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Đề 1

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (8 points )

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part…

Question 1:

A. sound          B. out                      C. found                   D. enough

Question 2:

A. worked        B. watched               C. relaxed                 D. crowded

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3:

A. leisure          B. diving           C. origami                    D. movie

Question 4:

A. ancestor       B. curious          C. heritage                   D. tradition

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 5:  She is boring with the silent surrounding because she used to live in a big city.

                                         A                            B                                    C        D

Question 6: The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.

                                 A                               B                                      C                                           D

Question 7: There used to be a movie theater here but it closes a long time ago.

                                  A                                              B         C     D

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer 

Question 8: Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city

A. peaceful                           B. much peaceful                   

C. less peaceful                    D. much more peaceful

Question 9: month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A. When               B. Which            C. How many                D. How often

Question 10: The Gong Festival is held __________ in the Central Highlands.

A. year                 B. yearly            C. annual                      D. annually

Question 11: What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

A. a                      B. an                  C. Ø                             D. some

Question 12: "Do you love it?" can be abbreviated:

A. WBU                 B. J4F                  C. NUFF                      D. DYLI

Question 13: Steven dislikes _______, so he usually takes a bus to work.

A. to drive             B. to be driven       C. be driven               D. driving

Question 14: I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and services.

A. unhealthy       B. inconvenient             C. comfortable           D. peaceful

Question 15: Visitors find the Central Highland_______.

A. attraction        B. attractive                C. attract                   D. attractively

Question 16: Farmers who are working on _______ look very happy with shining smiles in summer days.

A. grasslands                                      B. paddy fields                      

C. factories                                         D. construction sites

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 17: - ‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’

- ‘_________ What time?’

A. Sorry, I can’t.                  B. Not very good.                 

C. Yes, I’d like that.               D. Never mind.

Question 18: - ‘Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?’

-  ‘_________’.

A. Really?                              B. How beautiful!                

C. Come on!                           D. Exactly.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 19: He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.

A. luckily             B. magically           C. cruelly              D. lately

Question 20: Will she be annoyed that you forgot to phone?

A. displeased          B. pleased            C. please              D. pleasure

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.

Question 21:  Mr Thompson works more carefully than Mr Baker.

A. carelessly          B. carefully      C. carefulness             D. uncarefully

Question 22: I like providing minority children with literacy

A. adult                 B. most            C. majority                D. many

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.

Viet is a student and he (23) ______ in a bed-sit in a suburb of Ha Noi. It is a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and (24) ______ a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is (25) _______ armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet (26) ______ the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookshelf and above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a cassette player. The room is rather (27) ______, but it’s OK. Viet likes this room very much.

Question 23: A. lives           B. live            C. will live           D. is going to live

Question 24: A. shares        B. has            C. puts                D. takes

Question 25: A. an              B. a               C. some               D. the

Question 26: A. on              B. to                 C. at                  D. in

Question 27: A. small          B. suitable         C. dangerous      D. large

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or 

Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops