Đề thi tuyển sinh lớp 10 THPT chuyên Quang Trung - Môn thi: Tiếng anh (chuyên) - Test Number 24

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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 2014-2015 TEST NUMBER 24 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Ngày thi: 21/01/2014. (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. campus B. cake C. capture D. hamburger 2. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but 3. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually 4. A. wood B. look C. cook D . blood 5. A. china B. check C. chemist D. chocolate 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. computer B. imprudent C. powerful D. tradition 7. A. allocation B. locality C. respectfully D. successfully 8. A. beloved B. decision C. motorbike D. proficient 9. A. athletics B. hopelessness C. resident D. tolerance 10. A. practical B. notation C. reconcile D. wanderings II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. You are late again! Please, try to be ___ in future. A. accurate B. efficient C. punctual D. reliable 12. According to the ___ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave. A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details 13. All the ___of the dances went to charity. A. results B. proceeds C. rewards D. finances 14. Enough money has been raised to ___ the hospital’s survival. A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower 15. When they retired they bought a tiny ___ in the country. A. mansion B. bungalow C. shack D. barn 16. It is too early in the ___ to expect many visitors to the town. A. term B. season C. time D. calendar 17. There is no reason to___ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere. A. search B. doubt C. inquire D. ask 18. Blue whales are considered ___ species. A. dangerous B. danger C. endangered D. endanger 19. Fax machines were a wonderful ___ at the time. A. inventive B. invention C. discover D. discovery 20. A computer is ___ of doing almost anything you ask it to. A. able B. disable C. capable D. ability 21. He was offered the job ___ his qualifications were poor. A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. because 22. Do you know the reason ___he didn’t marry her? A. when B. where C. why D. which 23. I can answer the question ___ you say is difficult. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 1
2. 24. Bao Yen sings ___ than this singer. A. well B. better C. gooder D. more good 25. Paper money ___ for over a thousand years. A. used B. is used C. has used D. has been used 26. She apologized ___ late. A. to arriving B. in arriving D. for arriving D. at arriving 27. We're in good time; there's ___ to hurry A. no purpose B. no need C. unnecessary D. impossible 28. Mary never cooks ___? A. did not she B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she 29. For lunch, you may have ___ fish or chicken. A. both B. neither C. not only D. either 30. The stereo radio is twice___ the cassette player. A. cheaper than B. as cheap as C. as cheapest as D. much cheaper as 31.There are ten children___ in the yard near my house. A. play B. plays C. to play D. playing 32. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor,” Peter said to Mary. A. Peter told Mary to become a doctor. B. Peter told Mary that he will go to the doctor. C. Peter advised Mary not to go to the doctor. D. Peter advised Mary to go to the doctor. 33. In today’s paper it ___that we shall have an election this year. A. says B. admits C. expresses D. proposes 34. Tropical diseases are comparatively ___ in Europe. A. scarce B. rare C. slight D. few 35. She ___ the cold climate. A. used to B. get used to C. got used to D. has used to 36. He was surprised ___her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day. A. to B. at C. with D. on 37. A dictionary is a ___ book. A. research B. fiction C. reference D. catalogue 38. The ___ in Viet Nam usually begins in December and ends in July. A. football match B. football team C. football fan D. football season 39. I am going to a job ___tomorrow. A. arrangement B. appointment C. interview D. meeting 40. I shall do the job to the best of my ___. A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent 41. The woman said “This carpet was made ___so it is expensive” A. by hand B. by the hand C. by hands D. by our hands 42. When they could put ___ the noise no longer, they banged on their neighbor’s door. A. back B. in for C. off D. up with 43. We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no ___for them. A. request B. claim C. requirement D. demand 44. In the legal profession, men ___women by 5 to 1. A. outnumber B. supersede C. overcome D. outclass 45. That was absolutely delicious. Can you give me the ___? A. formula B. instruction C. prescription D. recipe 46. I wish I ___ all about this matter a week ago. A. knew B. know C. had known D. knowing 47. ___ I hear that song, I think of you. A. Whatever B. Forever C. Whenever D. However 2
3. 48. He was made ___ for two hours. A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited 49. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I ___ last week. A. should do B. should have done C. must have done D. might have done 50. Your bad result made me___. A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointedly Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence. 51. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it. A. killed B. endangered C. kicked D. weakened 52. Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park? A. nice B. great C. meaningful D. proper 53. This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. A. places B. regions C. parks D. classes 54. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it. A. dirt B. dust C. pollution D. ugliness 55. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of. A. immoral B. wicked C. shameless D. deserted Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence. 56. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants. A. pure B. same C. alike D. whole 57. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of. A. bad B. ugly C. weak D. dull 58. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. A. drop B. lowness C. shortage D. illness 59. When did Nguyen Hue defeat Thanh enemies? A. peoples B. animals C. friends D. kids 60. Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter of acceptance responding to an invitation to spend a weekend in the country. A. dislike B. disparagement C. rebuke D. refusal III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“Did you finish the report? – “Yes, but I wish I had known ___.” A. how hard would it be B. how hard it would be C. would be hard D .how would it be hard 62. – “What was the weather like yesterday?” – “It was a ___afternoon.” A. raining B.rainy C. rain D. rained 63. – “This traffic is terrible! – “You're right. People should ___.” A. less use their cars B. use less their cars C. use their cars less D. their cars use less 64. – “Those students study a lot.” – “Yes, ___the students here are very serious.” A. most B. almost C. most of D. almost of 65. –“Why did Bob get into trouble?” – “Someone heard him ___his views of the boss.” A. to express B. expressing C. expressed D. was expressing 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. Cotton has been grown for thousands of years in places as (66)___ apart as Mexico, China, Egypt, and India. American colonists (67) ___ to grow cotton in the early 1600s. Before 1800, cotton was a great luxury, more expensive than silk, (68) ___ so many workers were needed to pick it. (69) ___, a 3
4. huge increase in the number of slaves in the American South (70) ___ in much greater cotton production and a fall (71) ___ the price. This, and the new technology of the industrial (72) ___, made cotton the cheapest fabric in history. By 1820, cotton (73) ___ more money for the United States than tobacco, and more money worldwide than sugar. Many Southern farmers and plantation (74) ___ believed that slave labor was (75) ___ for them to make money growing cotton. 66. A. long B. away C. out D. far 67. A. started B. brought C. came D. carried 68. A. after B. although C. despite D. because 69. A. In addition B. Since C. However D. Therefore 70. A. took B. resulted C. brought D. was 71. A. to B. in C. down D. of 72. A. factory B. reform C. revolution D. company 73. A. will make B. has made C. makes D. had made 74. A. keepers B. owners C. growers D. directors 75. A. necessary B. based C. certain D. made V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially increase their children's language development. It’s surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parents should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?". Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 76. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent. B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C. Active children should read more. D. Verbal ability can easily be increased. 77. In line 2, what does Ifs refer to? A. Parents increasing children's language development. B. Reading techniques being simple. C. Parents reading to children. D. Children's language development. 78. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about reading? A. Do you see the elephant? C. What animals do you like? B. Is the elephant in the cage? D. Shall we go to the zoo? 79. What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group? A. The training parents received. C. The books that were read. B. The age of the children. D. The number of children. 80. What conclusion is best supported by the passage? A. Parents should be trained to read to their children. B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become. C. Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively. D. Children who read actively act six months older. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. 4
5. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. We enjoy (81. permit) ___ (82. stay) ___ up late if there is something special on TV. 2. Tom (83. lose) ___ his job eight months ago, and since then he (84. be) ___ unemployed. 3. Look, Trung! You (85. know) ___the man who (86. talk) ___ to our teacher? 4. This morning while I (87. wait) ___for the bus, the rain (88. stop) ___. 5. Jenny (89. study) ___French for a few month last year. 6. We decide (90. spend) ___ our holiday at DaLat. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 91. He treated them with ___. (generous) 92. How many ___entered the race? (compete) 93. If you are ___with our service, please write to the manager. (satisfy) 94. He drives so ___that he often has accidents. (care) 95. Flowers are often ___by bees as they gather nectar. (fertile) 96. I think these thin clothes are ___for cold weather. (suit) 97. The computer is one of the most marvelous ___in our modern age. (invent) 98. She is always worried about her children’s ___. (safe) 99. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a ___measure. (precaution) 100. Housework has ___ been regarded as women’s work. (tradition) III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F), No information (NI) Many countries around the world have no caves. This is not because there are no hills or mountains in those places. Some of the world largest mountains have no caves because they are not made of the right sort of stone . But the low, limestone hills of north of English and the south of France are full of interesting caves. For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed finding caves and going inside them. This sport is called “caving” and the people who do it are called “cavers” Cave exploration began in Europe and even today most cavers come from there. That is why we know so much about European cavers. But in many parts of the world there are hundreds of cavers which few people have ever visited. For example, there are many caves in Russia and Afghanistan, in Albania and China. But not many cavers in those countries and it is often very difficult for foreign cavers to get permission to visit. Statements True False 101. Every country in the world has caves 102. Caves are found in limestone hills and mountain. 103. Most cavers are European. 104. There are still many unexplored caves in the world 105. Cavers can visit any caves in the world. IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. His reaction ___winning the prize was quite funny. 107. I am writing to ask ___ some information about courses. 118. After her marriage broke ___, Emma went to live in London. 109. The headquarters ___ the United Nations is in New York. 110. It's dangerous to play football ___the streets. 111. The report about the accident was ___ the front page of the newspaper. 112. Give me some solution ___this problem. 113. There is no difference ___ those two colors. 114. Are you acquainted ___ the lady? 115. Miss White was very upset ___ the news of her father’s death. V. ERROR CORRECTION (2 pts) 5
6. There are ten errors in the following passage. Identify the errors, then underline and correct them. Write your answers in the numbered spaces. Sally Ride, American’s first spacewoman, doesn’t looks very different from a lot of other American professional women. She is attracting with curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile. She like to dress simply: she wears comfortable but colorful clothes, like much people from California. But in 1983 Sally Ride became America's first woman astronaut. She was one of the five astronaut on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful six-days voyage in space in June 1983. What makes a woman want to go in space? Sally Ride grows up in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a professor at Santa Monica College, and his mother is housewife. At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student but a tennis player.Today she still looks like a sportswoman. She is 1.6 meters tall, weighs 52 kilos, and very fit. While she was till a student, she became a very successful tennis player. She thought on becoming a professional sportswoman but she decided to continue with her studies at college, and later at university. Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 116. 121. 117. 122. 118. 123. 119. 124. 120. 125. VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment. => The teacher 127. Unless the train arrives on time, we shall miss the start of the concert. => If 128. Children between the age of 6 and 16 have to go to school in Malaysia. => Education 129. Due to the traffic in Viet nam, foreign tourists prefer walking to driving. => Foreign tourists would rather 130. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen. => I’d rather 131. My sister rarely takes a holiday. => It is rare 132. I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. => There 133. There is no one I like more than you. => You 134. Her behaviour annoyed me. => I found 135. The name of the film is “ The river of Hope”. => The film is III. It is widely recognized that we have to protect the environment, not only for our own sake but for our next generations’ as well. Write a composition of around 200 words to say what you would and would not do in order to keep the world unpolluted, fresh and green. 6
7. UBND TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC KỲ THI TUYỂN SINH LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN QUANG TRUNG SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 TEST NUMBER 24 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (chuyên) Ngày thi: 21/06/2014. (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. campus B. cake C. capture D. hamburger 2. A. publish B. cut C. bury D. but 3. A. fly B. scenery C. slowly D. usually 4. A. wood B. look C. cook D. blood 5. A. China B. check C. chemist D. chocolate 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. computer B. imprudent C. powerful D. tradition 7. A. allocation B. locality C. respectfully D. successfully 8. A. beloved B. decision C. motorbike D. proficient 9. A. athletics B. hopelessness C. resident D. tolerance 10. A. practical B. notation C. reconcile D. wanderings II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (5 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 11. You are late again! Please, try to be ___ in future. A. accurate B. efficient C. punctual D. reliable 12. According to the ___ of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intent to leave. A. laws B. rules C. terms D. details 13. All the ___of the dances went to charity. A. results B. proceeds C. rewards D. finances 14. Enough money has been raised to ___ the hospital’s survival. A. ensure B. enlarge C. enable D. empower 15. When they retired they bought a tiny ___ in the country. A. mansion B. bungalow C. shack D. barn 16. It is too early in the ___ to expect many visitors to the town. A. term B. season C. time D. calendar 17. There is no reason to___ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere. A. search B. doubt C. inquire D. ask 18. Blue whales are considered ___ species. A. dangerous B. danger C. endangered D. endanger 19. Fax machines were a wonderful ___ at the time. A. inventive B. invention C. discover D. discovery 20. A computer is ___ of doing almost anything you ask it to. A. able B. disable C. capable D. ability 21. He was offered the job ___ his qualifications were poor. 7
8. A. although B. in spite of C. because of D. because 22. Do you know the reason ___he didn’t marry her? A. when B. where C. why D. which 23. I can answer the question ___ you say is difficult. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 24. Bao Yen sings ___ than this singer. A. well B. better C. gooder D. more good 25. Paper money ___ for over a thousand years. A. used B. is used C. has used D. has been used 26. She apologized ___ late. A. to arriving B. in arriving D. for arriving D. at arriving 27. We're in good time; there's ___ to hurry A. no purpose B. no need C. unnecessary D. impossible 28. Mary never cooks ___? A. did not she B. doesn’t she C. does she D. did she 29. For lunch, you may have ___ fish or chicken. A. both B. neither C. not only D. either 30. The stereo radio is twice___ the cassette player. A. cheaper than B. as cheap as C. as cheapest as D. much cheaper as 31.There are ten children___ in the yard near my house. A. play B. plays C. to play D. playing 32. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor,” Peter said to Mary. A. Peter told Mary to become a doctor. B. Peter told Mary that he will go to the doctor. C. Peter advised Mary not to go to the doctor. D. Peter advised Mary to go to the doctor. 33. In today’s paper it ___that we shall have an election this year. A. says B. admits C. expresses D. proposes 34. Tropical diseases are comparatively ___ in Europe. A. scarce B. rare C. slight D. few 35. She ___ the cold climate. A. used to B. get used to C. got used to D. has used to 36. He was surprised ___her wonderful beauty on the Women’s Day. A. to B. at C. with D. on 37. A dictionary is a ___ book. A. research B. fiction C. reference D. catalogue 38. The ___ in Viet Nam usually begins in December and ends in July. A. football match B. football team C. football fan D. football season 39. I am going to a job ___tomorrow. A. arrangement B. appointment C. interview D. meeting 40. I shall do the job to the best of my ___. A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent 41. The woman said “This carpet was made ___so it is expensive” A. by hand B. by the hand C. by hands D. by our hands 42. When they could put ___ the noise no longer, they banged on their neighbor’s door. A. back B. in for C. off D. up with 43. We don’t sell foreign newspaper because there is no ___for them. A. request B. claim C. requirement D. demand 44. In the legal profession, men ___women by 5 to 1. A. outnumber B. supersede C. overcome D. outclass 45. That was absolutely delicious. Can you give me the ___? 8
9. A. formula B. instruction C. prescription D. recipe 46. I wish I ___ all about this matter a week ago. A. knew B. know C. had known D. knowing 47. ___ I hear that song, I think of you. A. Whatever B. Forever C. Whenever D. However 48. He was made ___ for two hours. A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited 49. My boss is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I ___ last week. A. should do B. should have done C. must have done D. might have done 50. Your bad result made me___. A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointedly Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence. 51. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it. A. killed B. endangered C. kicked D. weakened 52. Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park? A. nice B. great C. meaningful D. proper 53. This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. A. places B. regions C. parks D. classes 54. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it. A. dirt B. dust C. pollution D. ugliness 55. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of. A. immoral B. wicked C. shameless D. deserted Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence. 56. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants. A. pure B. same C. alike D. whole 57. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of. A. bad B. ugly C. weak D. dull 58. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. A. drop B. lowness C. shortage D. illness 59. When did Nguyen Hue defeat Thanh enemies? A. peoples B. animals C. friends D. kids 60. Rearrange the following sentences to make a letter of acceptance responding to an invitation to spend a weekend in the country. A. dislike B. disparagement C. rebuke D. refusal III. LANGUAGE FUNTIONS (0.5 pt) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentences. 61. –“Did you finish the report? – “Yes, but I wish I had known ___.” A. how hard would it be B. how hard it would be C. would be hard D .how would it be hard 62. – “What was the weather like yesterday?” – “It was a ___afternoon.” A. raining B.rainy C. rain D. rained 63. – “This traffic is terrible! – “You're right. People should ___.” A. less use their cars B. use less their cars C. use their cars less D. their cars use less 64. – “Those students study a lot.” – “Yes, ___the students here are very serious.” A. most B. almost C. most of D. almost of 65. –“Why did Bob get into trouble?” – “Someone heard him ___his views of the boss.” A. to express B. expressing C. expressed D. was expressing 9
10. 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. Cotton has been grown for thousands of years in places as (66)___ apart as Mexico, China, Egypt, and India. American colonists (67) ___ to grow cotton in the early 1600s. Before 1800, cotton was a great luxury, more expensive than silk, (68) ___ so many workers were needed to pick it. (69) ___, a huge increase in the number of slaves in the American South (70) ___ in much greater cotton production and a fall (71) ___ the price. This, and the new technology of the industrial (72) ___, made cotton the cheapest fabric in history. By 1820, cotton (73) ___ more money for the United States than tobacco, and more money worldwide than sugar. Many Southern farmers and plantation (74) ___ believed that slave labor was (75) ___ for them to make money growing cotton. 66. A. long B. away C. out D. far 67. A. started B. brought C. came D. carried 68. A. after B. although C. despite D. because 69. A. In addition B. Since C. However D. Therefore 70. A. took B. resulted C. brought D. was 71. A. to B. in C. down D. of 72. A. factory B. reform C. revolution D. company 73. A. will make B. has made C. makes D. had made 74. A. keepers B. owners C. growers D. directors 75. A. necessary B. based C. certain D. made V. READING COMPREHENSION (0.5 pt) Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can substantially increase their children's language development. It’s surprising, but true. How parents talk to their children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. A study was done with two- to three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to ask open-ended questions rather than yes/no questions. For example, the parents should ask, "What is the doggie doing?" rather than, "Is the doggie running away?". Experimental parents were also instructed in how to expand on their children's answers, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how to praise correct answers. At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on measures of language development, but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group tested 5,5 months ahead of the control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 76. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Children who talk a lot are more intelligent. B. Parents who listen to their children can teach them more. C. Active children should read more. D. Verbal ability can easily be increased. 77. In line 2, what does It’s refer to? A. Parents increasing children's language development. B. Reading techniques being simple. C. Parents reading to children. D. Children's language development. 78. According to the author, which of the following questions is the best type to ask children about reading? A. Do you see the elephant? C. What animals do you like? B. Is the elephant in the cage? D. Shall we go to the zoo? 79. What was the difference between the control group and the experimental group? A. The training parents received. C. The books that were read. B. The age of the children. D. The number of children. 80. What conclusion is best supported by the passage? 10
11. A. Parents should be trained to read to their children. B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become. C. Children's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively. D. Children who read actively act six months older. B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN. I. VERB FORMS. (1.5 pts) Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. We enjoy (81. permit) __being permitted__ (82. stay) __to stay _up late if there is something special on TV. 2. Tom (83. lose) __ lost _his job eight months ago, and since then he (84. be) _ has been _unemployed. 3. Look, Trung! You (85. know) _ Do you know __ the man who (86. talk) __is talking__to our teacher? 4. This morning while I (87. wait) _ was waiting __ for the bus, the rain (88. stop) _ stopped __. 5. Jenny (89. study) _ studied __ French for a few month last year. 6. We decide (90. spend) __ to spend _ our holiday at DaLat. II. WORD FORMS. (1.5 pts) 91. He treated them with ___ generosity ___. (generous) 92. How many ___ competitors ___entered the race? (compete) 93. If you are ___ dissatisfied ___with our service, please write to the manager. (satisfy) 94. He drives so ___ carelessly ___that he often has accidents. (care) 95. Flowers are often ___ fertilized ___by bees as they gather nectar. (fertile) 96. I think these thin clothes are ___ unsuitable ___for cold weather. (suit) 97. The computer is one of the most marvelous ___ inventions ___in our modern age. (invent) 98. She is always worried about her children’s ___ safety ___. (safe) 99. He was kept in the hospital overnight as a ___ precautionary ___measure. (precaution) 100. Housework has ___ traditionally __been regarded as women’s work. (tradition) III. READING COMPREHENSION. (1 pts) Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: True (T), False (F), No information (NI) Many countries around the world have no caves. This is not because there are no hills or mountains in those places. Some of the world largest mountains have no caves because they are not made of the right sort of stone . But the low, limestone hills of north of English and the south of France are full of interesting caves. For hundreds of years, people have enjoyed finding caves and going inside them. This sport is called “caving” and the people who do it are called “cavers” Cave exploration began in Europe and even today most cavers come from there. That is why we know so much about European cavers. But in many parts of the world there are hundreds of cavers which few people have ever visited. For example, there are many caves in Russia and Afghanistan, in Albania and China. But not many cavers in those countries and it is often very difficult for foreign cavers to get permission to visit. Statements True False 101. Every country in the world has caves F 102. Caves are found in limestone hills and mountain. T 103. Most cavers are European. T 104. There are still many unexplored caves in the world T 105. Cavers can visit any caves in the world. F IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete each sentence. 106. His reaction to winning the prize was quite funny. 107. I am writing to ask for some information about courses. 118. After her marriage broke up, Emma went to live in London. 109. The headquarters of the United Nations is in New York. 110. It's dangerous to play football in the streets. 111. The report about the accident was on the front page of the newspaper. 112. Give me some solution to this problem. 11
12. 113. There is no difference between those two colors. 114. Are you acquainted with the lady? 115. Miss White was very upset about the news of her father’s death. 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. Sally Ride, American’s first spacewoman, doesn’t looks very different from a lot of other American professional women. She is attracting with curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile. She like to dress simply: she wears comfortable but colorful clothes, like much people from California. But in 1983 Sally Ride became America's first woman astronaut. She was one of the five astronaut on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful six-days voyage in space in June 1983. What makes a woman want to go in space? Sally Ride grows up in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a professor at Santa Monica College, and his mother is housewife. At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student but a tennis player.Today she still looks like a sportswoman. She is 1.6 meters tall, weighs 52 kilos, and very fit. While she was till a student, she became a very successful tennis player. She thought on becoming a professional sportswoman but she decided to continue with her studies at college, and later at university. Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 116. 121. 117. 122. 118. 123. 119. 124. 120. 125. 1. attracting → attractive 2. like → likes 3. much → many 4. astronaut → astronauts 5. days → day 6. grows → grew 7. his → her 8. but → and 9. while → when 10. on → of/about VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.5 pts) 126. The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment. => The teacher let me stay at home to finish the assignment. 127. Unless the train arrives on time, we shall miss the start of the concert. => If the train doesn’t arrive on time, we shall miss the start of the concert. 128. Children between the age of 6 and 16 have to go to school in Malaysia. => Education is compulsory for children between the age of 6 and 16 in Malaysia. 129. Due to the traffic in Viet nam, foreign tourists prefer walking to driving. => Foreign tourists would rather walk than drive due to the traffic in Viet Nam. 130. Please don’t smoke in the kitchen. => I’d rather you didn’t smoke in the kitchen. 131. My sister rarely takes a holiday. => It is rare for my sister to take a holiday. 132. I work in a factory which has more than a thousand employees. => There are more than/ over a thousand employees in the factory where I work. 133. There is no one I like more than you. => You are the person I like best. 134. Her behaviour annoyed me. => I found her behaviour annoying. 135. The name of the film is “ The river of Hope”. => The film is named “ The River of Hope” 12
13. III. It is widely recognized that we have to protect the environment, not only for our own sake but for our next generations’ as well. Write a composition of around 200 words to say what you would and would not do in order to keep the world unpolluted, fresh and green. 13