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Đề 1
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(0,2)
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. (0,2)
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. (0,2)
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 
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. (0,2)
	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. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)
0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV. 	 
- They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
31. People say that they bought this shop last year. 	 
- It is_____________________________________________________________________________.
- They are_________________________________________________________________________.
32. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 
- He asked me______________________________________________________________________.
33. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 
- Mr. Brown whose__________________________________________________________________.
34. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
- You know________________________________________________________________________.
35. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day. 
- Minh spends_______________________________________________________________________.
36. We were late for school because of the heavy rain. 
- Because it_________________________________________________________________________.
37. My mother used to make us clean the house. 
- We used__________________________________________________________________________.
38. "I'm working in a restaurant, and don't care much for it."she said 
- She said__________________________________________________________________________.
39. It’s two years since I last spoke to her. 
- I haven’t__________________________________________________________________________.
40. Going swimming in the river in the summer is interesting. 
- It________________________________________________________________________________.
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Good luck and success!
Đáp án đề 1
I - Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,2)
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. (0,2)
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) need correcting to become an exact one. (0,2)
21. The picture was painting by Michael last year.	(was painted)
 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
22. There’s the woman who she sold me the handbag.	(NOT she)
	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
23. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?	( isn’t he )
	 A 	 B	 C 	 D 
24. I met a lot of interesting people while I was studying at Ho Chi Minh City. ( in )
	 A 	 	 B 	 C 	 D 
25. If I were you, I didn’t buy that expensive car.	( wouldn’t )
 A 	 B 	 C	 D 
IV - Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26 - 30. (0,2)
	I went to Australia on a student program last year and I like to (26)_______you about it. I was very (27)_______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 (28)_______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 (29)_______we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation wasn’t. My problem is (30)_______ ‘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
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (0,4)
0. They suggested banning advertisements on TV. 	 
- They suggested that advertisements on TV should be banned.
31. People say that they bought this shop last year. 	 
- It is said that they bought this shop last year. / - They are said to have bought this shop last year.
32. "How much do you think it will cost?" he said to me. 
- He asked me how much I thought it would cost.
33. Mr.Brown's team has lost the game.He looks very sad. 
- Mr. Brown whose team has lost the game looks very sad. 
34. Do you know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night?
- You know the man who sat next to me at Nam’s birthday party last night, don’t you?
35. It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day. 
- Minh spends 2 hours doing his homework every ... t environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
	The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.
26. A. in	B. at	C. to	D. on
27. A. boring	B. careful	C. enjoyable	D. excited
28. A. expectedly	B. strangely	C. terribly	D. comfortably
29. A. size	B. number	C. deal	D. digit
30. A. point	B. indicate	C. display	D. exhibit
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35. 
	Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
31. Ted was worried because_________.
 A. he received a letter	B. he went to the police station yesterday 
 C. the police would catch him	D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
32. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
 A. pleasant	B. worried	C. surprised	D. small
33. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
 A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
 B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
 C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
 D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
34. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
 A. Last Tuesday	B. Five years ago	C. Twenty years ago	D. Yesterday 
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
 A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.	B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
 C. Ted is no longer anxious now.	D. Ted is 35 years old now.
Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions. 
36. ___________, Bill arrived late.
 A. In spite of having taken a taxi 	B. Despite of having taken a taxi 
 C. Although of having taken a taxi 	D. Though having taken a taxi
37. The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.
 A. how was old her son 	B. how old son was 	C. how old her son is 	D. how old her son was
38. The more a car costs, __________.
 A. faster it goes	B. the faster it goes	C. so faster it goes	D. the fastest it goes
39. The students never understand you, do they? 	~ __________?
 A. Do the students never understand you?	B. Are the students never understand you?	 
 C. Don’t the students never understand you?	D. Do they the students never understand you?
40. __________, he’ll lose his job.
 A. If he works harder 	B. If he doesn’t works harder 
 C. Unless he doesn’t work harder 	D. Unless he works harder
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Đáp án 10
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 
1. A. lose	B. move	C. stove	D. improve
2. A. opens	B. photographs	C. performs	D. pays
3. A. raised	B. picked	C. laughed	D. watched
4. A. cough	B. plough	C. weigh	D. though
5. A. turn	B. burn	C. curtain	D. bury
Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. 
6. They are not_________to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
 A. so old	B. old enough	C. enough old	D. as old
7. The football match was postponed _________the bad weather.
 A. despite	B. in spite	C. because	D. because of
8. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. _________does his brother.
 A. Too	B. Neither	C. So	D. Either
9. If I had the map now, I_________a short-cut across the desert.
 A. could have taken	B. take	C. could take	D. can take
10. If I were you, I would advise _________the new teaching method.
 A. try	B. trying	C. to try	D. tries
11. My father is very busy. _________, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
 A. Despite	B. Although	C. However	D. Therefore
12. The capital of Thailand is_________. 
 A. London	B. Paris	C. Bangkok	D. Phnom Penh
13. This detailed map is_________the atlas.
 A. more useful	B. more useful than	C. more useful as	D. usefuler than
14. The smaller the room is, the_________furniture it needs. 
 A. less	B. fewer	C. smaller	D. more
15. He hates_________at while he is out in the street. 
 A. stared	B. be stared	C. is stared	D. being stared
16. If I_________you, I’d take some rest before the exam tomorrow. 
 A. is	B. are	C. were	D. would be
17. It was_________hot day that we decided to leave work early.
 A. such	B. so	C. so a	D. such a
18. Let’s go for a walk, _________we?
 A. will	B. shall	C. do	D. must
19. I wish I_________to him. Now it is too late. 
 A. had listened	B. would listen	C. listened	D. have listened
20. Ellen: “_________?”	~ Tom: “He’s tall and thin with blue eyes.”
 A. How is John doing	B. What does John like
 C. What does John look like	D. Who does John look like
Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.
21. It was important that we should be on time at the meeting tonight.	is
 A	 B	C	 D
22. Nam is tallest student in his class.	the tallest
	 A B	 C D
23. People who exercise frequently have greater physical endurance than those who doesn’t.	don’t
	 A	 B	 C	 D
24. It was such a terrible fire that the whole building were destroyed.	was
	 A	 B	 C	D
25. They suggested ban the sale of alcohol at football matches.	banning
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 30. 
	It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
	The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.
26. A. in	B. at	C. to	D. on
27. A. boring	B. careful	C. enjoyable	D. excited
28. A. expectedly	B. strangely	C. terribly	D. comfortably
29. A. size	B. number	C. deal	D. digit
30. A. point	B. indicate	C. display	D. exhibit
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 31- 35. 
	Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday, and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling police-man that his bicycle had been found. Five years ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It’s now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
31. Ted was worried because_________.
 A. he received a letter	B. he went to the police station yesterday 
 C. the police would catch him	D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him
32. The police who talked to Ted was_________.
 A. pleasant	B. worried	C. surprised	D. small
33. Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
 A. Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
 B. Because his bicycle was found when he was a boy of fifteen.
 C. Because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
 D. Because the bicycle was sent to him by train.
34. When was Ted’s bicycle found?
 A. Last Tuesday	B. Five years ago	C. Twenty years ago	D. Yesterday 
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
 A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.	B. The policeman told Ted the good news 5 days ago.
 C. Ted is no longer anxious now.	D. Ted is 35 years old now.
Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) to each of the following questions. 
36. ___________, Bill arrived late.
 A. In spite of having taken a taxi 	B. Despite of having taken a taxi 
 C. Although of having taken a taxi 	D. Though having taken a taxi
37. The nurse asked Mrs. Green_________.
 A. how was old her son 	B. how old son was 	C. how old her son is 	D. how old her son was
38. The more a car costs, __________.
 A. faster it goes	B. the faster it goes	C. so faster it goes	D. the fastest it goes
39. The students never understand you, do they? 	~ __________?
 A. Do the students never understand you?	B. Are the students never understand you?	 
 C. Don’t the students never understand you?	D. Do they the students never understand you?
40. __________, he’ll lose his job.
 A. If he works harder 	B. If he doesn’t works harder 
 C. Unless he doesn’t work harder 	D. Unless he works harder
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