Đề 11:

I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. Someone….........tickets are free.

    A. said me

    B. said me that

    C. told me

    D. told to me

2. When she lived in the countryside, she ……………….in the river.

    A. was swimming

    B. used to swim

    C. has swum

    D. is used to swimming

3. Saigon ……………more than three hundred years ago.

    A. was built

    B. has been built

    D. built

4. It is nearly ten years ……………….I saw her.

    A. when

    B. since

    C. for

    D. while

5. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?

    A. take

    B. took

    C. would take

    D. am going to take

6. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.

    A. got

    B. brought

    C. fetch

    D. took

7. They said to me about the people and the places..........they saw in New York.

    A. Which

    B. Who

    C. that

    D. whom
8. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?

    A. about

    B. on

    C. of

    D. for

9. Do you collect stamps or other things ?- Yes, I am a stamp…………………

    A. collecting

    B. collector

    C. collect

    D. collection

10. I wish I...........a new computer.

    A. had

    B. had had

    C. have

    D. would have

III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Mary spent hours (1. repair ) ...................................her bike.

2. They advised him ( 2.not/ cross )...................... the street aganist the red lights.

3. He and his sister (3.not/ meet) ........................my friends since last Christmas

4. She (4.work) ..........................................here since she left school ?

5. Everyone (5. read) this novel, let us ( 6.discuss) ....................................... it.

7. They’d rather (9.walk) ...........................than (10.go) ..........................by car.

IV. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the passage.
( 1,5pts)

For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find
the whole idea quite terrifying, (1) ................. flying is no more dangerous
(2) ......................any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer.
It is known, however, that most accident occurs during taking off and landing when a
(4) ......................decisions are vitally important.

The people (5) ............. job it is to look after the passengers, the stewards and
stewardnesses play an important part in helping passengers to (7)................ safe and
comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being taken such care of is all part of the
total experience. No other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same
(10) ................ , with food, drink, newspapers, magazins, music, and even video films.

V. Read the passage and choose the best answer for the questions.

Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children.
Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by
themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on telivision, in
the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.

Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to anwer this question. Many
boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults
learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their
higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university.
Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magezines in
nglish.

1. According to the writer. English is learnt by...............

    A. young children

    B. adults

    C. teenagers

    D. all are correct

2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to..........

    A.country

    B. young childen

    C.English

    D. question

3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?

    A. at home

    B. at school

    C. in evening classe

    D. in the office

4. Why do adults learn English?

    A. Because they want to see movies in English

    B. Because they need it for their job.

    C. Because they are foced to learn it

5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passge?

    A. Children like reading English newspapers

    B. People in many countries learn English

    C. English is one subject in school.

    D. Some books are written in English.

VI. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.

1. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.

→ The date....................................................

2. “I am going to meet my father in front of the station”, said Huy.

→ Huy said that……………………………………………..……………………..

3. Her mother can cook better than her.

→ She can’t………………………………………….……………………….…….

4. I don’t have a computer.

→ I wish……………………………………..…….……………….……………….

5. I haven’t met him for two years.

→ It’s .................................................

VII. Use the words or phrases given to complete the sentences.

1. There / used / be / Church / near / post office / my town.

..................................................................

2. While / I / open / letter /, phone / ring

3. I / be / very pleased / see / Tom / again / after / long time.

..................................................................

4. You / look / thinner . You / lose / weight ?

...................................................................

5. That / my old house / I / born / grew up .

...................................................................
Đề 12:
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others by circling A, B, C, or D:

1.

    A. books

    B. cats

    C. maps

    D. dogs

2.

    A. tidal

    B. gift

    C. bill

    D. public

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A,
B, C, or D

3.

    A. century

    B. conclusion

    C. available

    D. ambition

4.
    A. contain

    B. achieve

    C. improve

    D. visit

Circle the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting

5. My mother told me to watch the milk and don't let it boil over.

    A. told

    B. to watch

    C. don't let

    D. over

6. You had better learn English before apply for the job.

    A. for the job

    B. learn

    C. apply

    D. had better

7. Mrs. Young felt unhappy because her son got a good mark in Math.

    A. got

    B. mark

    C. in

    D. unhappy

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:

8. I want to have my suit …… . I’m going to a wedding on Saturday.

    B. cleaning

    C. clean

    D. to clean

9. He was made _________ for two hours.

    A. to wait

    B. wait

    C. waiting

    D. waited

10. We arrived …… to have some coffee before class.

    A. enough early

    B. early enough

    C. too early

    D. early too

11. Do you know _________ ?

    A. who how many people go on Sundays to church

    B. who go to church on Sundays how many people

    C. how many people who go on Sundays to church

    D. how many people who go to church on Sundays

12. We watch the cat ________ the tree.

    A. climbed

    B. climb
    C. had climbed

    D. was climbing

13. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.

    A. came

    B. will come

    C. would come

    D. would have come

14. He looked forward to ________ his first pay packet.

    A. receive

    B. have received

    C. be receiving

    D. Receiving

15. It took weeks to get used to …… someone else around.

    A. have

    B. having

    C. had

    D. has

16…… he comes in half an hour, I shall go alone.

    A. If

    B. Unless

    C. Because

    D. When
Mark the letter to indicate the most suitable response.

17. Man: “Can I help you with your luggage. Madam?"

Woman: “……………”

    A. Oh, thank you

    B. Oh, you're night.

    C. It must be boring. I'm afraid

    D. Poor you!

18. Stranger: “Excuse me, where’s the nearest post office?”

Mr. Johnson: “……………”

    A. You can see in your dictionary.

    B. It’s over there. Next to the cinema.

    C. Take a taxi, please.

    D. By bus.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase
that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
questions.

19. Did your son pass the university entrance examination?

    A. make up

    B. get along

    C. go up

    D. get through

20. The police are looking into the murder.

    B. investigating

    C. doing

    D. ignoring

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase
that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
questions.

21. I want you to carry on with the project while I am out of town.

    A. bring

    B. end

    C. abandon

    D. stop

22. I felt let down when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister.

    A. happy

    B. interested

    C. disappointed

    D. bored

Read the following text carefully and choose the best option to fit each space.

Dear Rob,

How are you? What have you been up to? Sorry I haven't written to you (33) ages, but
I've been really busy recently with end-of-term exams. You know what it's like! I've also
been rehearsing for the Christmas show, which starts next week.
Guess what I'm in hospital. Don't panic. I'm not seriously ill. I tell off (34)
____________, I was playing tennis and broke my arm. Anyway, I'm only in for a day
or two. Luckily my injury won't stop me (35) ____________ in the show.

The family is all fine. Mom's been working really (36) ____________ She doesn't get
home to late. Dad's bought a new car-well. I say "new", but actually it's about ten years
old. Christ has got a new computer and spends (37)____________ of the time playing
computer games.

Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers.

The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasanter to live in. Many people think
so and go to the country for the summer holidays though they can not live there all the
year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever
they can find the time.Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of
which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard
where people are buried.

The Village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it.
Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have the water brought through
pipes into house.

Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what
they can't find in the village shops.

28. What can be easily seen in most villages?

    A. a church

    B. a tower
    C. a shop

    D. a cottage

29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. Many villagers now have water inside their homes.

    B. People are buried near the village church.

    C. Many English people prefer living in the country.

    D. People can buy anything from the village shops.

30. What does the word “it” refer to?

    A. grass

    B. a cottage

    C. a house

    D. the village green

31. When do people often spend holidays in the country?

    A. in summer

    B. in spring

    C. in autumn

    D. in winter

32. What is the best title for the passage?

    A. The English countryside

    B. Advantages of country life

    C. Things in an English village

    D. Summer holidays in England

Rewrite the following sentences beginning as shown, so that the meaning

33. My sister started learning English 5 years ago.

-> My sister has ............................................................................................................

34. My cousin often visited me when he lived in Hanoi.

-> My cousin used ........................................................................................................

35. “Do you go to school on Sunday?” my friend asked.

-> My friend asked .......................................................................................................

36. They built a supermarket near the airport last year.

-> A supermarket ..........................................................................................................

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
using the word given in brackets. Do not change the words in anyway.

37. It's possible Karen didn't hear her name being called. (might)

→ Karen .…………………………………………………… her name being called.

38. “Don’t forget to lock the house when you go out, William,” his mother
said. (reminded)

→ William’s mother …………………………………………… when he went out.

39. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. (against)

→ Against .…………………………………………………………….. she lost

40. Promise to look after it and you can borrow my tennis racquet. (long)

→ You can borrow my tennis racquet, ……………………………. to look after it.