Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên Quang Trung - Môn thi: Tiếng anh (chuyên) - Test Number 12

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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 12 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. chore B. liquor C. chord D. chaos 2. A. changeable B. ancient C. random D. danger 3. A. reason B. decision C. pleasant D. season 4. A. followed B. ragged C. imagined D. rained 5. A. wool B. broom C. foot D. took 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. although B. bracket C. knowledge D. neighbor 7. A. agree B. garden C. propose D. supply 8. A. answer B. correct C. promote D. tonight 9. A. basic B. commerce C. profit D. structure 10. A. expect B. infect C. follow D. provide II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. They take ___ each other like two peas. A. for B. in C. to D. after 12. What would you ___to do this evening? A. like B. rather C. better D. ought 13. She prefers to go out ___home. A. than to stay B. to staying C. rather than stay D. rather than to stay 14. The teacher doesn’t let her students ___loudly in class. A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. speak 15. You look ___than a month ago. A. much taller B. more tall C. as tall D. more taller 16. Everyone is ready, ___? A. isn’t he B. isn’t she C. aren’t they D. is he 17. They have three children, ___whom are married. A. all of B. some of C. both of D. neither of 18. Taming a wild animal means ___danger most of the time. A. to face B. face C. being faced D. facing 19. What we heard ___. A. encouraged B. was encouraging C. encouraging D. was encouraged 20. They received ___advice from their parents that they became successful. A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good 21. ___where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe. A. Knowing not B. Knew not C. Not knowing D. Didn’t know 22. I could not ___the peak of mountain in the foggy weather. A. get over B. make out C. see through D. go into 23. Maybe young people would be ___these days if there were more discipline in school. A. behaved better B. better behaved C. behaving better D. behave better 24. Either Nam or his brothers ___the keys to the car. A. has taken B. have taken C. has been taken D. have been taken 1
2. 25. ___about how much sleep is necessary. A. No rules are B. There are no rules C. No rules discuss D. No rules are required 26. Do you often see each other? – Oh, no! Rarely ___dates. A. do we have B. will we have C. have we D. we have 27. I have just bought ___. A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice leather brown belt C. a brown leather nice belt D. a nice brown leather belt 28. They ___their land to make it fertile. A. water B. manure C. plough D. clean 29. If you burn the garbage, it will give off ___odor. A. poisonous B. dirty C. unpleasant D. harmful 30. After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great ___. A. injury B. pain C. hurt D. suffering 31. Ha Long Bay is ___as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A. recognized B. seen C. believed D. spoken 32. We have known each other ___we were children. A. when B. because C. since D. until 33. This is the first time she ___his family. A. meets B. met C. has met D. will meet 34. He got up early ___go to school late. A. in order to B. in order not C. so as to D. so as not to 35. It was raining ___we arrived home. A. when B. since C. because D. until 36. Nobody learns many languages at the same time, ___? A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they 37. He prefers going out ___home. A. than to stay B. to staying C. rather than stay D. rather than to stay 38. All laboratories have instructions about what to do ___ fire. A. in charge of B. in case of C. in danger of D. in place of 39. Please ___ your hand when you want to ask your teacher a question. A. raise B. rise C. lift D. wake 40. Everyone of them ___the exam. A. have passed B. has passed C. were D. was passed 41. I wish I___ more intelligent. A. am B. have been C. were D. shall be 42. They received ___ information that they were very happy. A. such a good B. such good C. so good an D. so good a 43. I wish you ___ that! It’s really annoying habit. A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do 44. Neither he nor I ___ on duty today. A. is B. am C. are D. do 45. He is used to ___ in public. A. speaking B. have spoken C. be speaking D. speak 46. I’d rather you ___ here. There’s a room for smokers out there. A. wouldn’t smoke B. won’t smoke C. don’t smoke D. didn’t smoke 47. ___ turning down your radio a bit ? A. Would you like B. Can you C. Would you please D. Would you mind 48. The concert ___ at 7:30 tomorrow evening. A. started B. starts C. has started D. is starting 49. That’s the bike the engine ___ needs to be repaired. A. which B. whose C. that D. of which 50. Will you ever forget___ a good time together? And please remember ___ in touch. 2
3. A. having/keeping B. to have/to keep C. having/to keep D. to have/keeping 51. It was ___ of him not to keep his promise to his kids. A. shameful B. ashamed C. shaming D. shameless 52. ___ good the advice he gave was! A. What B. Which C. How D. That’s 53. The manager had his secretary ___the document. A. typing B. to type C. typed D. type 54. ___I had had the raincoat with me this afternoon. A. As if B. Only if C. If so D. If only 55. Had you taken my advice, you___ able to deal with the problem now. A. will be B. are C. would be D. would have been 56. She___ a famous singer some years ago. A. is used to be B. is used to being C. used to be D. used to being 57. ___that the hall was completely full. A. So many students showing up B. Such a lot of students showed up C. Such many students showed up D. Showing up was such lots of students 58. 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 59. There’s not access ___the Internet in the remote area. A. to B. at C. for D. with 60. They___ well with each other despite their differences in characters. A. make up B. put on C. get along D. look forward III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“I don’t go out much these days” –“___” A. I don’t too B. I don’t either C. Me too D. I don’t neither 62. –“I have passed all my examinations” –“___” A. My dear B. Best wishes C. Well done D. That’s very well 63. –“Did you see anyone interesting at the party” –“Yes, ___were there” A. some of Maryam’s friends B. some friend of Maryam’s C. some of Maryam’s friend D. some of Maryam friend 64. –“Are you afraid of going out” –“Yes, I wish ___stop raining” A. would B. it C. it would D. it will 65. –“Do you have a camera” –“___” A. Yes, I have it B. Yes, I do C. Yes, I own one D. Yes, certainly I have 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. An aggressive publicist of the Scientific Revolution and one of its greatest (66) ___ was a Florentine, Galileo Galilei. Both Copernicus (67) ___ Kepler had worked with the naked eye. Galileo, informed of a new optical instrument (68) ___ in the Netherlands, the telescope, constructed one for himself and turned it toward the heavens. Through the lens of the fantastic instrument he was the first human being to see that Jupiter had moons (69) ___ the earth's, and that the earth's own moon was made of material similar to that found on earth. The momentous (70) ___ was that heavenly bodies were not made of more perfect material. Rather, they resembled the earth and were governed by the same laws. Galileo's conclusions were (71) ___ revolutionary when he turned to consider the behavior of bodies in motion. Traditional theories of dynamics, geared to the assumption that the natural state of a body was at rest, attempted to explain (72) ___ caused motion to occur. For Galileo, there (73) ___ no "natural" motion of the body; rather, if a body was in motion, it would continue in a straight line at the same speed forever unless deflected, quickened, or retarded by (74) ___ force-illustrating the principle of inertia. Thus what concerned Galileo was not why things move but why changes in motion occur and how one describes these (75) ___ mathematically. 66. A. contributors B. contribute C. contributing D. contribution 3
4. 67. A. or B. so C. but D. and 68. A. increased B. decreased C. improved D. developed 69. A. as B. alike C. like D. such as 70. A. concluding D. conclusion C. conclusive D. concluded 71. A. equal B. equality C. equally D. unequal 72. A. that B. where C. how D. what 73. A. have been B. was C. were D. is 74. A. another B. others C. the others D. each other 75. A. changed B. changing C. changes D. changeable V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to each of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, or engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training. 76. It is important to find the right career because ___. A. It’s very easy to lose the job. B. Most of our time is spent at work. C. We need money in our lives. D. It’s difficult to find a job. 77. We can find the right career by ___. A. asking for some useful advice. B. learning some foreign languages. C. travelling wherever we can. D. understanding our talents and the way we use them. 78. We can find out what our talents are and how we use through ___. A. interviews with specialists. B. all are correct. C. aptitude tests. D. study of books in our field of interest. 79. Careers found in the scientific world are ___. A. Biologists, chemists, physicists. B. Physicists, biologists, accountants. C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors. D. Chemists, mathematicians, technicians. 80. The theme of the passage is ___. A. jobs in the society nowadays. B. applying for good jobs. C. how to find a right job. D. unemployment. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 81. There used (be) ___ a bookstore near my school, but it closed last week. 82. I wish Lan (not sit) ___next to me. She’s annoying. 83. It’s necessary (review) ___the previous lessons before school. 84. Did she agree (go) ___camping with you? 85. She advised her brothers (give) ___up smoking. 86. The doctor made my sister (stay) ___in bed until she felt better. 87. Nothing (do) ___since you went to the market. 88. Neither John nor his friend (come) ___yet. 89. Do you have your house (paint) ___at the moment? 90. Water can’t (find) ___here. People must go to a lake nearby to get it. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 91. He bites his nails all the time. It is a sign of ___. (NERVOUS) 92. While the girls lack ___, boys often overestimate their abilities. (CONFIDE) 93. Petit is only 16 years old, but he can live ___. (DEPEND) 94. He has persuaded her ___, but she doesn’t change her mind. (END) 4
5. 95. The ___of the bird flu is worrying. (BREAK) 96. We can ___the risk of theft by deposing your money in the bank. (LESS) 97. He has no job and so he is ___. (PENNY) 98. Busy as she is, she plans to ___ a career in politics.(PURSUIT) 99. ___with their present salary, all the workers went on strike. (CONTENTMENT) 100. It is a disagreeable ___to be alone and without money in a strange city. III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F). The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Woolthorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old. His mother, uncle ¿find grandmother took care of him. When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbors thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbors had never heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics. His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21. When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 85. 101. Newton was not a physicist, he was a mathematician. 102. He was born in the town of Cambridge. 103. When young he was very intelligent. 104. He wasn’t very interested in mathematics until he grew older. 105. His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty. IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. I usually buy a newspaper ___ my way to work. 107. The lorry had to wait ___the traffic lights. 108. The bomb went ___with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. 109. Somebody broke ___ her house last night and stole her stereo. 110. Who will look ___ your house while you go out to work? 111. My car's broken ___, so I came by taxi. 112. Everyone was present, except ___Mary. She stayed at home. 113. I don't think there is a good solution ___ your problem. 114. Peggy is in danger ___making a mistake. 115. There was a definite decrease ___ my stock. 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. The other day, when I was in London, I ran down into an old friend of mine who had been at university with me. Although we hadn’t seen each other for ages and had lost in torch, it was just like old times, and he told me all his news. He moved to London after leaving university, and started train as an accountant. He left after a little months because he didn’t find it very interesting, and he didn’t feel like spend the rest of his life in an office. His parents were very helpful – they didn’t try to make him to carry on training as a chartered accountant, and said they would continue to support him despite of the fact that he didn’t have a job to go to. He soon found work doing what he really wanted – writing for a TV show. After the first series, the producer let him to have his own TV show even though he was relative young, and it turned out to be a great successful. mistake correction mistake correction 5
6. 116. 121. 117. 122. 118 123. 119. 124. 120. 125. VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. In spite of the heavy rain, my father went to work. => Although 127. He little realizes how important the meeting is. => Little 128. All the other guests were embarrassed when he told a disgusting joke. => To all 129. You waste time if you copy your work out again. => Don’t 130. He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far. => His heart 131. Daisy is not nearly as active as she used to be. => Daisy used 132. The car wouldn’t start, which annoyed him intensely. => To his 133. I found their reaction rather puzzling. => I was 134. Thousands of people were unable to get to work because of the bad weather. => The bad weather 135. I’m afraid we’ve run out of coffee. => I’m afraid VII. WRITING (2 pts) Now write a paragraph of 100-150 words, support the argument that secondary school students should wear casual clothes. Outline B may help you. Outline B Wearing casual clothes: * makes students feel comfortable. * gives students freedom of choice ( sizes, colors, and fashions, etc.) * makes students feel self-confident when they are in their favorite clothes * makes school more colorful and lively . . . . . . . . . . . 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 12 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. chore B. liquor C. chord D. chaos 2. A. changeable B. ancient C. random D. danger 3. A. reason B. decision C. pleasant D. season 4. A. followed B. ragged C. imagined D. rained 5. A. wool B. broom C. foot D. took 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. although B. bracket C. knowledge D. neighbor 7. A. agree B. garden C. propose D. supply 8. A. answer B. correct C. promote D. tonight 9. A. basic B. commerce C. profit D. structure 10. A. expect B. infect C. follow D. provide II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. They take ___ each other like two peas. A. for B. in C. to D. after 12. What would you ___to do this evening? A. like B. rather C. better D. ought 13. She prefers to go out ___home. A. than to stay B. to staying C. rather than stay D. rather than to stay 14. The teacher doesn’t let her students ___loudly in class. A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. speak 15. You look ___than a month ago. A. much taller B. more tall C. as tall D. more taller 16. Everyone is ready, ___? A. isn’t he B. isn’t she C. aren’t they D. is he 17. They have three children, ___whom are married. A. all of B. some of C. both of D. neither of 18. Taming a wild animal means ___danger most of the time. A. to face B. face C. being faced D. facing 19. What we heard ___. A. encouraged B. was encouraging C. encouraging D. was encouraged 20. They received ___advice from their parents that they became successful. A. so good B. such a good C. so good an D. such good 21. ___where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe. A. Knowing not B. Knew not C. Not knowing D. Didn’t know 22. I could not ___the peak of mountain in the foggy weather. A. get over B. make out C. see through D. go into 23. Maybe young people would be ___these days if there were more discipline in school. A. behaved better B. better behaved C. behaving better D. behave better 24. Either Nam or his brothers ___the keys to the car. A. has taken B. have taken C. has been taken D. have been taken 7
8. 25. ___about how much sleep is necessary. A. No rules are B. There are no rules C. No rules discuss D. No rules are required 26. Do you often see each other? – Oh, no! Rarely___ dates. A. do we have B. will we have C. have we D. we have 27. I have just bought ___. A. a brown nice leather belt B. a nice leather brown belt C. a brown leather nice belt D. a nice brown leather belt 28. They ___their land to make it fertile. A. water B. manure C. plough D. clean 29. If you burn the garbage, it will give off ___odor. A. poisonous B. dirty C. unpleasant D. harmful 30. After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great ___. A. injury B. pain C. hurt D. suffering 31. Ha Long Bay is ___as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. A. recognized B. seen C. believed D. spoken 32. We have known each other ___we were children. A. when B. because C. since D. until 33. This is the first time she ___his family. A. meets B. met C. has met D. will meet 34. He got up early ___go to school late. A. in order to B. in order not C. so as to D. so as not to 35. It was raining ___we arrived home. A. when B. since C. because D. until 36. Nobody learns many languages at the same time, ___? A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they 37. He prefers going out ___home. A. than to stay B. to staying C. rather than stay D. rather than to stay 38. All laboratories have instructions about what to do ___ fire. A. in charge of B. in case of C. in danger of D. in place of 39. Please ___ your hand when you want to ask your teacher a question. A. raise B. rise C. lift D. wake 40. Everyone of them ___the exam. A. have passed B. has passed C. were D. was passed 41. I wish I___ more intelligent. A. am B. have been C. were D. shall be 42. They received ___ information that they were very happy. A. such a good B. such good C. so good an D. so good a 43. I wish you ___ that! It’s really annoying habit. A. won’t do B. couldn’t do C. wouldn’t do D. don’t do 44. Neither he nor I ___ on duty today. A. is B. am C. are D. do 45. He is used to ___ in public. A. speaking B. have spoken C. be speaking D. speak 46. I’d rather you ___ here. There’s a room for smokers out there. A. wouldn’t smoke B. won’t smoke C. don’t smoke D. didn’t smoke 47. ___ turning down your radio a bit? A. Would you like B. Can you C. Would you please D. Would you mind 48. The concert ___ at 7:30 tomorrow evening. A. started B. starts C. has started D. is starting 49. That’s the bike the engine ___ needs to be repaired. A. which B. whose C. that D. of which 50. Will you ever forget___ a good time together? And please remember ___ in touch. 8
9. A. having/keeping B. to have/to keep C. having/to keep D. to have/keeping 51. It was ___ of him not to keep his promise to his kids. A. shameful B. ashamed C. shaming D. shameless 52. ___ good the advice he gave was! A. What B. Which C. How D. That’s 53. The manager had his secretary ___the document. A. typing B. to type C. typed D. type 54. ___I had had the raincoat with me this afternoon. A. As if B. Only if C. If so D. If only 55. Had you taken my advice, you___ able to deal with the problem now? A. will be B. are C. would be D. would have been 56. She___ a famous singer some years ago. A. is used to be B. is used to being C. used to be D. used to being 57. ___that the hall was completely full. A. So many students showing up B. Such a lot of students showed up C. Such many students showed up D. Showing up was such lots of students 58. 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 59. There’s not access ___the Internet in the remote area. A. to B. at C. for D. with 60. They___ well with each other despite their differences in characters. A. make up B. put on C. get along D. look forward III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“I don’t go out much these days” –“___” A. I don’t too B. I don’t either C. Me too D. I don’t neither 62. –“I have passed all my examinations” –“___” A. My dear B. Best wishes C. Well done D. That’s very well 63. –“Did you see anyone interesting at the party” –“Yes, ___were there” A. some of Maryam’s friends B. some friend of Maryam’s C. some of Maryam’s friend D. some of Maryam friend 64. –“Are you afraid of going out” –“Yes, I wish ___stop raining” A. would B. it C. it would D. it will 65. –“Do you have a camera” –“___” A. Yes, I have it B. Yes, I do C. Yes, I own one D. Yes, certainly I have 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. An aggressive publicist of the Scientific Revolution and one of its greatest (66) ___ was a Florentine, Galileo Galilee. Both Copernicus (67) ___ Keller had worked with the naked eye. Galileo, informed of a new optical instrument (68) ___ in the Netherlands, the telescope, constructed one for himself and turned it toward the heavens. Through the lens of the fantastic instrument he was the first human being to see that Jupiter had moons (69) ___ the earth's, and that the earth's own moon was made of material similar to that found on earth. The momentous (70) ___ was that heavenly bodies were not made of more perfect material. Rather, they resembled the earth and were governed by the same laws. Galileo's conclusions were (71) ___ revolutionary when he turned to consider the behavior of bodies in motion. Traditional theories of dynamics, geared to the assumption that the natural state of a body was at rest, attempted to explain (72) ___ caused motion to occur. For Galileo, there (73) ___ no "natural" motion of the body; rather, if a body was in motion, it would continue in a straight line at the same speed forever unless deflected, quickened, or retarded by (74) ___ force-illustrating the principle of inertia. Thus what concerned Galileo was not why things move but why changes in motion occur and how one describes these (75) ___ mathematically. 66. A. contributors B. contribute C. contributing D. contribution 9
10. 67. A. or B. so C. but D. and 68. A. increased B. decreased C. improved D. developed 69. A. as B. alike C. like D. such as 70. A. concluding B. conclusion C. conclusive D. concluded 71. A. equal B. equality C. equally D. unequal 72. A. that B. where C. how D. what 73. A. have been B. was C. were D. is 74. A. another B. others C. the others D. each other 75. A. changed B. changing C. changes D. changeable V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Choosing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason, we should try to find out what our talents are and how we can use them. We can do this through aptitude tests, interviews with specialists and study of books in our field of interest. There are many careers open to each of us. Perhaps we like science, then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists, physicists or biologists. Maybe our interests take us into the business world and such work as accounting, personnel management or public relations. Many people find their place in government service, teaching, newspaper work, medicine, or engineering. These and many other fields offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training. 76. It is important to find the right career because ___. A. It’s very easy to lose the job. B. Most of our time is spent at work. C. We need money in our lives. D. It’s difficult to find a job. 77. We can find the right career by ___. A. asking for some useful advice. B. learning some foreign languages. C. travelling wherever we can. D. understanding our talents and the way we use them. 78. We can find out what our talents are and how we use through ___. A. interviews with specialists. B. all are correct. C. aptitude tests. D. study of books in our field of interest. 79. Careers found in the scientific world are ___. A. Biologists, chemists, physicists. B. Physicists, biologists, accountants. C. Businessmen, teachers, doctors. D. Chemists, mathematicians, technicians. 80. The theme of the passage is ___. A. jobs in the society nowadays. B. applying for good jobs. C. how to find a right job. D. unemployment. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 81. There used (be) to be a bookstore near my school, but it closed last week. 82. I wish Lan (not sit) didn’t sit next to me. She’s annoying. 83. It’s necessary (review) to review the previous lessons before school. 84. Did she agree (go) to go camping with you? 85. She advised her brothers (give) to give up smoking. 86. The doctor made my sister (stay) stay in bed until she felt better. 87. Nothing (do) has been done since you went to the market. 88. Neither John nor his friend (come) has come yet. 89. Do you have your house (paint) painted at the moment? 90. Water can’t (find) be found here. People must go to a lake nearby to get it. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 91. He bites his nails all the time. It is a sign of nervousness.(NERVOUS) 92. While the girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. (CONFIDE) 93. Petit is only 16 years old, but he can live independently.(DEPEND) 94. He has persuaded her endlessly, but she doesn’t change her mind. (END) 10
11. 95. The out-break of the bird flu is worrying. (BREAK) 96. We can lessen the risk of theft by deposing your money in the bank. (LESS) 97. He has no job and so he is penniless. (PENNY) 98. Busy as she is, she plans to pursue a career in politics. (PURSUIT) 99. Discontented with their present salary, all the workers went on strike. (CONTENTMENT) 100. It is a disagreeable situation to be alone and without money in a strange city. (SITUATE) III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F). The great English scientist Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Wool Thorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old. His mother, uncle find grandmother took care of him. When still young, Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar. His neighbors thought he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbors had never heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics. His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old. On June 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21. When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 85. 101. Newton was not a physicist, he was a mathematician. 102. He was born in the town of Cambridge. 103. When young he was very intelligent. 104. He wasn’t very interested in mathematics until he grew older. 105. His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty. 101.F 102.T 103.F 104.T 105.T IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. I usually buy a newspaper on my way to work. 107. The lorry had to wait at the traffic lights. 108. The bomb went off with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. 109. Somebody broke into her house last night and stole her stereo. 110. Who will look after your house while you go out to work? 111. My car's broken down, so I came by taxi. 112. Everyone was present, except for Mary. She stayed at home. 113. I don't think there is a good solution to your problem. 114. Peggy is in danger of making a mistake. 115. There was a definite decrease in my stock. 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. The other day, when I was in London, I ran down into an old friend of mine who had been at university with me. Although we hadn’t seen each other for ages and had lost in torch, it was just like old times, and he told me all his news. He moved to London after leaving university, and started train as an accountant. He left after a little months because he didn’t find it very interesting, and he didn’t feel like spend the rest of his life in an office. His parents were very helpful – they didn’t try to make him to carry on training as a chartered accountant, and said they would continue to support him despite of the fact that he didn’t have a job to go to. He soon found work doing what he really wanted – writing for a TV show. After the first series, the producer let him to have his own TV show even though he was relative young, and it turned out to be a great successful. mistake correction mistake correction 11
12. 116. ran down into ran into 121. to carry carry 117. the touch touch 122. despite of despite/ in spite of 118. train to train/training 123. to have have 119. little a few 124. relative relatively 120. spend spending 125. successful success VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. In spite of the heavy rain, my father went to work. => Although the rain was heavy, my father went to work. 127. He little realizes how important the meeting is. => Little does he realize how important the meeting is. 128. All the other guests were embarrassed when he told a disgusting joke. => To all the other guests the disgusting joke he told was embarrassing. 129. You waste time if you copy your work out again. => Don’t copy your work out again, or you will waste time. 130. He had a weak heart which meant he couldn’t walk very far. => His heart was so weak that he couldn’t walk very far. 131. Daisy is not nearly as active as she used to be. => Daisy used to be more active than she is now. 132. The car wouldn’t start, which annoyed him intensely. => To his intense annoyance, the car wouldn’t start. 133. I found their reaction rather puzzling. => I was rather puzzled by/about their reaction. 134. Thousands of people were unable to get to work because of the bad weather. => The bad weather prevented thousands of people from getting to work. 135. I’m afraid we’ve run out of coffee. => I’m afraid there isn’t any coffee left/is no coffee left/isn’t any more coffee. VII. WRITING (2 pts) Now write a paragraph of 100-150 words, support the argument that secondary school students should wear casual clothes. Outline B may help you. Outline B Wearing casual clothes: * makes students feel comfortable. * gives students freedom of choice ( sizes, colors, and fashions, etc.) * makes students feel self-confident when they are in their favorite clothes * makes school more colorful and lively . . . . . . . . . . 12