Therefore Consequently However neither of these two programs is very popular with people working on home computers. Basis is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (9) because ifbecause of unless it is easy to learn and use.
(10) Even Despite Although In spite these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time that a new simple program was devised. Such a program ought to be not only easy to use but also completely reliable.
1. A. to B. as C. so D. from
2. A. like B. by C. too D. as
3. A. expensive B. expresses C. expressed D. expressing
4. A. rules B. laws C. regulations D. principles
5. A. a little B. a few C. much D. a lot of
6. A. called B. calling C. is called D. is calling
7. A. so as for B. in order that C. so as that D. in order to
8. A. In addition B. Therefore C. Consequently D. However
9. A. because B. if C. because of D. unless
10. A. Even B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Question 3: Find and correct one mistake in each line of the passage below.(10 pts)
Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer holiday. He traveled with him classmates to a mountainous
area in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a
road through a forest among two villages. “It was very difficult because there had no water to drink and no shops where we could bought food,” said Nam. “It was also cold and wet
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter place in the country.” Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping to return next year to do any more work there.
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III/ section three: writing
Question 1: Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.(15 pts)
1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ?
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2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / .
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3. rain / heavy / from / prevented / the / playing / us / soccer.
4. if / he / me / some / asked / I / money / could / then / lend / him /
5. design / to send / friends / someone / greetings / Englishman / a card / Christmas / to / an / his / had
6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186.
7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/.
8. Which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /?
9. his / friends / old / unlike / he / is / impolite / very /.
10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /.
11. colleagues / go / he / to / to / weekend / and / don’t / have / at / work / the / his /.
12. there / she / near / wanted / a / here / was / museum / know / to / if /.
13. hold / going / their / are / they / tomorrow / party / house / at / to / a /.
14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /?
15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / If / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go
Question 2: Rewrite sentences as directed so that it has the same meaning as the sentence given.(15pts)
1. Thinking of making toys from used paper was his interesting idea.
It’s interesting that .
2. He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s .
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never .
4. Please don’t interrupt me while I am speaking.
I’d rather .
5. Get up now or you’ll be late for school.
If .
6. The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t .
7. Finding accommodation at busy time in Da Lat is difficult .
8. Originally, tennis was an indoor game.
Tennis used .
9. My father prefers living in the countryside to living in the city.
My father likes .
10. Nobody in my class is as intelligent as Lan.
Lan is .
11. Have you ever played a computer game before?
12. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue .
13. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
The water wasn’t .
14. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.
It’s ages .
15. People should stop experiments on animals.
