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I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 0.5p
1. A. photograph B. Stephen C. phone D. orphan
2. A. ancient B. cancel C. city D. cigarette
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. existence B. character C. scientist D. interesting
4. A. competitor B. participant C. volunteer D. announcer
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
5. How many countries took part in the first World Cup?
A. interested B. participated C. competed D. co. operated
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
6. Van Mieu was a place to memorialize the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
A. honor B. keep in mind C. learn by heart D. gradually forget
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 3p
7. Mothers have long used folk songs to _______________ babies to sleep
A. delight B. communicate C. buzz D. lull
8. To attract film viewers, a majority of film makers now tend to expose nude ________.
A. motions B. parts C. scenes D. Events
9. Pélé is regarded _________ the greatest football player of all time
A. at B. as C. for D. with
10. Hoi An is famous ________________ its old temples and pagodas.
A. in B. for C. at D. with
11. "Would you mind helping me?" – "________."
A. No, a problem B. Sure, no problem
C. No, I wouldn't D. Yes, I would
12.The building in the middle of the town_______ now.
A. is being painted B. being painted C. is painting D. be painted
13. It was not until ____________________ that she cooked the meal.
A. her father would come home B. her father has come home
C. her father came home D. her father comes home
14. The Palace hotel was __________than the Grosvenor.
A. expensive B. more expensive
C. the most expensive D. the more expensive
15. ______________ do you like to live – in the city or in the countryside?
A. How B. When C. What D. Where
16. The children became....................... about the cartoon.
A. exciting B. to excite C. excited D. excite
17. Peter has practiced playing the piano ________________ the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter B. to entering C. to enter D. not to enter
18. Everyone knows what is happening to......earth but we just do not know how to stop it.
A. an B. a C. the D. Φ
VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 1p
Football is the most (19).........sport in Britain, particularly amongst men. It (20)..........by boys in most schools. Most towns have an amateur football team which plays in a minor league. Football is also the most popular (21).........sport in Britain. Many people go to see their favorite professional team (22).........at home, and some go away matches. Many more people watch football (23).....ON......television.
19. A. important B. famous C. difficult D. popular
20. A. plays B. was played C. is played D. played
21. A spectator B. viewer C. champion D. trophy
22. A kicking B. taking C. running D. playing
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 1p
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today. Maybe, country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear about simple ordinary people.
Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West. The singers usually play guitars or electric guitars when they sing.
Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South and learned to like country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United States.
24. Country music is very popular because _______________________.
A. it's about strong human feelings B. it's about events like love, sadness
C. it tells about good times, bad times D. all are correct
25. Country music is _______________________.
A. the traditional music of the people in the eastern United States
B. considered as the cowboy music from the American West
C. sometimes called country-western music
D. from two kinds of music which haven't been widely known
26. According to the passage, it's untrue to say that ____________________________.
A. Country music became very popular in the South
B. Factory workers took country music with them from the South
C. Country music was brought from the South by soldiers
D. Gradually, country music became popular all over the United States
VIII. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1.5p
27. In all the world, there (be) _____ARE_____ only 14 mountains that (reach) ____REACHED______above 8,000 meters.
28. He sometimes (come) _____COMES_____ to see his parents.
29. When I (come) _____CAME_____, she (leave) ______HAD LEFT____for Dalat ten minutes ago.
30. My grandfather never (fly) ______FLIES____ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
IX. sentence transformation 2.5p
31. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
- He asked her where..........................I WAS GOING...............................
32. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
- He asked... ............................WHICH WAY THEY HAD GONE..........................................
33. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit.”, I said to her.
- I told... ............................HER TO BRING IT BACK IF IT DIDN'T FIT................................................
34. “Don’t try to open it now.” she said to us.
- She told... ..............................US NOT TO TRY TO OPEN IT THEN..........................................
35. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
- I asked her... .........................IF IT WAS GOING TO BE A FINE DAY THAT DAY...........................................
36. “He’s not at home.”, she said.
- She said that... .........................HE WAS NOT AT HOME........................................
37. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.→ If…………YOU KEEP TALKING, YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND THE LESSON………………………….....….…….
38. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.→ If ………WE HADHAD A MAP, WE WOULD NOT GOT LOST…….……..…….……
39. Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915.
IT was not until______________________________1915 THAT CINEMA BECAME A INDUSTRY_____________________________________
40. My son didn’t start talking until he was 5.
It was not until__________________________MY SON WAS 5 THAT HE START TALKING_________________________________________
III. Reading comprehension : Read the passage and choose the correct answer:
All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different things to different people.
Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. How ever, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
12. Classical music is famous …………………..
a. in the Western
b. in Europe
c. in the United States
d. all over the world
13. The first classical composers wanted to……………………
a. tell stories about religion
b. write lovely sounds
c. show strong emotion
d. b and c
14. Beethoven ………………………
a. composed his music a long time ago.
b. just wanted to make an interesting design.
c. did not tell a story.
d. wrote sonic music that was difficult to understand.
15. People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to …………
a. understand it clearly.
b. think about the design.
c. form the picture of the design in their mind.
d. hear the same classical music many times.
IV. Word forms :
16.She smiles so ……attractively …………,doesn’t she ? ( attract ).
17.…Scientific …..methods of farming have helped to increase rice production a great deal . ( science ).
18.. Our company believes it is the best……organization …….to help the poor. ( organize)
19. Three films are in ……competition………for the same contract. ( compete)
V/Fill in each blank with one of the words from the box
Yellowstone National Park, the first US national park, was (20)…established…in 1872. It is one of the largest parks . It (21)…covers …….. about 3,500 square
1 D
2 C
3 A
4 A
5 B