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M«n : TiÕng Anh
Thời gian : 150 minutes
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I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.(5pts)
1. A. almost B. not C. gold D. post
2. A. uniform B. ticket C. tide D. inspiration
3. A. great B. bread C. break D. steak
4. A. cleaned B. repaired C. planned D. laughed
5. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays
6. A. filled B. landed C.suited D. wicked
7. A. of B. cafe C. knife D. leaf
8. A. leisure B. pressure C. treasure D. pleasure
9. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
10.A. dog B. sorry C. doctor D. worry
II. Choose a word that has different stress pattern. (5pts)
1. A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
2. A. activity B. electricity C. simplicity D. pollution
3. A. achievement B. experiment C. explanation D. discovery
4. A. surprising B. astonishing C. amazing D. interesting
5. A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
6. A. extreme B.generous C.lonely D.clothing
7. A. friendly B.extra C.along D.orphanage
8. A. method B.quiet C.major D.electric
9. A. produce B.towel C.advent D.flower
10.A. interactive B.experience C.commercial D.linguistics
III. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (10pts)
1. When I (look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it.
2. When we (get) to the restaurant, we (find) that nobody (remember) to reserve a table.
3. The doctor (examine) him, and (find) that he (break) his arm.
4. I could tell at a glance that the pile of letters on my desk (disturb) while I (be) out.

century, in Europe, all books were (8)……………….by hand. They
were often beautifully illustrated and always rare and (9)………………. . With printing
came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books, making
knowledge (10)………………. widespread and accessible.
B/ Jogging is running slowly (1) ………. long distance. Most joggers begin (2)
……….they hear jogging is very good exercise. Jogging makes the heart stronger and
helps people (3) ……….weight. It can also help them feel better(4) ……….themselves.
Ronald Robbins, (5) ……….is forty-two years old and works in an office, began
jogging a few years ago because he felt he was too fat. At (6) ………. be could only run
about 100 yards. It (7) ……….him three months to be able to run a mile. But two years
later, he ran (8) ………. a marathon race - over twenty-six miles. Mary joggers, like
Donald Robbins, feel that (9) ……….they can succeed in jogging, they succeed in other
things and quite often this feeling helps them at (10) ………. jobs.
VI. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (10pts)
1. Measuring money must be very difficult to carry ……
2. In this respect, French differs…… English
3. I'll come …… to pick her up at 8 o'clock.
4. The passage is written …… English .
5. Mr Duc Thanh is thinking of exporting rice …… India.
6. As I was coming out of the room, I collided …… somebody who was coming in.
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7. The people next door are furious …… us …… making so much noise last night.
8. When I realized I was wrong. I apologized …… them …… my mistake.
9. She works quite hard. You can’t accuse her …… being lazy.
10. It’s stupid …… her to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
VII. Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in
each blank. (10pts)
Do you remember I told you I was trying to get a part-time job as a waiter at a
Japanese restaurant? Well, I finally got (1) . Of course, I haven’t been
working there long, (2) I can already tell it’s a wonderful place (3)

Jena has only ……………………………………………………………………………
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8. He does almost no work.
He hardly …………………………………………………………………………………
9. I had expected the weather to be worse.
The weather was not ……………………………………………………………………
10. It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only …………………………………………………………………………………
11. We had never been so happy before.
We were …………………………………………………………………………………
12. “ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated………………………………………………………………………
13. They have read us an interesting story.
An…………………………………………………………………………………………
14. Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On ………………………………………………………………………………………
15. The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It‘s high time……………………………………………………………………………
IX. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. (5pts)
1.It would have been better if you had gone to bed earlier. should
You……………………………………………………………………………….……….
2.’Don’t swim just after you have eaten,’ she said to them. warned
She………………………………………………………………………………….……
3. He would not stop talking although no one was listening. insisted
He ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The house was in darkness except for a light in the kitchen. apart
The house was completely ……………………………………………………………
5. They continued to look for the girl till it got dark. search
The ………………………………………………………………………………………
X. Write a short paragraph about 150 – 200 words to show your opinions. (10pts)

1. invention
2. be
3. with
4. and
5. that
6. however
7. read
8. written
9. expensive
10. more
B/
1. for 6. first
2. because 7. took
3. lose 8. in
4. about 9. if
5. who 10. their
VI. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition
1. out
2. to
3. over
4. in
6 with
7. of
8. with – for
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9. to – for
5. to 10.of
VII. Read the passage bellow and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in
each blank.
1.C 2. A 3.A 4.D 5.A