ĐỀ SỐ 3

Paper 1

SECTION A

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For each question, 1 to 20, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

1) She is always complaining about ... her children from school.

A/ to meet

B/ meeting

C/ collecting

D/ education

2) She's very well ... and I encouraged her to go back to work.

A/ intelligent

B/ experience

C/ training

D/ qualified

3) julian Snow has been a war ... for many years and has covered a number of conflicts.

A/ correspondent

B/ news-agent

C/ editor

D/ publisher

4) The guerrillas ... him to go with them to their camp.

A/ ambushed

B/ escaped

C/ made

D/ forced

5) As they approach old age, they seem to have an unexplained ... to return to the Sargasso Sea to breed.

A/ argument

B/ compulsion

C/ creature

D/ instinctive

6) On the way back they sometimes make a complete ... of Antarctica before returning to their breeding grounds.

A/ mystery

B/ suicide

C/ inheritance

D/ circuit

7) If we ... in further research now, we'll be ready to face the future.

A/ invest

B/ protest

C/ rely

D/ conserve

8) Some of this nuclear waste will remain ... for thousands of vears.

A/ permanently

B/ survive

C/ active

D/ existence

9) I was ... in the countryside and went to a little village school.

A/ carried on

B/ brought up

C/ given in

D/ taken up

10) A lot of my friends left school at 16, and they now ... leaving so early.

A/ sorry

B/ confuse

C/ worry

D/ regret

11) We stopped for a rest after we ... for two hours.

A/ walked

B/ had walded

C/ would walk

D/ have walked

12) The old lady fell as she ... into the bus.

A/ got

B/ was getting

C/ had got

D/ has got

13) Active: No one has ever asked me that question before.

Passive:

A/ That question has ever been asked me by no one before.

B/ That question has never been asked me before by any one.

C/ I have not ever been asked that question before.

D/ I have never been asked that question before.

14) Direct: The teacher said to us, "Don't make so much noise"

Indirect:

A/ The teacher said we didn't make so much noise.

B/ The teacher told us that we didn't make so much noise.

C/ The teacher asked us not to make so much noise.

D/ The teacher ordered us if we didn't make so much noise.

15) Had they arrived at the sale early, they ... a better selection.

A/ would have found

B/ would find

C/ had found

D/ found

16) Mrs Wood always talks to her baby as though he ... an adult.

A/ is

B/ were

C/ has been

D/ will be

17) There were many scientists at the meeting, several of ... were very young.

A/ that

B/ which

C/ who

D/ whom

18) It's too hot and my hair needs ...

A/ to cut

B/ being cut

C/ cutting

D/ cut

19) There ... lots of furniture ... in the furniture department.

A) are / to display

B) are / displaying

C) is / displaying

D) is / on display

20) She doesn't write to me as often as she ...

A/ used to

B/ was used to

C/ gets used to

D/ has used to

SECTION B

In this section you will find after the passage five questions of unfinished statements about the passage, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. For each question, 21 to 25, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian, son of a white trader and an Indian woman. At an early age, he became fascinated by "the talking leaf", an expression that he used to describe the white man's written records. Although many believed this "talking leaf" to be the gift from the Great Spirit, Sequoyah refused to accept that theory. Like other Indians of the period, he was illiterate but his determination to change the situation led to the invention of a unique 86-character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard.

His family and friends thought him mad, but while recovering from a hunting accident, he diligently and independently set out to create a form of communication for his own people as well as for other Indians. In 1821, after twelve years of work, he had successfully developed a written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write.

Sequoyah's desire to preserve words and events for later generations has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors. The giant redwood trees of California, call "sequoias" in his honour, will further imprint his name in history.

Sequoyah là một người trẻ tuổi Cherokee Ấn Độ, con trai của một thương nhân da trắng và một phụ nữ Ấn Độ. Ngay từ khi còn nhỏ, ông đã bị cuốn hút bởi "chiếc lá nói chuyện", một biểu hiện mà ông sử dụng để mô tả hồ sơ của người đàn ông da trắng. Mặc dù nhiều người tin rằng "chiếc lá nói chuyện" này là món quà từ Thần Khí, Sequoyah từ chối chấp nhận lý thuyết đó. Giống như những người da đỏ khác trong thời kỳ này, ông không biết chữ nhưng quyết tâm thay đổi tình huống dẫn đến việc phát minh ra một bảng chữ cái gồm 86 ký tự độc đáo dựa trên những mẫu âm thanh mà ông nghe.

Gia đình và bạn bè của anh nghĩ anh ta điên lên, nhưng trong khi hồi phục sau một tai nạn săn bắn, anh ta siêng năng và độc lập để tạo ra một hình thức truyền thông cho người của mình cũng như cho người Ấn Độ khác. Năm 1821, sau mười hai năm làm việc, ông đã thành công trong việc phát triển một ngôn ngữ viết mà có thể cho phép hàng ngàn người Ấn Độ đọc và viết.

Mong muốn của Sequoyah để bảo tồn các từ và sự kiện cho các thế hệ sau đó đã khiến anh ta được ghi nhớ trong số các nhà phát minh quan trọng. Những cây redwood khổng lồ của California, gọi là "sequoias" để tôn vinh ông, sẽ thêm dấu ấn tên của ông trong lịch sử.

21) What is the most important reason that Sequoyah will be remembered?

A/ California redwoods were named in his honour.

B/ He was illiterate.

C/ He created a unique alphabet.

D/ He recovered from his madness and helped mankind.

22) How did Sequoyah's family react to his idea of developing his own "talking leaf"?

A/ They arranged for his hunting accident.

B/ They thought he was crazy.

C/ They decided to help him.

D/ They asked him to teach them to read and write.

23) What caused Sequoyah to develop his alphabet?

A/ People were writing things about him that he couldn't read.

B/ He wanted to become famous.

C/ After his hunting accident, he needs something to keep him busy.

D/ He wanted the history of his people preserved for future generations.

24) How would you describe Sequoyah ?

A/ determined

B/ mad

C/ backwards

D/ gentle

25) Which of the following is not true ?

A/ Sequoyah developed a form of writing with the help of the Cherokee tribe.

B/ Sequoyah was a very clever young man.

C/ Sequoyah spent twelve years developing his alphabet.

D/ Sequoyah was honoured by having some named trees after him.

Paper 2

WRITING

SECTION A

USE OF ENGLISH

A/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

(26) ... June 14th, in Carmel,, Indiana, a woman saw a large strange bright light moving around (27) ... the sky. The woman, Mrs Dora Gabb, 34, phoned the police and spoke to Patrolman Conrad Brown, who cam straight to her house to (28) ... When he arrived, there was (29) ... to be seen, but ten minutes (30) .... Mrs Gabb's 14-year-old daughter Leslie rushed (31) ... the house screaming.

Leslie (32) ... that she and a girlfriend were (33) ... on motorbikes in the woods when they saw "a large object, bigger than a house" directly in (34) ... of them. It had a green top, white sides, a reddish purple tail, and lights of purple, green, gold, red and blue. It (35) ... no sound. The girls' motorbikes (36) ... working, and the girls "felt strange". The (37) ... came down lower and stayed for (38) ... time about 100 feet (39) ... the ground, not moving. Then with a whistling sound, it left at high (40) ....

B/ GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Build a complete sentence with the given words.

41) take / minutes / repair / bicycle

42) road / front / house / repair

43) manager / so sick / not go / work

44) weather / too bad / us / go / picnic

45) children / busy / collect / shells / beach

46) I / not think / enough qualifications / job

47) You / should / careful / driving / this city

48) They / going / have / luggage / take / station

49) father / work / engineer / company / since 1990

50) policemen / order / children / not / play football / street

C/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. Begin with the given words.

51) The mother smiled happily. She took the baby in her arms.

Smiling ................................

52) Because she behaves well, everybody loves her.

Because of ....................................

53) My sister is not very intelligent. I am not very intelligent.

Neither ..........................................

54) We have made great progress in our economy in the last few years.

Great progress ...................................

55) I want to see the manager, not his assistant.

It is .............................................

SECTION B

COMPOSITION

Write a composition from 80 to 120 words on this topic:

The reasons why the young people prefer to live in town.

ĐÁP ÁN (GỢI Ý)

Paper 1

1 (C)

2 (D)

3 (A)

4 (D)

5 (B)

6 (D)

7 (A)

8 (C)

9 (B)

10 (D)

11 (B)

12 (B)

13 (D)

14 (C)

15 (A)

16 (B)

17 (D)

18 (C)

19 (D)

20 (A)

21 (C)

22 (B)

23 (D)

24 (A)

25 (A)

Paper 2

26) on

27) in

28) investigate / examine / enquire / inquire

29) nothing

30) later

31) into

32) said / informed

33) riding

34) front

35) made / produced

36) stopped

37) spaceship / object

38) some

39) above

40) speed

41) It took / takes / will take me / him / her / 20 minutes to repair my / his / her / bicycle.

42) The road in front of my house is being / was / will be / has been repaired / is under repair.

43) The manager was / is so sick that he couldn't / can't go to work.

44) The weather was / is too bad for us to go for / on a picnic.

45) The children are / were busy collecting shells on the beach.

46) I don't think I / you have (got) enough qualifications for the job.

47) You should be careful when driving in this city.

48) They are going to have their / the luggage taken to the station.

49) My / His / Her father has worked / has been working as an engineer in this / that / the company since 1990.

50) The policeman ordered the children not to play football in the street.

51) Smiling happily, the mother took the baby in her arms.

52) Because of her good behaviour, everybody loves her.

53) Neither my sister nor I am very intelligent.

54) Great progress has been made in our economy in the last few years.

55) It is the manager, not his assistant, that I want to see.

COMPOSITION

While many old people dream of peaceful countryside and pure air, most young ones prefer life in towns, especially in big cities.

The town can provide them with all comforts and conveniences such as electricity, drinking-water, good means of transportation, and variois kinds of entertainment. They can buy everything they need and get all services quickly and easily. Moreover, they can expect to find jobs that are both interesting and well-paid.

There is good reason to believe that young people prefer to live in towns and cities because they hope to enjoy the benefits of modern life.

Trong khi nhiều người già ước mơ về vùng nông thôn yên bình và không khí trong lành, hầu hết những người trẻ thích sống ở các thị trấn, đặc biệt là ở các thành phố lớn.

Thị trấn có thể cung cấp cho họ tất cả các tiện nghi và tiện nghi như điện, nước uống, phương tiện vận chuyển tốt, và variois các loại giải trí. Họ có thể mua mọi thứ họ cần và nhận được tất cả các dịch vụ nhanh chóng và dễ dàng. Hơn nữa, họ có thể mong đợi tìm được những công việc thú vị và được trả lương cao.

Có lý do để tin rằng những người trẻ tuổi thích sống ở các thị trấn và thành phố vì họ hy vọng được tận hưởng những lợi ích của cuộc sống hiện đại.

ĐỀ SỐ 4

Paper 1

SECTION A

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For each question, 1 to 20, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

1) A good clock always keeps ... time.

A/ certain

B/ true

C/ accurate

D/ serious

2) She has ... a lot of money in her new job.

A/ gained

B/ earned

C/ found

D/ done

3) Would you ... my opening the windows now ?

A/ want

B/ worry

C/ concern

D/ mind

4) We can ... the difficulty without too much effort.

A/ get over

B/ get away

C/ get off

D/ get through

5) ... people go to the movies now than ten years ago.

A/ Less

B/ Lesser

C/ Few

D/ Fewer

6) We don't know the ... of the game.

A/ facts

B/ customs

C/ rules

D/ laws

7) We had to use our neighbour's telephone because ours was .....

A/ out of work

B/ out of order

C/ off duty

Off work

8) It was ... a boring speech that I fell asleep.

A/ such

B/ so

C/ very

D/ too

9) I think you ... better not tell him the truth.

A/ will

B/ should

C/ would

D/ had

10) What he says makes no ... to me.

A/ reason

B/ truth

C/ sense

D/ matter

11) He said that he ... badly sick since he returned from abroad.

A/ had been

B/ has been

C/ was

D/ would be

12) The speaker said ... nothing worth listening to.

A/ complete

B/ almost

C/ quite

D/ completely

13) If you had come to the party, you ... her.

A/ would meet

B/ had met

C/ would have met

D/ met

14) The manager had his secretary ... the report for him.

A/ type

B/ typed

C/ typing

D/ to type

15) He ... in this office for ten years by next Monday.

A/ will be working

B/ will work

C/ will have been working

D/ Would be working

16) No sooner .... the office than the phone rang.

A/ he had left

B/ had he left

C/ he was leaving

D/ was he leaving

17) Neither the director nor his assistant ... yet.

A/ have come

B/ haven't come

C/ has come

D/ hasn't come

18) It is necessary that you ... here at 8 a.m tomorrow.

A/ would be

B/ be

C/ will be being

D/ would have been

19) The village ... we are going to visit is far from here.

A/ where

B/ which

C/ that

D/ Both B and C are correct

20) She wishes she ... you the bad news yesterday.

A/ didn't tell

B/ wouldn't tell

C/ hadn't told

D/ doesn't tell

SECTION B

In this section you will find after the passage five questions of unfinished statements about the passage, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. For each question, 21 to 25, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first award ceremony.

Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from 1,5 million dollars to 2 million dollars.

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rate; others have shared their prizes.

Sau khi phát minh ra thuốc nổ, sinh ra ở Thụy Điển Alfred Nobel trở thành một người đàn ông rất giàu có. Tuy nhiên, ông đã biết trước về khả năng hủy diệt toàn cầu của mình quá muộn. Nobel không được nhớ đến như một nhà phát minh ra thuốc nổ, vì vậy năm 1895, chỉ hai tuần trước khi chết, ông đã tạo ra một quỹ để dùng để trao giải cho những người có đóng góp đáng giá cho nhân loại. Ban đầu có năm giải thưởng: văn học, vật lý, hóa học, y khoa và hòa bình. Kinh tế đã được bổ sung vào năm 1968, chỉ sáu mươi bảy năm sau lễ trao giải đầu tiên.

Di sản ban đầu của Nobel là chín triệu đô la đã được đầu tư, và lợi ích của khoản tiền này được sử dụng cho các giải thưởng thay đổi từ 1,5 triệu đô la đến 2 triệu đô la.

Hàng năm vào ngày 10 tháng 12, kỷ niệm ngày chết của Nobel, các giải thưởng (huy chương vàng, bằng tốt nghiệp và tiền được chiếu sáng) được trao cho người chiến thắng. Đôi khi chính trị đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong các quyết định của thẩm phán. Người Mỹ đã giành được nhiều giải thưởng khoa học, nhưng tương đối ít giải thưởng văn học.

Không có giải thưởng được trình bày từ năm 1940 đến năm 1942 vào đầu Chiến tranh thế giới II. Một số người đã giành được hai giải thưởng, nhưng đây là tỷ lệ; Những người khác đã chia sẻ giải thưởng của họ.

21) When did the first award ceremony take place?

A/ 1895

B/ 1901

C/ 1962

D/ 1968

22) Why was the Nobel prize established?

A/ to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity

B/ to resolve political differences.

C/ to honour the inventor of dynamite.

D/ to spend money

23) In which field have Americans received the most awards?

A/ literature

B/ peace

C/ economics

D/ science

24) In how many fields are prizes given?

A/ 2

B/ 5

C/ 6

D/ 10

25) Which of the following statements is not true?

A/ Awards vary in monetary value.

B/ Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.

C/ Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D/ A few individuals have won two awards.

Paper 2

WRITING

SECTION A

USE OF ENGLISH

A/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

A DAY IN LONDON

This morning the sun was shining, and I decided to begin seeing the sights of London. So I (26) ... the manager of my hotel what I should see first, and he advised me to go to the Tower of London in the morning and to Westminster in the afternoon.

I set (27) ... at about 9 o'clock in the morning by the Underground and managed to get out at the right station. I(28) ... to walk a short distance from the latter to the Tower, and found myself in a (29) ... of several people, some of them foreigners (30) ... myself, who were also (31) ... the opportunity of the fine weather to see something of London. We reached the entrance to the Tower, (32) ... a bridge and were met by a soldier (33) ... strange red and yellow clothes, with a big crown sewn on his chest, a flat black hat on his head and a long stick in his hand. I knew(34) ... books I had read that he was one of the "Beefeaters", the old soldiers dressed in clothes of long ago who guarded the Tower.

Our "Beefeaters" (35) ... us round the Tower, and showed us the Crown jewels, which the King and Queen (36) ...on special days; the prison in which famous people were (37) ... long ago; and the places where some queens of England (38) ... their heads cut off.

Listening to all these strange stories and seeing the old stones of the Tower, I could easily imagine the terrible things that had (39) ... within those walls, and I left the Tower at lunchtime with a clearer (40) ... of English history than I had had before.

B/ GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Build a complete sentence with the given words.

41) train / arrive / Hanoi / in / hours

42) doctor / whom / see / party / friend

43) we / not know / when / manager / return

44) book / interesting / that / read / twice

45) you / hear / news / radio / this morning ?

46) When / meet / her / talking / teacher

47) accident / happen / while / drive / highway

48) take / them / years / build / bridge

49) parents / used / drink tea / dinner

50) I / remember / see / Dr. Nam / television / times

C/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. Begin with the given words.

51) He will die if nobody brings him to hospital

Unless .......................................

52) I have studied English for 3 years.

I began ................................

53) He not only spent all his money, he even borrowed some from me.

Not only ....................................

54) They are building a new school in that village.

A new school ..................................

55) I am sorry that I didn't go to the party last Sunday.

I wish that ......................................

SECTION B

COMPOSITION

Write a composition from 80 to 120 words on this topic:

Why are good books good teachers and friends?

ĐÁP ÁN (GỢI Ý)

Paper 1

1 (C)

2 (B)

3 (D)

4 (A)

5 (D)

6 (C)

7 (B)

8 (A)

9 (D)

10 (C)

11 (A)

12 (B)

13 (C)

14 (A)

15 (C)

16 (B)

17 (C)

18 (B)

19 (D)

20 (C)

21 (B)

22 (A)

23 (D)

24 (C)

25 (B)

Paper 2

26) asked

27) out / off

28) had

29) group / crowd

30 like

31) taking

32) crossed

33) in / wearing

34) from

35) took / led / guied

36) wore

37) kept / put

38) had

39) happened / occurred

40) idea / knowledge

41) The train will arrive in Hanoi in two hours / in a few hours.

42) The doctor whom you saw at the party is my friend.

43) We do not know when the manager will return.

44) The book was so interesting that I read it twice.

45) Did you hear the news on the radio this morning.

46) When I met her, she was talking to / with the teacher.

47) The accident happened while he was driving on a highway.

48) It took them 3 years to build the bridge.

49) My parents used to drink tea after dinner.

50) I remember seeing Dr. Nam on television several times.

51) Unless somebody / someone brings him to hospital, he will die.

52) I began to study / studying English 3 years ago.

53) Not only did he spend all his money; he even borrowed some from me.

54) A new school is being built in that village.

55) I wish that I had gone to the party last Sunday.

COMPOSITION

I am very fond of books. I enjoy reading books at weekends and whenever I have free time. I read simple English books, which help to improve my English; I also read serious Vietnamese books on general sciences to widen my knowledge. Through these good books, I can learn a great deal more about human civilization, the wonders of nature, and amazing inventions and discoveries of great men in the world. In addition, I sometimes read humorous stories to relax my mind and even to remove my troubles.

I wonder if there are people who can ever deny that good books are really good teachers and friends.

Tôi rất thích sách. Tôi thích đọc sách vào cuối tuần và bất cứ khi nào tôi có thời gian rảnh. Tôi đọc những quyển sách tiếng Anh đơn giản, giúp tôi nâng cao tiếng Anh; Tôi cũng đã đọc những quyển sách Việt Nam nghiêm túc về khoa học tổng quát để mở rộng kiến thức của tôi. Thông qua những quyển sách hay này, tôi có thể học được rất nhiều về nền văn minh con người, kỳ quan thiên nhiên, những phát minh và khám phá tuyệt vời của những người đàn ông vĩ đại trên thế giới. Ngoài ra, đôi khi tôi đọc những câu chuyện hài hước để thư giãn tâm trí của tôi và thậm chí để loại bỏ những rắc rối của tôi.

Tôi tự hỏi nếu có những người có thể phủ nhận rằng những cuốn sách hay là những giáo viên và bạn bè thực sự giỏi.

ĐẾ SỐ 5

Paper 1

SECTION A

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For each question, 1 to 20, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

1) My mother can't ... seeing me at home all day.

A/ stop

B/ stand

C/ give up

D/ suffer

2) When the company had to lay off a number of workers, he became ....

A/ considerate

B/ redundant

C/ deliberate

D/ dismissed

3) Dr. Johnson is a very ... man in our neighbourhood.

A/ impossible

B/ unlike

C/ unpopular

D/ disliked

4) This time next week they ... to the United States.

A/ will be flying

B/ will fly

C/ are flying

D/ have flown

5) My uncle Tom, ... you met the other day, is one of the best lawyers in the city.

A/ whose

B/ that

C/ whom

D/ Both B and C are correct

6) Mike always keeps his promise, so you can rely ... him.

A/ to

B/ for

C/ on

D/ at

7) They asked me ... I had read "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

A/ what

B/ if

C/ whether

D/ Both B and C are correct

8) I will have your bicycle ... before returning it to you.

A/ repaired

B/ to repair

C/ repairing

D/ repair

9) Only when you are old enough ... the truth.

A/ do you know

B/ you do know

C/ will you know

D/ you know

10) We are ... listening to her advice.

A/ interested with

B/ bored in

C/ tired in

D/ tired of

11) He has been a war ... for many years and covered the war in Rwanda last year.

A/ correspondent

B/ newsman

C/ editor

D/ paper-man

12) She was ... in the countryside and sent to a little village school.

A/ brought on

B/ brought up

C/ grown

D/ learned

13) The meeting was attended by nearly one hundred scientists, several of ... were very young.

A/ them

B/ those

C/ who

D/ whom

14) He doesn't write to his parents as often as he ...

A/ used to

B/ was to

C/ got used to

D/ had to

15) My hair needs ..., but I've been too busy to have it cut.

A/ being cut

B/ to cut

C/ cutting

D/ cut

16) Had they arrived at the fair early, they ... what they wanted.

A/ would have found

B/ found

C/ had found

D/ find

17) After having been held ... for 5 years, he was released yesterday.

A/ passive

B/ active

C/ pensive

D/ captive

18) You cannot ... the truth when that detective questions you.

A/ release

B/ reveal

C/ contain

D/ conceal

19) There is great ... in climbing Mt. Everest, but many people have made the attempt.

A/ trial

B/ pause

C/ drill

D/ peril

20) His parents are trying to ... him to get married

A/ cause

B/ determine

C/ deserve

D/ persuade

SECTION B

In this section you will find after the passage five questions of unfinished statements about the passage, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. For each question, 21 to 25, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question

In 1723 there arrived in Philadelphia a penniless young man, eager for work and for knowledge. As the years passed, this man, Benjamin Franklin, contributed greatly to his city and to his country. He became a printer and a publisher, and a learned man in many subjects. He also helped to spread learning by establishing a public library and by founding the American Philosophical Society, which is an important academy of great scholars to this day.

Franklin initiated many improvements in the city of Philadelphia, making it one of the world's first cities to have paved and lighted streets as well as a police force and a fire-fighting company. He also made many practical inventions such as the Franklin stove, which was a very efficient heater, and the lightning rod to protect buildings in electric storms. His scientific work with electricity earned Franklin world fame.

Franklin played an important role in the early history of the United States. He took part in drawing up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He was the first ambassador to France, and he helped negotiate the treaty of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War.

As an active member and as president of the Abolitionist Society, Franklin devoted the last years of his life to the movement to end slavery.

Vào năm 1723, Philadelphia đã đến Philadelphia, một thanh niên trẻ không có tiền, háo hức làm việc và tìm hiểu kiến ​​thức. Như những năm trôi qua, người đàn ông này, Benjamin Franklin, đã đóng góp rất nhiều cho thành phố và đất nước của mình. Ông đã trở thành một máy in và một nhà xuất bản, và một người đàn ông học được trong nhiều chủ đề. Ông cũng giúp phổ biến kiến ​​thức thông qua việc thiết lập một thư viện công cộng và thành lập Hội triết học Hoa Kỳ, một học viện quan trọng của các học giả vĩ đại cho đến ngày nay.

Franklin khởi xướng nhiều cải tiến tại thành phố Philadelphia, làm cho nó trở thành một trong những thành phố đầu tiên trên thế giới có đường phố trải nhựa và lát gạch cũng như một lực lượng cảnh sát và một công ty chữa cháy. Ông cũng đã thực hiện nhiều sáng kiến ​​thực tiễn như bếp Franklin, một lò sưởi rất hiệu quả và một thanh chống sét để bảo vệ các tòa nhà trong các cơn bão điện. Công trình khoa học của ông với điện giành được danh tiếng thế giới Franklin.

Franklin đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong lịch sử sớm của Hoa Kỳ. Ông đã tham gia soạn thảo Tuyên ngôn độc lập và Hiến pháp. Ông là đại sứ đầu tiên của Pháp, và ông đã giúp đàm phán hiệp ước năm 1783, kết thúc Chiến tranh Cách mạng.

Là một thành viên tích cực và là chủ tịch của Hiệp hội chủ nghĩa bãi nhiệm, Franklin đã dành những năm cuối đời cho phong trào chấm dứt chế độ nô lệ

21) When Franklin arrived in Philadelphia in 1723, he was ...

A/ rich

B/ well-off

C/ neither rich nor poor

D/ very poor

22) How did Franklin help to spread learning ?

A/ He was eager for work and knowledge.

B/ He became a printer and a publisher.

C/ He contributed to his city and his country.

D/ He established a public library and founded the American Philosophical Society.

23) What made Franklim famous all over the world ?

A/ The Franklin stove

B/ The lightning rod

C/ The fire-fighting company

D/ His scientific work with electricity

24) Which of the following statements is not true ?

A/ Franklin alone drew up the Declaration of Independence

B/ Franklin was one of those eminent Americans who drew up the Declaration of the Independence.

C/ Franklin was the first American ambassador to France.

D/ Franklin helped negotiate the treaty of 1783.

25) In what was Franklin active during the last years of his life ?

A/ the Revolutionary war

B/ his scientific work

C/ his practical inventions

D/ the abolitionist movement

Paper 2

WRITING

SECTION A

USE OF ENGLISH

A/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

Almost (26) ... reading books contain a fable. These old stories, (27) ... taught people moral lessons many years ago can now help (28) ... learn English. Our fable is about a fox (29) ... a crow. A crow is a big black bird that likes to steal (30) ... from houses, and a fox is an animal (31) ... likes to steal things (32) ... crows.

One day a fox was walking along looking (33) ... something (34) ... eat when he saw a crow on a branch of a tree(35) ... a large piece of cheese in his beak. The fox, who could not climb (36) ... tree, began to think of some way to get the cheese. So he said (37) ... the crow, "One of my friends heard (38) ... sing last week and told me you had a very fine voice. Won't you sing for me".

The crow was surprised (39) ... hear this for crows do not have fine voices. But when the fox continued to speak well of his voice, he began to (40) ... The piece of cheese fell to the ground and the fox ate it. What would you say is the moral of this story?

B/ GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Build a complete sentence with the given words.

41) It / difficult / me / eat American food / when / be New York

42) My uncle / give up / smoke / one year

43) I / can't stand / see / him / come late every day

44) While I / write / letter / the phone / ring

45) He / used to / play football / famous team / but / too old / play / now

46) When we / have / dinner / we / go / out for a walk

47) My mother / preferred / me / go shopping with her

48) You / become ill / unless / stop / work / so hard

49) The noise / the traffic / prevented / me / go to sleep

50) Nobody knows / exactly / when / the earth / create

C/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. Begin with the given words.

51) She didn't take your advice, so she failed in the exam.

If ..................................................................

52) We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.

We always remember ..........................................

53) The fire has destroyed almost all the houses in the neighbourhood.

Almost all the houses ........................................

54) Unless you water those flowers regularly,they will wither.

If you ...................................................

55) The cake was so hard that I could not eat it.

It was ...............................................

SECTION B

COMPOSITION

Write a composition from 80 to 120 words on this topic:

How do you spend an evening when it rains ?

ĐÁP ÁN (GỢI Ý)

Paper 1

1 (B)

2 (B)

3 (C)

4 (A)

5 (C)

6 (C)

7 (D)

8 (A)

9 (C)

10 (D)

11 (A)

12 (B)

13 (D)

14 (A)

15 (C)

16 (A)

17 (D)

18 (D)

19 (D)

20 (D)

21 (D)

22 (D)

23 (D)

24 (A)

25 (D)

Paper 2

26) all

27) which

28) you / us

29) and

30) things

31) that

32) from

33) for

34) to

35) with

36) the

37) to

38) you

39) to

40) sing

41) It was difficult for me to eat American food when I was in New York

42) My uncle has given up smoking for one year.

43) I can't stand seeing him come late every day.

44) While I was writing a letter, the phone rang

45) He used to play football in / for a famous team, but he's too old to play now.

46) When we had had dinner, we went out for a walk.

47) My mother preferred me to go shopping with her yesterday.

48) You will become ill unless you stop working so hard.

49) The noise of the traffic prevented me from going to sleep.

50) Nobody knows exactly when the earth was created.

51) If she had taken your advice, she wouldn't have failed in the exam.

52) We always remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort.

53) Almost all houses in the neighbourhood have been destroyed by the fire.

54) If you don't water those flowers regularly, they will wither.

55) It was such a hard cake that I could not eat it.

COMPOSITION

Many young people dislike a rainy evening because they cannot go out and have fun. To me it is not so boring. I can find lots of things to spend an evening when it rains.

First of all, there are assignments that I haveb to finish and lessons that I need to review for the next day's classes. Then, I can amuse myself by playing my guitar for a while. If I am not in the mood for music, I can still join my family in the living-room for a play on television or a video film.

A rainy evening is often not much fun if one spends it doing nothing, but it does seem to pass so pleasantly and quickly when one is happy with so many things one can do.

Nhiều người trẻ không thích một buổi tối mưa vì họ không thể ra ngoài và vui chơi. Đối với tôi nó không phải là nhàm chán. Tôi có thể tìm thấy rất nhiều thứ để dành một buổi tối khi trời mưa.

Trước hết, có những bài tập mà tôi haveb để kết thúc và bài học mà tôi cần phải xem xét cho các lớp học ngày hôm sau. Sau đó, tôi có thể vui chơi bản thân mình bằng cách chơi guitar của tôi trong một thời gian. Nếu tôi không có tâm trạng với âm nhạc, tôi vẫn có thể gia nhập gia đình của tôi trong phòng khách để chơi trên truyền hình hoặc phim video.

Một buổi tối mưa thường không vui nếu ai đó bỏ ra không làm gì, nhưng có vẻ như vượt qua một cách vui vẻ và nhanh chóng khi người ta hài lòng với rất nhiều điều bạn có thể làm.

ĐỀ SỐ 6

Paper 1

SECTION A

In this section you must choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. For each question, 1 to 20, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

1) He's very clever at ... his friends.

A/ arranging

B/ monitoring

C/ imitating

D/ operating

2) The old coins have been ... from circulation.

A/ expired

B/ withdrawn

C/ retired

D/ restricted

3) I am ... of listening to your camplaints.

A/ tired

B/ uninterested

C/ bored

D/ disappointed

4) Following the national news, we have the ... news and weather.

A/ neighbourhood

B/ regional

C/ partial

D/ local

5) They are going to ... that slum district to build several apartment buildings.

A/ shower

B/ demolish

C/ Ambush

D/ transfer

6) I think that she is ... for the job

A/ offered

B/ applied

C/ qualified

D/ refused

7) A lot of fuss was ... of the play but it wasn't a success.

A/ tried

B/ done

C/ performed

D/ made

8) They walked because they couldn't ... to take a taxi.

A/ afford

B/ rent

C/ pay

D/ realise

9) Some large cities have to ... cars from the city centre because of pollution problems.

A/ explore

B/ concentrate

C/ reject

D/ ban

10) The interview is ... to this magazine.

A/ privileged

B/ specialized

C/ exclusive

D/ worthy

11) He doesn't like such subjects ... here.

A/ discuss

B/ discussed

C/ to discuss

D/ discussing

12) It is imperative that he ... here at 8 a.m tomorrow.

A/ comes

B/ will come

C/ come

D/ would be

13) The man ... we spoke is a doctor.

A/ who

B/ whom

C/ for whom

D/ to whom

14) Not only ... to take the medicine, he also hit the nurse.

A/ he refused

B/ did he refuse

C/ he was refused

D/ does he refuse

15) I'll ... John repair your motorbike soon.

A/ ask

B/ have

C/ hire

D/ tell

16) Neither my sister nor I ... going to the party tomorrow.

A/ are

B/ is

C/ am

D/ won't be

17) The use of credit cards in place of cash ... rapidly in recent years.

A/ were increasing

B/ are increasing

C/ have increased

D/ has increased

18) By the end of this year my father ... in this company for 10 year.

A/ will work

C/ has been working

B/ will have been working

D/ Both B and C are correct

19) During last summer we ... up early and go for a swim.

A/ are used to getting

C/ were used to get

B/ used to get

D/ were used to getting

20) Her husband is ... she is.

A/ twice as old as

C/ twice more age than

B/ twice older than

D/ two times of age more than

SECTION B

In this section you will find after the passage five questions of unfinished statements about the passage, each with four suggested answers or ways of finishing. You must choose the one which you think fits best. For each question, 21 to 25, indicate the letter A, B, C or D against the number of the question.

During the teenage years, many young people can at times be difficult to talk to. They often seem to dislike being questioned. They may seem unwilling to talk about their work in school. This is a normal development at this age, though it can be very hard for parents to understand. It is part of becoming independent of teenagers trying to be adult while they are still growing up. Young people are usually more willing to talk if they believe that questions are asked out of real interest and not because people are trying to check up on them.

Parents should do their best to talk to their sons or daughters about school work and future plan but should not push them to talk if they don't want to. Parents should also watch for the danger signs: some young people in trying to be adult may experiment with sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking. Parents need to watch for any signs of unusual behaviour which may be connected with these and get help if necessary.

Trong những năm thiếu niên, nhiều người trẻ tuổi có thể gặp khó khăn khi nói chuyện. Họ thường có vẻ không thích bị thẩm vấn. Họ dường như không muốn nói về công việc của họ ở trường. Đây là một sự phát triển bình thường ở lứa tuổi này, mặc dù cha mẹ có thể rất khó hiểu. Nó là một phần của việc trở nên độc lập với thanh thiếu niên đang cố gắng trở thành người lớn trong khi họ vẫn còn lớn lên. Những người trẻ thường sẵn sàng nói chuyện nhiều hơn nếu họ tin rằng các câu hỏi được yêu cầu không quan tâm thực sự và không phải vì mọi người đang cố gắng kiểm tra họ.

Cha mẹ nên cố gắng hết sức để nói chuyện với con trai hay con gái về công việc của trường và kế hoạch tương lai nhưng không nên đẩy họ nói nếu họ không muốn. Cha mẹ cũng nên theo dõi các dấu hiệu nguy hiểm: một số thanh niên cố gắng để trở thành người lớn có thể thử nghiệm tình dục, ma túy, rượu hoặc hút thuốc lá. Các bậc cha mẹ cần phải theo dõi bất kỳ dấu hiệu nào của hành vi bất thường có thể liên quan đến những điều này và cần trợ giúp nếu cần.

21) This passage is taken from a ......

A/ handbook for parents

B/ school timetable

C/ teenage magazine

D/ book for children

22) Why do adults sometimes find teenagers difficult to talk to ?

A/ because most teenagers are quiet

B/ because teenagers don't want to talk to other people

C/ because teenagers think adults are not honest.

D/ because most teenagers hate adults

23) When can you expect young people to be more talkative than usual ?

A/ when people talk to them because they are really interested and not just checking on them.

B/ when adults give them a lot of money to spend

C/ when adults talk to them about something other than their work in school

D/ when adults talk to them about sex, alcohol and drugs

24) Some teenagers experiment with drinking and smoking because .......

A/ cigarettes and alcohol are available everywhere

B/ cigarettes and alcohol are cheap

C/ women like smoking and drinking men

D/ they regard them as a mark of adulthood

25) The word BEHAVIOUR in the passage most nearly means

A/ feeling

B/ manners

C/ activities

D/ reaction

Paper 2

WRITING

SECTION A

USE OF ENGLISH

A/ Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.

(26) ... Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they (27) ... their time in seeing as much as (28) ... Mrs. Brown was most interested in the stores, especially in Oxford Street, and bought some of(29) ... things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two children, George and Susan, (30) ... had never been to London before, were surprised (31) ... the crowds everywhere. They enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs (32) ... led to the platforms.

One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden (33) ... the bright autumn sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only (34) ... noise from the streets reminded them that they were still in a city. The (35) ... of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow; birds were (36) ... about; sheep were eating the grass; there were (37) ... of flowers; and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond. George, (38) ... hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the model boats which boys were sailing (39) ... the Pond.

Before the end of the week they had seen a great (40) ... They hoped, however, to see more of London on their next visit.

B/ GUIDED SENTENCE BUILDING

Build a complete sentence with the given words.

41) We / go / airport / see / off / last

42) When / arrive / victim / bring / hospital / police

43) wish / have / money / buy / dictionary / yesterday

44) friend / advise / not / go train / time

45) can / manage / write / report / yourself ?

46) Would / mind / lend / motorbike / until / week ?

47) ask / whether / find / solution / problem / yet

48) Brown / only / 30 years / director / big company

49) father / tired / that / go / bed / right / dinner

50) It / until / yesterday / police / capture / robber

C/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning. Begin with the given words.

51) Without a passport she couldn't have left the country.

If ..............................................

52) The driver said, "Don't get off the bus while it's moving !"

The driver asked the passengers ................................

53) Robert opened the drawer and took out a knife.

Opening ................................

54) Mr. Brown is going to retire at the end of this year. It was decided.

The fact that .......................................

55) The owners of newspapers are usually very rich.

The people ...........................................

SECTION B

COMPOSITION

Write a composition from 80 to 120 words on this topic:

The reasons why the young people prefer to live in town.

ĐÁP ÁN (GỢI Ý)

Paper 1

1 (C)

2 (B)

3 (A)

4 (D)

5 (B)

6 (C)

7 (D)

8 (A)

9 (D)

10 (C)

11 (B)

12 (C)

13 (D)

14 (B)

15 (B)

16 (C)

17 (D)

18 (B)

19 (B)

20 (A)

21 (A)

22 (C)

23 (A)

24 (D)

25 (B)

Paper 2

26) The

27) spent

28) possible

29) the

30) who

31) at / by

32) which / that

33) in

34) the

35) leaves

36) flying

37) lots

38) whose

39) on

40) deal

41) We went to the airport to see him / her ... off last Sunday / week.

42) When we arrived, the victim had been brought to hospital by the police.

When we arrived, the police had brought the victim to hospital.

43) I wish I had had (enough) money to buy a / the dictionary yesterday.

44) My / His ... friend advised me / him ... not to go by the train (the) next time.

45) Can you ...manage to write the / a report by yourself ?

46) Would you mind lending me the / your motorbike until next week ?

47) He / she ... asked me / us ... whether I / we ... had found a solution to the problem yet.

48) Mr. Brown, who is (only) 30 years old, is the director of a / the big company.

49) My / His ... father was so tired that he went to bed right after dinner.

50) It was not until yesterday that the police captured the robber.

51) If she hadn't had a passport, she couldn't have left the country.

If there hadn't been a passport, she couldn't have left the country.

52) The driver asked the passengers not to get off the bus while it was moving.

53) Opening the drawer, Robert took out a knife.

54) The fact that Mr. Brown is going to retire at the end of this year was decided.

55) The people who own newspapers are usually very rich.

COMPOSITION

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