Ñeà thi thöû- Ñeà soá 1/ May 2009 1 I. PHONETICS A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the each group : 1. a. giant b. society c. technique d. textile 2. a. doubt b. brought c. thousand d. without 3. a. chemistry b. architecture c. reach d. christmas 4. a. laughed b. compared c. helped d. looked 5. a. dictation b. fiction c. station d. question B. Pick out the word which has different stress type: 6. a. activity b. clarity c. capacity d. ability 7. a. organic b. electric c. phonetic d. politics 8. a. orientation b. intonation c. nationalize d. occupation 9. a. problem b. respect c. mimic d. nitric 10. a. obstacle b. odourless c. outnumber d. property II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence : 11. He felt he had let his team …………… when he missed the penalty . a. down b. out c. off d. in 12. The dentist told him to open the mounth ……… a. wide b. widenly c. deep d. deeply 13. The food in the restaurant always tastes …………… a. delicious b. deliciously c. well d. badly 14. She was ………… because she got little news from him. a. disappoint b. to disappoint c. disappointing d. disappointed 15. He has …………… to do that he can’t go to the cinema with us. a. so much work b. so many work c. such much work d. such a work 16. Ants and bees are described as ………………………… insects. a. industrial b. industry c. industrious d. a&c are correct 17. The government has promised to deal with problem of ……… among young people. a. employment b. unemployment c. employees d. employing 18. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete ………. a. satisfaction b. satisfying c. satisfied d. satisfactory 19. It’s ………………… of motorists to drink and drive. a. responsible b. unresponsible c. iresponsible d. irresponsible 20. A good student must know ……………… Ñeà thi thöû- Ñeà soá 1/ May 2009 2 a. to study b. to be a good student c. the way of efficiency in study d. how to study effectively 21. Membership of the club, ………… costs $ 15 a year, is only open to people over the age of 60 a. what b. which c. that d. whose 22. He is living in Canada, ………………. a. the cold climate of which he doesn’t get used to b. he isn’t used to the cold climate of which c. whose cold climate is not used to him d. where he doesn’t get used to the cold climate of which 23. I ………… to contact you all day . Where have you been ? a. had tried b. tried c. was trying d. have been trying 24. I would like ………… my eyes …………… a. to have – examine b. to have-examination c. to have-examined d. have-examining 25. The environment is more polluted than it …………… a. used to be b. would be c. was going to be d. was supposed to 26. “ What was the matter?” - “Something strange ……… to me while I …………… home last night” a. was happened –was walking b. was happened – walked c. was happening –was walking d. happened –was walking 27. Give me some more coffee. ………? a. Will you b. Shall I c. Should you d. Shall we 28. No longer …… to do all her housework with her hands because our family now owns some new labour-saving devices. a. my mother has b. has my mother c. does my mother has d. does my mother have 29. I remember ………… you before, but I have forgotten your name. a. to meet b. met c. meet d. meeting 30. Larry drove all night to get here for his sister’s wedding. He …… exhausted by the time he arrived a. ought to be b. could be c. must have been d. will have been 31. In a few hours we …………… the test , and we’ll go home and rest. a. have finished b. are finishing c. will have finished d. will be finishing 32. No matter ………………… your specifications, we can build to your requirements. a. then b. that c. which d. what 33. At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shops usually…………… a. sinks b. lowers c. drops d. reduces 34. The World Cup is a football………………… which is open to all countries. a. participation b. involvement c. occasion d. competition 35. He couldn’t afford to ………………… his car repaired . a. pay b. make c. do d. get Đề thi thử- Đề số 1/ May 2009 3 36. I would ……………… you didn’t leave just at the moment. a. rather b. like c. ask d. advise 37. ………… is a very important industry in this country because it has a long coast of 2.500 kilometers. a. Swimming b. Beach c. Sailing d. Fishing 38. A ……… meal contains no meat. a. delicious b. kosher c. vegetarian d. typical 39. Mona is the best student in the class. She is …………… to all the other students. a. excellent b. superior c. bright d. better 40. The school I went to was a ………… school. I found it interesting to study in a class of both girls and boys. a. combined b. general c. common d. co-educational III. IDENTIFYING MISTAKES Choose the underlined word or phrase that is incorrect in each sentence: 41. An authority is a group of people with official responsibility of a particular area a b c d of activity 42. I thought we will hire a motorboat this afternoon and take a trip around the bay. a b c d 43. The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between Atlantic and Pacific a b c d oceans 44. Looking after a baby at home all days is nice but it doesn’t provide much intellectual a b c d stimulation 45. The company has so little money that it can’t hardly operate anymore a b c d IV. READING : Hãy đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng và tô đậm chữ cái chọn ở phiếu trả lời : Television is one of man’s most important …………… (46) of communication. It brings …………………(47) and sounds from around the world into million of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President ……….…(48) a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch satesmen, try to ……………………….(49) peace . ………………….(50) television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes it Đề thi thử- Đề số 1/ May 2009 4 viewers out of this world. It brings them …………(51) of American’s astronauts explore outer space. ……………(52) all these things, television brings it viewers a steady stream of programs that are …………… (53) to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more ……………(54) programs than any other kind. The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting ……………….(55) , and motion picture. 46. a. means b. ways c. roads d. streets 47. a. outline b. paintings c. pictures d. lanscapes 48. a. makes b. making c.had made d. make 49. a. bring back b. bring about c. bring up d. bring forward 50. a. Across b. Through c. By d. Although 51. a. coverage b. newspaper c. magazine d. covering 52. a. In order to b. However c. In addition to d. In added to 53. a. made b. provided c. given d. designed 54. a. provement b. entertaiment c. comment d. certainment 55. a. events b. matches c. competitions d. competitors b. Hãy đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng và tô đậm chữ cái chọn ở phiếu trả lời : The information on a full printed page can quickly be sent great distances by means of a facsimile transmitter. A laser beam scans the original image. What it “ sees” it tranlates either into a series of electronic impulses which travel down telephone wires or into radio waves which are reflected off satellites to a receiving station. There the date are decorated and fed to an electronic pen . 56. The information sent by this system is carried great distances ……………. a. on a printed page b. as electronic pulses c. on a beam of light d. as sound waves 57. The “ original image” is the same as the ………… a. printed page b. transmitter c. laser beam d. receiving station 58. When does the laser beam come into operation ? a. Before the message is sent b. After the message has been transmitted c. Before the message is first printed d. After the message is decoded 59. The final step in the transission process described certainly must be………… a. receiving the information at the receiving station b. decoding the electronic impulses c. printing the information on a new page of paper d. bouncing the message off a satellite 60. A major advantage of this system, according to the passage , is its …………… a. cost b. speed c. novelty d. accuracy WRITING a. Cấu trúc câu : Ñeà thi thöû- Ñeà soá 1/ May 2009 5 61. Annie is the best swimmer of the students in her school. a. None of students in her school doesn’t swim as good as Annie does b. None of students in her school swims as good as Annie does c. None of students in her school swims as wel as Annie does d. None of students in her school doesn’t swim as well as Annie does 62. My mother finds fault with everything I do a. No matter what I do, my mother finds fault with b. No matter how I do, my mother finds fault with c. No matter what everything I do, my mother finds fault with d. No matter how everything I do, my mother finds fault with 63. She is so difficult that noone wants to get in touch with her. a. She is so a difficult lady that no one wants to get in touch with her. b. She is a such difficult lady that no one wants to get in touch with her c. She is such a difficult lady that no one wants to get in touch with her d. She is such a difficult lady that no one want to get in touch with her 64. Vietnam exports rice. a. Vietnam is a country that exports rice b. Vietnam is a rise-exporting country c. Vietnam is a rise-exported country d. Vietnam is the rise-exporting country 65. I started learning English three years ago. a. I have been learnt English for three years b. I have learning English for three years c. I have been learning English three years ago d. I have been learning English for three years 66. It’s pity that my brother hates to study a. Whenever my brother studies, he feels sorry b. What a pity that my brother did not study c. I pity my brother loving to study d. It is so bad that my brother hates to study 67. She has a lady make special clothes for her . a. She has special clothes made for her by a lady b. She has special clothes make for her by a lad c. She has special clothes was made for her by a lady d. She has special clothes made for her with a lad. 68. Employment is the most important thing to the youth today a. Employment said to be the most important thing to the youth today. b. Employment is said being the most important thing to the youth today c. Employment is said to be the most important thing to the youth today d. Employment was said to be the most important thing to the youth today 69. They spend half an hour watching the news on TV everyday. a. It takes them half an hour watching the news on TV everyday Ñeà thi thöû- Ñeà soá 1/ May 2009 6 b. It takes them half an hour to watch the news on TV everyday c. It spends them half an hour watching the news on TV everyday d. It took them half an hour to watch the news on TV everyday 70. I am sorry to have kept you waiting . a. I must apologize to have kept you waiting b. I must apologize to having kept you waiting c. I must apologize for having kept to you waiting d. I must apologize for having kept you waiting b. Read the letter below and circle the best answer 71. There / two kinds / reùsumeù. a. There have two kinds of reùsumeù. b. There have been with kinds of reùsumeù. c. There are two kinds of reùsumeù d. There are two kinds to reùsumeù. 72. One / call / “tombstone”. a. One is called the “ tombstone” b. One called the “ tombstone” c. One is called a “ tombstone” d. One is called “ tombstone” 73. It/ list / accomplishments/ chronological order. a. it lists your accomplishment in chronological order b. It lists an accomplishment in chronological order c. It list your accomplishment in chronological order d. It listed your accomplishment in chronological order 74. Other / called / functional reùsumeù. a. An other is called the “functional reùsumeù” b. The other called the “functional reùsumeù” c. The other is called “functional reùsumeù” d. The other is called the “functional reùsumeù” 75. It / describe/ abilities /as / good points. a. It describes your abilities of your good points . b. It describes an abilities as your good points . c. It describes your abilities as your good points . d. It describes your abilities to your good points . 76. You / think / “self” / before / start / write / “ yourself” a. You think about the “self” before you start writing about “ yourself” b. You should think about the “self” before you start writing about “ yourself” c. You should think about the “self” before you started writing about “ yourself” d. You shall think about the “self” before you start writing about “ yourself” 77. It / will take / great deal / time / prepare / this. a. It will take you a great deal of time to prepare for this. Đề thi thử- Đề số 1/ May 2009 7 b. It will take you great deal with time to prepare for this. c. It will take you a great deal with time to prepare for this. d. It will take you a great deal of time for prepare for this. 78. You / list / least / three accomplishments/ your résumé / as it / matter. a. You should list at least three accomplishments under your résumé as if you mattered b. You should list the least three accomplishments under your résumé as if you mattered c. You should list at least three accomplishments on your résumé as if you mattered d. You should list at least three accomplishments under your résumé as if you matter. 79. Printed résumé / show / employer / you / regard / job hunting / as / serious work. a. A printed résumé shows an employer what you regard job hunting as serious work b. A printed résumé showed an employer that you regard job hunting as serious work c. A printed résumé shows an employer that you regard job hunting for serious work d. A printed résumé shows an employer that you regard job hunting as serious work 80. It / help / convince / him / grant you / interview. a. It helps to convince him grant you an interview b. It helps to convincing him to grant you an interview c. It helps to convince him to grant you an interview d. It helps to convince him to grant you the interview ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ SỐ 1 I. PHONETICS (10ms) A. B. Ñeà thi thöû- Ñeà soá 1/ May 2009 8 1.C 6. B 2.B 7. D 3.C 8. C 4.B 9. B 5.D 10. C II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY (30 ms) 11. A 16. C 21. D 26. D 31. C 36. A 12.A 17. B 22. A 27. A 32. D 37. D 13. A 18. A 23. D 28. D 33. C 38. C 14. D 19. D 24. C 29. D 34. D 39. B 15. A 20. D 25. A 30. C 35. D 40. D III. MISTAKES (5ms) 41. D 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. D IV. READING (15ms) A (15ms) B. (10ms) 46. A 51. A 56. B 47. C 52. C 57. A 48. D 53. D 58. A 49. B 54. B 59. C 50. B 55. A 60. B V. WRITING A. (15ms) B. (15ms) 61. C 66. C 71. C 76. B 62. A 67. A 72. A 77. A 63. C 68. C 73. A 78. A 64. B 69. B 74. D 79. D 65. D 70. D 75. C 80. C . 17. B 22 . A 27 . A 32. D 37. D 13. A 18. A 23 . D 28 . D 33. C 38. C 14. D 19. D 24 . C 29 . D 34. D 39. B 15. A 20 . D 25 . A 30. C 35. D 40. D III. MISTAKES. B. (15ms) 61. C 66. C 71 . C 76 . B 62. A 67. A 72 . A 77 . A 63. C 68. C 73 . A 78 . A 64. B 69. B 74 . D 79 . D 65. D 70 . D 75 . C 80. C