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Đề kiểm tra chất lượng HK II năm 2011
I> Pronunciation : Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
1. a. interfered b. allowed c. visited d. played
2. a. water b. swimming c. between d. rowing
3. a. lie b. goalie c. achieve d. belief
4.a. punch b. synchronized c. March d. touching
5. a. caps b. meters c. swimmwers d. lines
6. a. sprint b. line c. divide d. ride
7. a. swimming b. post c. decision d. score
8. a. style b. penalty c. pretty d. typical
9. a. pool b.good c. look d. book
10. a. foul b. house c. amount d. adventurous
* Stress :
1. a. water b. goalie c. begin d.meter
2. a. personal b.penalty c.defensive d.vertical
3.a. award b.prevent c.visit d.except
4.a. goalie b.above c.advanced d.depend
5. a. overtime b.decision c.period d.penalize
6.a.gymnastic b. windsurfing c.opponent d.defensive
7.a. interfere b.individual c. situation d.synchronize
8.a.vertical b.penalty c.referee d.personal
9.a.regulator b.adventurous c.participant d.performance
10. a. compete b. punish c. eject d. commit
II. Vocabulary : Choose the best answer
1. How many players are there in ……………………water polo team ?
a. a b. an c. the d. x
2. ……… swimming is considered to be …………good way of losing weight
a.x/ a b. The/a c. A/the d. The/ the
3. They are going to ……………the pool to 1.8 meter
a. deep b. depth c. deepen d. deeply

a. a. Rowing b.Windsurfing c. Diving d.water polo
16. ……is a sport in which you move along the surface of the sea or a lake on a long narrow
board with a sail on it
a. Rowing b.Windsurfing c. Diving d.water polo
17. A penalty shot is …………… when a major foul is commit inside the 5 – meter line
a. prevented b. awarded c. committed d. ranged
18. No…. water polo player
except for ……….goalie can hold the ball with both hand
a. a/the b. the/x c. the /a d. x/the
19. the main task of a defender in a sport game is to ……… the opponents from scoring
a. prevent b. preventing c. prevention d. preventable
20. Many young men prefer scuba – diving because it is ……………
a. adventure b. adventurous c. adventurously d. adventurist
21. I …………… think that scuba diving is more of danger than adventure
a. person b. personal c. personally d. personalize
22. What kind of sport one chooses to play mostly depends ………….his preference and health
a. with b. for c. in d. on
23. Most referees often wear ………………black
a. in b. at c. on d. from
24. In water polo game, only the goalie can hold the ball …………….two hands
a. at b. in c. with d. from
25. A water polo cap is used to ……… the player’s heads and to identify them
a. tie b. penalize c. protect d. move
III> Grammar
1. An increase in the price of petrol would discourage …………… my car
a. using b. me to use c. from using d. me from using
2. We objected to …………… up our garden
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a. their cat’s digging b. their cat to dig c. their cat digging d. their cat’s which dug
3. Johnson was arrested when he failed ……………….in court

a. because b. since c. as d. because of
V> Reading : Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fist the blank space in
the following passage.
Synchronized swimming was developed (1) ………. water ballet, which was first performed in
the early 20
th
country. The first synchronized swimming competition in the United states was a
(2)…………between Wright Junior College and the Chicago Teachers College in 1939. In 1941
the sport was (3) ………….by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States(4)………….the
governing body over many amateur sports in the United States .Synchronized swimming became
a(5) ………… event in the Pan American Game in 1955 in Mexico City.
Synchronized swimming debuted at the Olympic Game in 1984 in Los Angeles California ,(6)
…………….solo and duet events. At those Game , American athletes won(7)…………events.
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Tracie Ruiz won the solo gold medal , and the teamed with Candy Costie to win win the duet
competition. At the 1992 Games in Barcelona , Spain, American Kristen Babb – Sprague won the
solo gold medal,(8)………….Americans Karen Josephson and Sarah Josephson won the duet
competition. Only the solo and duet competitions were held at the 1984 ,1988 and 1992 Olympic
Game. For the 1996 Game in Atlanta ,Georgia, team competition (9)………… the solo and duet
categories , and the United States won the gold medal .For the 2000 Game in Sydney, Australia,
synchronized swimming featured duet and team events.
The international governing body for the sport is the Federation International de Natation
Amateur (FINA,French for “International Federation of Amateur
Swimming”),(10)…………………in Lausanne,Swizerland.
1.a. toward b. from c. under d. in
2. a. meet b. meets c. meeting d. met
3. a. realized b. recognized c. admitted d. confirmed
4. a. or b. but c. then d. later
5. a. competing b. competition c. competitive d. All are correct
6. a. with b. of c. for d. on

10.a. outstanding b. excellent c. successful d. development
II. Vocabulary
1. The champion successfully …………… his title against the American challenger
a. protected b. defended c. retained d. won
2. The 25
th
Sea Games will be held in Lao. It is the first time as the ……….for the game
a. host b. competitor c. supporter d. participant
3. Thailand is our strongest ………………in Southeast Asia’s Men’s Soccer
a. athlete b. rival c. spectator d. player
4. The SEA Games …………… every two years , with 11 countries in Southeast Asia
participating
a. comes down b. sets up c. takes place d. brings about
5. In the 22
nd
Sea games , Vietnamese athletes showed …………….and commitment
a. enthusiast b. enthusiastic c. enthusiasm d. enthusiastically
6. Johnny used to be one of the most ………………athletes in my country
a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully
7. The 22
nd
SEA Games consisted of athletes from eleven …………… counties
a. participate b. participant c. participation d. participating
8. ……………… , the athlete broke the world’s record with two attempts
a. Surprising b. Surprised c. Surprisingly d. Surprise
9. The ASEAN Para- Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place
a. organized b. impressed c. participated d. defended
10. Viet Nam’s successful hosting of the 22
nd
SEA Games is considered a/an

c. The more and more hot / the more d. The hottest / the most
4.Of course you can come to the party……….
a. The more the merrier b. the more and the merrier
c. the more and merrier d. The more and more merrier
5. I feel…… I did yesterday.
a. much more tired than b. many more tired than
c. as many tired as d. as more tired as
6. She is ………… a spectator.
a. a more an athlete than b. more of an athlete than
c. an athlete more than d. an athlete of more than
7. His house is ……………mine.
a. twice as big as b. as twice big as
c. as two times big as d. as big as twice
8. ……… live in Ho Chi Minh city than in the whole of the rest of the country.
a. As much as people b. more people c. as many as people d. people more
9. It gets ……… to understand what the professor has explained.
a. the more difficult b. more difficult than
c. difficult more and more d. more and more difficult
10. You must drive slower in built up areas. ………………you drive in the city, it is ………….that
you will have an accident
a. The faster and faster / the more b. The faster/ the more probable
c. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable d. the more fastly/ the probable
12. At college the work is ………… than the work we did at school , but it is much ………….
a. harder – more interesting b. hardest- most interesting
c. harder- most interesting d. more hard - more interesting
13. We were disappointed as the film was ………… than we expected
a. entertaining b. less entertaining c. more entertaining d. most entertaining
14. Vietnam is now one of the ………….rivals in the Southeast Asian games
a. strong b. stronger c. strongest d. most strong
15. She practices playing the piano ………… than I do

24. More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago
a. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays
b. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays
c. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays
d. We should consume as much petrol as possible
25. I learn a lot but I can’t remember anything
a. I learn more and more and remember more and more
b. The less I learn, the more I remember
c. The more I learn, the less I remember
d. I remember not only what I have learned
26. The more money Peter makes, the more his wife spends
a. Peter spends more money than his wife
b. Peter and his wife both makes money
c. peter spends the money his wife makes
d. Peter’s wife keeps spending more money
27. He last heard from his family two years ago
a. It is two years when he has heard from his family
b. He hasn’t heard from his family for two years
c. It is two years since he last heard from his family
d. B and C are correct
28. The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake
a. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake
b. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake
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c. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong
d. The coffee was so hot that didn’t keep us awake
29. Mr pike wants his wife to quit her job and stay at home with the children
a. Mr Pike would like his wife to continue working
b. Mr Pike wants to quit his job
c. Mr Pike would like his wife to stop working and stay at home

4. a. a b. an c. the d. x
5. a. talk b. discuss c. tell d. quarrel
6. a. facilities b. tools c. materials d. furniture
7.a. at b. on c. with d. for
8.a. places b. halls c. venues d. homes
9.a. rather b. more c. better d. as
10a. history b. ancient c. former d. time
Reading text 2 : Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that is best answering for the
questions
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What makes science fiction the literature for so many ? Arthur C> Clark, the novelist and scientist
, gave a good answer once, when asked why he chooses to write in this genre : “ Because , he said,
“ no other literature is concerned with reality”
Clarke didn’t say what sort of reality he had in mind, but there are two that suggest themselves.
One of those significant realities of our time is science and technology. Those are the things that
have made this century move so fast , in ways that earlier generations could hardly even imagine ,
and science fiction has played some parts in accelerating their progress, in the 1930s there was no
television, radio showed little interest in science , even the daily newspapers covered it scantly and
not very well; but science- fiction magazines were exploiting in every pulpwood issue the latest
concepts from genetics and nuclear physics to cosmology . I think it is so fair to say that a majority
of the world’s leading scientists today were first turned on to their subjects by reading science –
fiction stories
The other reason for a fascination with science fiction is that the central fact of contemporary life
is rapid, ever- accelerating change, change that alters the rules of all our lives all the time. And
science fiction is, in science , the literature of change
1. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage ?
a. Why Read Science Fiction? b. How Science Relates to Reality ?
b. Popular Literature of the 1930s. d. Topics in Science Fiction
2. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage ?
a. To explain the popularity of science fiction literature

1. a. disaster b. prisoner c. agency d. family
2. a. international b. federation c. society d. dedication
3. a. involve b. propose c. improve d. soldier
4. a. civilian b. official c. temporary d. tsunami
5. a. volunteer b. wherever c. example d. disaster
6. a. injured b. famine c. earthquake d. result
7. a. collect b. appall c. devote d. victim
8. a. catastrophic b. propose c. become d. survive
9.a. initiate b. medical c. rapidly d. possible
10. a. suffering b. president c. protection d. conference
II. Vocabulary
1. They are appealing …………………….local business for sponsorship money
a. in b. at c. on d. to
The Red Cross is aimed …………providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural
disasters
a. in b. at c. on d. to
3. WHO’s main activities are carrying out research ………………medical development and
improving health care
a. in b. at c. on d. to
4. They have launched a(n) ……………to send food to the flood victims
a. aid b. proposal c. appeal d. attraction
5. The British government has now suspended ………………aid to the area
a. human b. humane c. humanistic d. humanitarian
6. ……………… for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss called Jean Henri Dunant
a. Research b. Invention c. Initiate d. Ambition
7. The Red Cross provides relief in case of ……………….such as floods, earth-quake, and
hurricanes
a. challenges b. disasters c. commodities d. disadvantages
8. I’m just as …………….as you are to make this company successful
a. dedicated b. serious c. willful d. determined

a. organize b. organized c. organizational d. organizers
20. A …………… is a very large wave, often cause ed by an earthquake , that flows onto the land
and destroys things
a. famine b. catastrophe c. tsunami d. flood
21. The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200, 000 people and left countless wounded and
homeless
a. poor b. imprisoned c. suffered d. injured
22. The mission of the Red Cross is also to supervise the …………… of prisoners of war
a. education b. encouragement c. treatment d. runaway
23. The total number of national Red Cross societies from all over the world has mounted to 186
a. protected b. devoted c. increased d. aimed
24. Fifty percent of roads accidents results in head injuries
a. examines b. heals c. causes d. treats
25. Jeans Henry Dunant was appalled by the almost complete lack of care for wounded soldiers
a. dedicated b. shocked c. interested d. excited

III. Grammar
1. Go ……………….this book because it has the information you need
a. over b. by c. off d. on
2. Helen has gone out and she will not be ………………till midnight
a. off b. along c. back d. away
3. Everything is …………… you. I can’t make ……………… my mind yet
a. out off/ on b. up to/ up c. away from/ for d. on for/ off
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4. There is no food left. Someone must have eaten it …………….
a. out b. up c. off d. along
5. The explorers made a fire to …………….off wild animals
a. get b. keep c. take d. go
6. If something urgent has…………… up, phone me immediately and I will help you
a. picked b. come c. kept d. brought

a. handed b. held c. cut d. paid
22. How are you ……………on with your work ? – It is OK
a. calling b. getting c. playing d. looking
23. Mary says that when her drugs budget was exhausted she turned to the Swedish Red Cross.
a. Mary says that she was tired with the voluntary work for the Swedish Red Cross.
b. Mary says that she gave all her money to the Swedish Red Cross.
c. Many says that the money she bought drugs was given to the Swedish Red Cross.
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d. Many says that when she ran out of money for her drugs, she asked the Swedish Red Cross for
help.
24. I find it difficult to get rid of my smoking habit.
a. As for me , stopping my smoking habit is quite difficult.
b. I have difficulty smoking cigarettes.
c. My smoking ha bit has caused me a lot of difficulties.
d. I will quit smoking someday.
25. You can look up this word in the dictionary.
a. There are a lot of words in the dictionary for you to look at.
b. You can find the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
c. The dictionary contains a lot of words except the one you need.
d. You should buy this dictionary to find the word you need.
26. That car is beyond my means.
a. That car is cheap enough for me to buy. b . That car is too expensive for me to buy.
c. I am really interested in that car. d . I really do not like that car.
27. The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby.
a. The doctor said , “A new hobby is not good for Mr.Pike.”
b. The doctor wanted Mr.Pike not to have any new hobby.
c. The doctor said , “you should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike.”
d. The doctor said to Mr.Pike, “You should stop your present hobby.”
28. She was just as good as they had thought
a. She quite definitely came up to their expectations

8. a. exploit b. exploited c. exploiter d. exploitation
9. a. rise b. relieve c. increase d. lower
10. a. throws b. looks c. aims d. points

ĐÁP ÁN
Unit 12
I. pronunciation
1c 2d 3a 4b 5a 6a 7c 8a 9a 10d
 Stress
1c2c3c 4a 5b 6b 7 d 8c 9a 10b
II. Vocabulary
1a 2a 3c 4c 5a 6c 7b 8a 9a 19c 11a 12d 13d 14d 15d 16d 17 b 18 d 19a 20b 21c 22d 23a 24c 25c
III/ Grammar:
1d 2a 3a 4c 5c 6c 7b 8d 9a 10b 11a 12a 13c 14c 15d
IV/ Reading
1c 2a 3b 4c 5c 6a 7c 8a 9d 10a
UNIT13:
Pronunciation
1c 2b 3c 4d 5a 6d 7b 8a 9c 10b
* Stress
1d 2a 3b 4c 5c 6d 7a 8d 9c 10a
II/ Vocabulary
1b 2a 3b 4c 5c 6c 7d 8c 9a 10d 11b 12d 13a 14b 15d
III/ Grammar
1d 2a 3b 4b 5a 6b 7a 8b 9b 10b 12a 13b 14c 15a 16b 17d 18d 19a 20d 21b 22d 23b 24a 25c 26d
27b 28a 29c 30c.
IV. Reading