Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên Quang Trung - Môn thi: Tiếng anh (chuyên) - Test Number 10

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1. UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 TEST NUMBER 10 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. carol B. habit C. graze D. match 2. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain 3. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging 4. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks 5. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped 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. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident 7. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution 8. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery 9. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting 10. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. He came in ___for the start of the meeting. A. behind the times B. in time C. time after time D. from time to time 12. There’s not access ___the Internet in the remote area. A. to B. at C. for D. with 13. They___well with each other despite their differences in characters. A. make up B. put on C. get along D. look forward 14. The next ___ of the school play will be on Monday at 5.30 pm A. drama B. exposition C. performance D. exhibition 15. She ___ for a neighbor to look after the mail while she was away A. brought B. arranged C. designed D. organized 16. I want ___ rice, please. A. a few B. any C. a little D. a number of 17. Look it ___ in the dictionary if you are not sure about its meaning. A. on B. for C. to D. up 18. She had changed so much that ___ anyone recognize her. A. almost B. not C. never D. hardly 19. Could you lend me some money? I’m ___ of cash at the moment. A. short B. low C. scarce D. down 20. Their washing machine was out of ___, so they couldn’t wash any clothes. A. order B. work C. activity D. condition 21. It was ___ of him not to keep his promise to his kids. A. shameful B. ashamed C. shaming D. shameless 22. ___ good the advice he gave was! A. What B. Which C. How D. That’s 23. He is explaining the ___ of building a boat. A. process B. progress C. promise D. access 24. This time last year we ___ in Dalat. A. have lived B. lived C. are living D. were living 25. Would you like to go to the cinema with me this afternoon? - ___ . A. I’m sorry to hear that B. That’s a good idea C. Thank you. It’s very kind of you to ask me D. Yes, I like 26. He got to the airport just ___ time to catch his plane. 1
2. A. for B. on C. in D. at 27. Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as ___ones in schools and colleges. A. formerly B. traditional C. old time D. newly 28. I haven’t met ___of those twins. A. neither B. nor C. either D. or 29. “Would you like a drink?” – “Oh, yes, ___ a coke. Thank you.” A. I have B. I’m having C. I’ll have D. I’m going to have 30. Karen was short ___money, so I lent her some. A. with B. for C. in D. of 31. They stood as straight as soldiers on ___. A. queues B. lines C. parade D. march 32. The driver was arrested for failing ___an accident. A. report B. to report C. of report D. reporting 33. The government is expected to ___step against the unemployment. A. use B. make C. take D. apply 34. Jane’s sister is engaged ___a relative of mine. A. to B. for C. with D. by 35. The area is famous for its ___ gardens, where all kinds of different vegetables are grown. A. hothouse B. trade C. market D. green-hous 36. Soft duck feathers ___ to make pillows. A. will be used B. are used C. are using D. are going to be used 37. “Susan, this is my sister, Mary.” – “___.” A. Yes, please B. How do you like it, Mary? C. Me, too D. Nice to meet you, Mary. 38. I will keep your application ___file for the time being. A. in B. with C. on D. at 39. What do you hope to ___by telling such lies? A. gain B. win C. earn D. mean 40. The moment he ___this message, he must call me. A. received B. will receive C. receives D. is receiving 41. “Shall we start now?” – “___.” A. Yes, we are B. Yes, let’s C. OK, we do D. No, don’t let’s not 42. ___the double, she took the victim to the hospital. A. In B. For C. On D. With 43. The room was___ noisy that no one was able to hear the announcement. A. so B. such C. as D. very 44. There is construction going on outside today, so please ___the window closed. A. stay B. remain C. let D. keep 45. The house Mr. Tuan is thinking about living is located___ Lam Van Ben Street. A. to B. on C. from D. of 46. Please inform the leader that we suggest she ___her presentation for at least a week. A. postpone B. is postponing C. postpones D. will postpone 47. The suspect ___ the detective’s accusation that he was involved with organized crime. A. denied B. declined C. exclaimed D. unclaimed 48. There is no need to bring anything to the exam; you will be provided___ all required materials. A. to B. with C. for D. about 49. The class discussion was concluded ___precisely 11:03 pm on November 27th. A. near B. on C. at D. to 50. Dr. An is about to complete his research, the result of ___he hopes to have published in the newspaper by the end of this year. A. whose B. it C. which D. that 51. My teacher Mr. Adam may not be the most ___speaker but he always succeeds in getting his point across. A. elemental B. eloquent C. eclectic D. essential 52. Vietnam has the ___of being one of the nation’s safest places to live in. 2
3. A. reputes B. reputed C. reputing D. reputation 53. Everyone ___Mrs. Lien has opinion on the matter. A. to B. but C. from D. for 54. Because he knew he was being observed, Tom had trouble ___on his work. A. concentrated B. concentrates C. concentrating D. concentration 55. The speech ___quite long, succeeded in holding the interest of the audience from the beginning to end. A. though B. needless C. factually D. however 56. They probably ___dinner by the time we get there. A. had finished B. have finished C. will have finished D. will have been finished 57. It should be understood that the___ of the belief is not something that occurs overnight. A. creativity B. creation C. creature D. creator 58. Of course, there have been negatively consequences, but ___ the whole, the development of the automobile has been of tremendous benefit to human kind. A. at B. in C. to D. on 59. Hardly ___ surveyed expressed interest in either of the project offerings being considered. A. anyone B. no one C. those D. of those 60. While I was sitting outside the classroom yesterday, I overheard someone ___ that your plan had been rejected, though I am not certain who it was I heard speaking. A. say B. said C. to say D. had said III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“Excuse me! What is the time?" –“___” A. ten ten B. ten past ten C. ten to a quarter D. A and B are right 62. –“Hoa fell off her bicycle and she had to stay in hospital for a few days." –“___” A. Poor me B. Oh. is she. C. How terrified! D. Oh poor her. 63. –“You look more beautiful in your hat and shoes." –“___” A. Oh, poor me. B. I'm interesting to hear that. C. Am I? Thanks. D. It's very nice of you to say so. 64. –“___” –“It was really interesting.” A. What was the film last night? B. How was the film last night? C. How about going for a film? D. Did you like the film last night? 65. –“John had an accident. He has been in hospital for 5 days. –“___” A. Poor it. B. Poor him. C. How's terrific! D. Oh. Is he? 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. Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (66)___ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech . in 1870, The Bells decided to (67) ___ to America. They lived in Boston, (68) ___ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (69) ___ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (70)___ the human voice from one place to another ? ” He began to work on a new (71) ___ . For years , Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson , worked day (72) ___ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house . Bell was on one floor , and Watson was on (74) ___ . They tried to send (73) ___ through a wire . Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly : “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (75) ___ Bell’s room, and shouted , “ I heard you ! ” 66. A. Despite B. During C. Be D. As 67. A. leave B. take C. move D. return 68. A. which B. why C. when D. where 69. A. for B. in order C. to D. so that 70. A. go B. get C. change D. send 71. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent 72. A. by B. after C. and D. or 73. A. others B. the others C. another D. other 74. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram 3
4. 75. A. onto B. into C. in D. to V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tippled. Obviously, this has meant that the world has needed to produce three times as much food, energy, and other natural resources. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming. In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. For example, China is the world’s most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today. 76. The word “pace” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. growth B. speed C. problem D. pollution 77. The word “consumption” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. development B. usage C. population D. increase 78. According to the passage, how does food production contribute to global warming? A. Producing more food leads to growth in the world population. B. Food production uses many chemicals which add to global warming. C. Food production requires that the forests be cleared to create farmland. D. Food production decreases the ability of the air to release heat 79. According to the passage, how does the standard of living affect global warming? A. Higher standards of living are better for the environment. B. First world nations create less population than developing nations. C. The use of natural resources is directly related to the standard of living. D. High standards of living lead to increases in world population. 80. Why does the author discuss China, Japan and the United States? A. To compare the standards of their citizens. B. To explain why China will not be able to become a first world nation. C. To better illustrate the effects of an increase in standards of living. D. To explain why the world’s use of energy will need to double soon. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. The astronaut’s clothes(81. make) ___ from special materials. 2. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (82. just go) ___out. 3. We would have caught the last bus if we ( 83. leave) ___the cinema five minutes earlier. 4. Jeans (84. make) ___about two hundred years ago. 5. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to (85. drive) ___on the left. 6. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (86. surround) ___by tall trees. 7. He talked as if he (87. know) ___where she was. 8. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (88. talk) ___to Mrs. Luy in the playground? 9.I wrote to my pen pal two weeks ago, but I (89. not receive) ___ her reply since then. 10 .Were I your age, I (90. do) ___ differently. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 91. The ___of Vietnamese trademark has been remarkably increasing. (POPULAR) 4
5. 92. The youth of Vietnam have done many ___deeds. (HERO) 93. She refuses to work on Sundays because of her religious ___. (BELIEF) 94. We must all help to stop the ___of the ozone layer. (DESTROY) 95. The prisoners were well-treated with ___. (HUMAN) 96. There has been a sharp ___in the number of people out of work. (RAISE) 97. I could see some ___in the trees. (MOVE) 98. Some designers have ___the ao dai by printing lines of poetry. (MODERN) 99. These clothes are attractive but entirely ___. (PRACTICE) 100. If you are ___, you might hurt someone’s feeling. (SENSE) III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F). A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible. The result is that the rest of the family and the neighbours often complain if they don’t like the music. One answer to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable. An armchair which has a record-player system built into it has just been designed by a British engineer, Stephen Court. The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back. However, each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high sounds. Low sounds are reproduced by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow space under the seat. Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his or her head. Because we cannot tell the exact source from which low sounds come, it doesn’t matter that they come from underneath or behind. It is the higher sounds coming from the sides of the chair that create a stereo effect. These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener’s ears. Consequently it takes only a little power to make the music sound very loud. Only a small amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to disturb others. Most of the sound is absorbed by the listener. 101. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music. 102. The armchair had very comfortable headphones attached to it. 103. The armchair is like an ordinary armchair but it contains speakers in both its sides and underneath the part where someone sits. 104. Most people can tell exactly the direction from where low sounds are . coming. 105. People sitting in chairs near the armchair will not be able to hear most of the sound. IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. They prevented me ___ entering. 107. Clean air provides us ___a healthy supply of oxygen. 108. There was an accident ___the crossroad this morning. 109. Shall we travel ___your car or mine? 110. I’m very sorry ___what I have done. 111. She is very jealous ___her sister. 112. There were secret police ___ the crowd. 113. I feel ___swimming. 114. There are trees ___the road. 115. There is a big fence ___ the house. 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. Sending cards is a widespread custom in Britain today. The British has been sending cards since Victorian times when wealth families started to send Christmas greetings. In the 1980 the card industry rapid expanded as celebrate became more and more commercialized. There are cards for every occasions from buying a house, to have a baby and, more recently, cares for getting a new job, getting a divorce or just saying "sorry". More than 100 million Christmas cards are sell in Britain every year. However, cards no longer confined to specially celebrations such as birthdays because there are many less important occasions which people send cards to each other. 5
6. Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 116. 121. 117. 122. 118. 123. 119. 124. 120. 125. VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago. => I haven’t 127. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. => It is such 128. The hurricane blew off the roof of his house. => The roof 129. How many competitors were there in the game yesterday? => How many people 130. Pay the money back to me or I will call the police. => If you 131. “If I were you, I would try my best to learn English”. John said to Jane. => John advised 132. I was not surprised that you did very well in your exam. => It came as 133. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions. => My sole 134. He'll set down. Then his performance will improve. => Once 135. Besides her roommate, Janice has lots of friends. => In addition to VII. WRITING (2 pts) Imagine you are visiting your relatives or friends in another part of Viet Nam or in a different country. Write a letter to your family. Follow the outline. Outline First paragraph: - say when you arrived and who met you at the bus / train station / airport Second paragraph: - Talk about: .what you did .places you visited .people you met .food you tried .things you bought Third paragraph: - tell how you feel ( happy / disappointed ) - say what interests you most (people / places / activities ) - mention when you return home 6
7. UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 TEST NUMBER 8 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. carol B. habit C. graze D. match 2. A. sound B. southern C. drought D. mountain 3. A. headache B. character C. stomach D. challenging 4. A. ploughs B. contacts C. stops D. talks 5. A. faced B. wicked C. fixed D. wrapped 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. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident 7. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution 8. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery 9. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting 10. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. He came in ___for the start of the meeting. A. behind the times B. in time C. time after time D. from time to time 12. There’s not access ___the Internet in the remote area. A. to B. at C. for D. with 13. They___ well with each other despite their differences in characters. A. make up B. put on C. get along D. look forward 14. The next ___ of the school play will be on Monday at 5.30 pm A. drama B. exposition C. performance D. exhibition 15. She ___ for a neighbor to look after the mail while she was away A. brought B. arranged C. designed D. organized 16. I want ___ rice, please. A. a few B. any C. a little D. a number of 17. Look it ___ in the dictionary if you are not sure about its meaning. A. on B. for C. to D. up 18. She had changed so much that ___ anyone recognize her. A. almost B. not C. never D. hardly 19. Could you lend me some money? I’m ___ of cash at the moment. A. short B. low C. scarce D. down 20. Their washing machine was out of ___, so they couldn’t wash any clothes. A. order B. work C. activity D. condition 21. It was ___ of him not to keep his promise to his kids. A. shameful B. ashamed C. shaming D. shameless 22. ___ good the advice he gave was! A. What B. Which C. How D. That’s 23. He is explaining the ___ of building a boat. A. process B. progress C. promise D. access 24. This time last year we ___ in Dalat. A. have lived B. lived C. are living D. were living 25. Would you like to go to the cinema with me this afternoon? - ___ . A. I’m sorry to hear that B. That’s a good idea C. Thank you. It’s very kind of you to ask me D. Yes, I like 7
8. 26. He got to the airport just ___ time to catch his plane. A. for B. on C. in D. at 27. Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as ___ones in schools and colleges. A. formerly B. traditional C. old time D. newly 28. I haven’t met ___of those twins. A. neither B. nor C. either D. or 29. “Would you like a drink?” – “Oh, yes, ___ a coke. Thank you.” A. I have B. I’m having C. I’ll have D. I’m going to have 30. Karen was short ___money, so I lent her some. A. with B. for C. in D. of 31. They stood as straight as soldiers on ___. A. queues B. lines C. parade D. march 32. The driver was arrested for failing ___an accident. A. report B. to report C. of report D. reporting 33. The government is expected to ___step against the unemployment. A. use B. make C. take D. apply 34. Jane’s sister is engaged ___a relative of mine. A. to B. for C. with D. by 35. The area is famous for its ___ gardens, where all kinds of different vegetables are grown. A. hothouse B. trade C. market D. green-hour 36. Soft duck feathers ___ to make pillows. A. will be used B. are used C. are using D. are going to be used 37. “Susan, this is my sister, Mary.” – “___.” A. Yes, please B. How do you like it, Mary? C. Me, too D. Nice to meet you, Mary. 38. I will keep your application ___file for the time being. A. in B. with C. on D. at 39. What do you hope to ___by telling such lies? A. gain B. win C. earn D. mean 40. The moment he ___this message, he must call me. A. received B. will receive C. receives D. is receiving 41. “Shall we start now?” – “___.” A. Yes, we are B. Yes, let’s C. OK, we do D. No, don’t let’s not 42. ___the double, she took the victim to the hospital. A. In B. For C. On (the double) (vội vã) D. With 43. The room was___ noisy that no one was able to hear the announcement. A. so B. such C. as D. very 44. There is construction going on outside today, so please ___the window closed. A. stay B. remain C. let D. keep 45. The house Mr. Tuan is thinking about living is located___ Lam Van Ben Street. A. to B. on C. from D. of 46. Please inform the leader that we suggest she ___her presentation for at least a week. A. postpone B. is postponing C. postpones D. will postpone 47. The suspect ___ the detective’s accusation (sự buộc tội) that he was involved with organized crime. A. denied B. declined C. exclaimed D. unclaimed 48. There is no need to bring anything to the exam; you will be provided___ all required materials. A. to B. with C. for D. about 49. The class discussion was concluded ___precisely (chính xác) 11:03 pm on November 27th. A. near B. on C. at D. to 50. Dr. An is about to complete his research, the result of ___he hopes to have published in the newspaper by the end of this year. A. whose B. it C. which D. that 51. My teacher Mr. Adam may not be the most ___speaker but he always succeeds in getting his point across. A. elemental (cơ bản) B. eloquent (diễn cảm) C. eclectic (triết gia) D. essential 8
9. 52. Vietnam has the ___of being one of the nation’s safest places to live in. A. reputes B. reputed C. reputing D. reputation 53. Everyone ___Mrs. Lien has opinion on the matter. A. to B. but C. from D. for 54. Because he knew he was being observed, Tom had trouble ___on his work. A. concentrated B. concentrates C. concentrating D. concentration 55. The speech ___quite long, succeeded in holding the interest of the audience from the beginning to end. A. though B. needless C. factually D. however 56. They probably ___dinner by the time we get there. A. had finished B. have finished C. will have finished D. will have been finished 57. It should be understood that the___ of the belief is not something that occurs overnight. A. creativity B. creation C. creature D. creator 58. Of course, there have been negatively consequences, but ___ the whole, the development of the automobile has been of tremendous benefit to human kind. A. at B. in C. to D. on 59. Hardly ___ surveyed expressed interest in either of the project offerings being considered. A. anyone B. no one C. those D. of those 60. While I was sitting outside the classroom yesterday, I overheard someone ___ that your plan had been rejected, though I am not certain who it was I heard speaking. A. say B. said C. to say D. had said III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“Excuse me! What is the time?" –“___” A. ten ten B. ten past ten C. ten to a quarter D. A and B are right 62. –“Hoa fell off her bicycle and she had to stay in hospital for a few days." –“___” A. Poor me B. Oh. is she. C. How terrified! D. Oh poor her. 63. –“You look more beautiful in your hat and shoes." –“___” A. Oh, poor me. B. I'm interesting to hear that. C. Am I? Thanks. D. It's very nice of you to say so. 64. –“___” –“It was really interesting.” A. What was the film last night? B. How was the film last night? C. How about going for a film? D. Did you like the film last night? 65. –“John had an accident. He has been in hospital for 5 days. –“___” A. Poor it. B. Poor him. C. How's terrific! D. Oh. Is he? 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. Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics. (66)___ a boy , Alexander became interested in sounds and speech in 1870, The Bells decided to (67) ___ to America. They lived in Boston, (68) ___ Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (69) ___ help the deaf hear .While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (70)___ the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (71) ___ . For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (72) ___ night. They rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (74) ___. They tried to send (73) ___ through a wire. Finally, on March 19th, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran (75) ___ Bell’s room, and shouted, “I heard you! ” 66. A. Despite B. During C. Be D. As 67. A. leave B. take C. move D. return 68. A. which B. why C. when D. where 69. A. for B. in order C. to D. so that 70. A. go B. get C. change D. send 71. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent 72. A. by B. after C. and D. or 73. A. others B. the others C. another D. other 74. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram 9
10. 75. A. onto B. into C. in D. to V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace (tốc độ) of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tippled. Obviously, this has meant that the world has needed to produce three times as much food, energy, and other natural resources. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming. In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. For example, China is the world’s most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today. 76. The word “pace” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. growth B. speed C. problem D. pollution 77. The word “consumption” in the passage is closest in meaning to ___. A. development B. usage C. population D. increase 78. According to the passage, how does food production contribute to global warming? A. Producing more food leads to growth in the world population. B. Food production uses many chemicals which add to global warming. C. Food production requires that the forests be cleared to create farmland. D. Food production decreases the ability of the air to release heat 79. According to the passage, how does the standard of living affect global warming? A. Higher standards of living are better for the environment. B. First world nations create less population than developing nations. C. The use of natural resources is directly related to the standard of living. D. High standards of living lead to increases in world population. 80. Why does the author discuss China, Japan and the United States? A. To compare the standards of their citizens. B. To explain why China will not be able to become a first world nation. C. To better illustrate the effects of an increase in standards of living. D. To explain why the world’s use of energy will need to double soon. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. The astronaut’s clothes (81. make) ___are made___from special materials. 2. My teacher was not at home when I arrived. She (82. just go) had just gone . out. 3. We would have caught the last bus if we ( 83. leave) had left the cinema five minutes earlier. 4. Jeans (84. make) was made . about two hundred years ago. 5. If you go to England, you’ll have to get used to (85. drive) driving on the left. 6. You may feel frightened when you are in a forest (86. surround) surrounded by tall trees. 7. He talked as if he (87. know) had known . where she was. 8. Look, Hoa! Do you know the man who (88. talk) is talking . to Mrs. Luy in the playground? 9. I wrote to my pen pal two weeks ago, but I (89. not receive) haven’t received her reply since then. 10 .Were I your age, I (90. do) would do differently. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 10
11. 91. The ___of Vietnamese trademark has been remarkably increasing. (POPULAR) 92. The youth of Vietnam have done many ___deeds. (HERO) 93. She refuses to work on Sundays because of her religious ___. (BELIEF) 94. We must all help to stop the ___of the ozone layer. (DESTROY) 95. The prisoners were well-treated with ___. (HUMAN) 96. There has been a sharp ___in the number of people out of work. (RAISE) 97. I could see some ___in the trees. (MOVE) 98. Some designers have ___the ao dai by printing lines of poetry. (MODERN) 99. These clothes are attractive but entirely ___. (PRACTICE) 100. If you are ___, you might hurt someone’s feeling. (SENSE) 91. popularity 92. heroic 93. belief(s) 94. destruction 95. humanity 96. rise 97. movement 98. modernized 99. impractical 100. insensitive III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F). A lot of people like to play their records as loudly as possible. The result is that the rest of the family and the neighbors often complain if they don’t like the music. One answer to this problem is to wear headphones, but headphones are usually uncomfortable. An armchair which has a record-player system built into it has just been designed by a British engineer, Stephen Court. The armchair looks like an ordinary armchair with a high back. However, each of the two sides of the chair has three loudspeakers inside to reproduce middle and high sounds. Low sounds are reproduced by a pair of loudspeakers in a hollow space under the seat. Anyone who sits in the chair hears sounds coming from all round his or her head. Because we cannot tell the exact source from which low sounds come, it doesn’t matter that they come from underneath or behind. It is the higher sounds coming from the sides of the chair that create a stereo effect. These sounds travel only a few inches to reach the listener’s ears. Consequently it takes only a little power to make the music sound very loud. Only a small amount of sound leaks out from behind the chair into the room to disturb others. Most of the sound is absorbed by the listener. 101. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music. 102. The armchair had very comfortable headphones attached to it. 103. The armchair is like an ordinary armchair but it contains speakers in both its sides and underneath the part where someone sits. 104. Most people can tell exactly the direction from where low sounds are coming. 105. People sitting in chairs near the armchair will not be able to hear most of the sound. 101.T 102.F 103.T 104.F 105.T IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. They prevented me from entering. 107. Clean air provides us with a healthy supply of oxygen. 108. There was an accident at the crossroad this morning. 109. Shall we travel in your car or mine? 110. I’m very sorry for/about what I have done. 111. She is very jealous of her sister. 112. There were secret police among the crowd. 113. I feel like swimming. 114. There are trees along the road. 115. There is a big fence around the house. 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. Sending cards is a widespread custom in Britain today. The British has been sending cards since Victorian times when wealth families started to send Christmas greetings. In the 1980 the card industry rapid expanded as celebrate became more and more commercialized. There are cards for every ocassions from buying a house, to have a baby and, more recently cares for getting a new job, getting a divorce or just 11
12. saying "sorry". More than 100 million Christmas cards are sell in Britain every year. However, cards no longer confined to specially celebrations such as birthdays because there are many less important occasions which people send cards to each other. Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 116. has have 121. occasions occasion 117. wealth wealthy 122. to have to having 118. 1980 1980s 123. sell sold 119. rapid rapidly 124. specially special 120. celebrate celebrations 125. which when VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. The last time I wrote to him was three months ago. => I haven’t written to him for three months. 127. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there. => It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there. 128. The hurricane blew off the roof of his house. => The roof of his house was blown off (by / in the hurricane). 129. How many competitors were there in the game yesterday? => How many people/competed/ took part / participated / joined in the game yesterday? 130. Pay the money back to me or I will call the police. => If you don’t pay the money back to me, I will call the police. 131. “If I were you, I would try my best to learn English”. John said to Jane. => John advised Jane to try her best to learn English. 132. I was not surprised that you did very well in your exam. => It came as no surprise to me (to hear) that you did very well in your exam. 133. The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions. => My sole purpose of coming here was to try and improve conditions. 134. He'll set down. Then his performance will improve. => Once he settles down, his performance will improve. 135. Besides her roommate, Janice has lots of friends. => In addition to her roommate, Janice has lots of friends. VII. WRITING (2 pts) Imagine you are visiting your relatives or friends in another part of Viet Nam or in a different country. Write a letter to your family. Follow the outline. Outline First paragraph: - say when you arrived and who met you at the bus / train station / airport Second paragraph: - Talk about: .what you did .places you visited .people you met .food you tried .things you bought Third paragraph: - tell how you feel ( happy / disappointed ) - say what interests you most (people / places / activities ) - mention when you return home 12