I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.(1,25đ)
1. A. passed
B. watched
C. played
D. washed
2. A. proud
B. about
C. around
D. would
3. A. market
B. depart
C. card
D. scare
4. A. entrance
B. paddy
C. bamboo
D. banyan
5. A. problem
B. love
C. box
D. hobby
II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete
each sentence. (3,75đ)
6. My house_________in 1986.
A. is built
B. was building
C. was built
D. has been built
7. The doctor_________me not to stay up too late at night.
A. advised
B. suggested
C. insisted
D. forced
8. Tomorrow we'll go to Noi Bai Airport to meet Maryam, _________comes from Malaysia.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. that
9. His house looks very large and beautiful. It is _________house.
A. a seven-room
B. a seven-rooms
C. seven room
D. seven rooms
10. If you get up early, you_________late.
A. weren't
B. wouldn't be
C. aren't
D. won't be
11. It's very hot today. I wish I_________on the beach now.
A. am
B. was
C. were
D. had been
12. When he lived in the city, he_________to the theater twice a week.
A. uses to go
B. has gone
C. used to go
D. was going
13. My father asked us_________too much time playing computer games.
A. not to spending
B. did not spend
C. not to spend
D. to not spent
14. Hoai can not remember the name of the restaurant________she ate her favorite roasted duck.
A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. where
15. If I were a flower, I_________a sunflower.
A. was
B. were
C. will be
D. would be
16. Nobody went to the party, _________?
A. does he
B. do they
C. didn’t they
D. did they
17. It is nearly 3 months_________he visited his parents.
A. while
B. during
C. since
D. when
18. _________population is another unpleasant result we have to solve.
A. Increased
B. Increasing
C. The increase
D. To increase
19. If we_________enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.
A. will have
B. have
C. had
D. would have
20. What would you do, if you_________a UFO?
A. see
B. saw
C. would see
D. had seen
III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact
one. (1,25đ)
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.
A B C
D
22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.
A
B C
D 14
23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A
B C
D
24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City.
A
B
C
D
25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.
A
B
C
D
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (1,25đ)
I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (1)_______you about it. I
was very (2)_______when I knew I was going to Australia because I had never been there before.
I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English (3)_______I met my host family. At first I
couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the five years I had been
learning English wasn’t much used at all (4)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even
though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (5)_______ ‘l’ and ‘r’.
For example, Australian people often asked “What do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them
that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when I said “We eat lice”…
26. A. say
B. tell
C. talk
D. speak
27. A. exciting
B. excites
C. excited
D. excite
28. A. after
B. until
C. when
D. while
29. A. although
B. even
C. because
D. so
30. A. pronouncing
B. speaking
C. reading
D. telling
V. Give correct form of the verb in brackets: (1,25đ)
31. After you (take) ................the medicine, you (feel) ...................better.
32. I (work) ....................... on the computer when the earthquake happened..
33. You (sleep) ................. well last night?
34. The weather (be) ................. warm last week.
35. I (stay) ..................with my aunt at present until I find somewhere to live.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1,25đ)
0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV.
→ They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
36. People say that they bought this shop last year.
→ It is___________________________________________________________________.
37. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me.
→ He asked me____________________________________________________________.
38. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad.
→ Mr. Brown whose_______________________________________________________.
39. We were late for school because of the heavy rain.
→ Because it______________________________________________________________.
40. It’s two years since I last spoke to her.
→ I haven’t__________________________________________________________.
Đề số 2
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1,25đ)
1. A. claimed
B. warned
C. occurred
D. coughed
2. A. health
B. appear
C. ready
D. heavy
3. A. tidal
B. sight
C. mineral
D. describe
4. A. though
B. throw
C. through
D. thought
5. A. thunder
B. erupt
C. trust
D. pull
II – Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) to complete
each sentence. (3,75)
6. I can’t understand the French visitors. I wish I________French.
A. knew
B. will know
C. know
D. have known 15
7. The church________about 100 years ago.
A. is built
B. was built
C. will be built
D. has been built
8. People in Israel are going to celebrate their festival________is called Passover.
A. whose
B.who
C. which
D. where
9. ________I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep.
A. Even though
B. So
C. Therefore
D. Because of
10. Lan is very tired. ________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although
B. So
C. Therefore
D. However
11. I suggest________some money for poor children.
A. raise
B. to raise
C. raised
D. raising
12. She asked me if I________a laptop computer the following day.
A.buy
B. will buy
C. bought
D. would buy
13. I ________telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would
B. have to
C. will
D. shall
14. Honda motorbikes________in Viet Nam.
A. produce
B. will produce
C. are produced
D. would be produced
15. We have learnt English________2001.
A. for
B. since
C. in
D. during
16. We________already________Huong Pagoda.
A. were…seeing
B. have…seen
C. are…seeing
D. will…see
17. All the houses in the area________immediately.
A. has to rebuilt
B. had to rebuild
C. have to be rebuilt D. have to rebuild
18. If he________soon, he might miss the train.
A. isn’t coming
B. doesn’t come
C. won’t come
D. didn’t come
19. Mr. Long said that he________in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. lived
B. is living
C. has lived
D. will live
20. Your sister works in a foreign company, ________she?
A.isn’t
B. didn’t
C.wasn’t
D. doesn’t
III- Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact
one. (1,25đ)
21. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.
A B
C
D
22. Mr. Thach who sing English songs very well is my teacher of English.
A
B
C D
23. My father asked us not to spending too much time playing computer games.
A
B
C D
24. Ba can play the piano better more than his friends can.
A
B
C
D
25. We can save nature resources by using solar energy.
A
B
C
D
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (1,25đ)
Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first
supermarket (26)_________opened only fifty years ago. It was opened in New York by a man
named Michael Cullen.
A supermarket is different (27)___________other types of stores in several ways. In
supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (28)__________ choose what they want and
take them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other
stores. The way products are displayed is another difference between supermarkets and many other
types of stores; (29)__________ example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small
inexpensive items just in front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap
foods and so on.
Most customers (30)__________go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They
know exactly what they need to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
26. A. is
B. has been
C. was
D. were16
27. A. in
B. from
C. of
D. with
28. A. customers
B. managers
C. assistants
D. sellers
29. A. in
B. for
C. of
D. by
30. A. who
B. what
C. which
D. whom
V. Give correct form of the verb in brackets: (1,25đ)
31. I wish my room (be).......... larger
32. If it (rain).......... we will not play badminton this afternoon
33. He always (walk).......... to school but he (cycle).......... there yesterday
34. Nam (not buy).......... a new computer since he (sell).......... the old one last month.
35. An interesting book (read).......... by Lan at the moment.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1,25đ)
36. They have just sold that old house.
→ That old house____________________________________________________________.
37. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
→ Although_________________________________________________________________.
38. They will build a new mall here.
→ A new mall______________________________________________________________.
39. Unless he takes these pills, he won’t be better.
→ If_____________________________________________________________________.
40. I have never been here before.
→ It is the first_________________________________________
6/ Peter isn’t here. I wish he ……here. ( is / was / were / weren’t)
7/ I……him since 1990. ( have known / know / knew / has known)
8/ Rice ……is tropical country. ( grow / aren’t grown / grows / is grown)
9/ We have lived in Ha Noi ……..4 years. ( since / for / in / at )
10/ Viet got up late……. He couldn’t catch the first bus. ( then / so / as / when)
11/ Let’s …..soccer. (play / to play / played / playing )
12/ We have bought this house …….2005. ( at / for/ on / since)
13/ I enjoy……English. ( learn / learnt / to learn / learning)
14/ I have English……… Tuesday and Saturday. ( on / in / at / into )
15/ The church……about 100 years ago. ( is built / will be built / was built / has been built )
John Brown is a lecturer. He went to university in 1982 and was one of the best students at that time. In 1990, he became a senior lecturer since then. He is a very well known in his teaching career. He has written five books about education, including a book “ How to teach deaf children “ in 1995. He is married to his assistant, Linda. They have two children.
What does he do ? …He is a lecturer.………
17/ is he a very well- known in his teaching career? Yes, he is.
18/ How many books about education has he written? He has written five books about education.
19/ who is he married to? He is married to his assistant, Linda.
20/ Has he got any children? Yes, he has.
21 / Choose the correct answer.
Maths is the most difficult subject of all.
a/ Maths is very difficult of all.
b/ No subject is not as difficult as Maths.
c/ No thing is more difficult than Maths.
d/ No subject is more difficult than Maths
22/ What a pity. I ‘m not tall enough to join the army.
a/ I’m sorry for joining the army.
b/ I wish I were taller.
c/ I am not tall enough, so I don’t want to join the army.
d / I wish I am taller to join the army.
23 / It / necessary / us / think / about / this matter.
a/ it’s for us to think about this matter carefully necessary.
b/ To think about this matter carefully is necessary for us.
c/ For us to think about this matter carefully it’s necessary.
d/ It’s necessary for us to think about this matter.
24/ What a pity! He isn’t here.
a/ I wish he is here.
b/ I wish he weren’t
c/ I wish he wasn’t here
d/ I wish he were here
25/ They often went to Ha Noi at the weekends.
a/ They used to going Hanoi at the weekends
b/ They are used to go to Hanoi at the weekends
c/ They used to go to Hanoi at the weekends
d/ They were used to Hanoi at the weekends