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THANH HOÁ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

NĂM HỌC 2002 - 2003
THỜI GIAN: 120 Phót ( Kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò )

Question 1 (1,5 points) Put each verb in brackets into a suitable form.
1. Good, everybody's ready. If we (leave).................... now, we (miss) .................... the rush hour traffic.
2. Yesterday I (walk) ................................ along the street when I realized that a man with a black beard, whom I
had seen three times already, (follow ) .................................me.
3. He (do) ............................. nothing before he (see) …………………………. me .
4. I prefer (drive) .............................. to ( be driven ) ...............................
5. Of course, I'm not going to give her a gold ring. If I (give)............................. her a gold ring, she (sell)
.................... it.
Question 2: (1, 5 points) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each
space.
The Browns live in the countryside. Last week when they came up to London, they ....1............ their time
seeing as much as ...(2).......... . Mrs Brown was most interested in stores, ...3............. in Oxford Street, and bought
some of ...4............. things which she could not find in the shops in the countryside. Their two children, George
and Susan, ...5......... had never been to London before, were surprised ....6............. the crowds everywhere. They
enjoyed travelling on the underground and going down the moving stairs ...7........... lead to the platforms.
One day they went to Hyde Park and walked along on the grass to Kensington Garden ... 8.............the
bright autumn sunshine. It was very quiet here. Only the noise from the streets ....9............them that they were still
in a city. The ...10..............of the tall trees were turning red, brown and yellow, birds were...11............about, sheep
were eating the grass, there were...12.............. of flowers, and ducks were swimming about on the Round Pond.
George,...13..............hobby was planes and boats, was very much interested in the ..14............. boats which boys
were sailing on the Pond.


8. Let's go for a picnic tomorrow unless the weather forecast is ........

FAVOUR

1


9. I spent my ......... in the country.

CHILD

10. The old couple have saved a lot of money for their....

RETIRE

Question 4:(1,5points) Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
1. I like your new trousers. Where did you buy ......... ?

a. it

b. them

c. them both d.

a. him

b. him or her c. it

them all


a lot
6. My friends gave me a surprise party, ......... was good for them.

a. that b. this

c. which

d. what
7. Several people, ............ voices could be clearly heard, were waiting outside.
of which

a. whose

b. their

c.

c. wetter

d.

d. whom

8. The more you water this plant, the............ it will grow.

a. best

b. tall


3. I / look / everywhere / but / couldn't find / keys.
4. What / weather / like / while / you / be / Da Lat last month?

2

c. task


5. They / tall / than / me / a head.
b- 1 Point ( 0,2 P for each correct sentence )
1. That was the hotel where I stayed during my last holiday.

2. Peter is looking for a better job because he

doesn't earn much at the moment.
3. I looked everywhere but I couldn't find the (my) keys (yet).

4. What was the weather like while you were in

Da Lat last month.
5. They are taller than me by a head.
Question 6: 1, 5 Points ( 0,15 P for each correct sentence )
1. Neither of us have never been there before.

2. You can't believe John because he never

speaks the truth.
3. Facing a lot of people always makes me nervous.

4. We were never made to do anything we

can't

..................................................................................


3. I’m always nervous when I face a lot of people.

Facing.......................................................................................


4. They never made us do anything we didn't want to do.

We

...........................................................................................


5. We had to wait two hours for John.

John

kept

.................................................................................


6. This is the best essay I have ever written.

Never


5. A. modernize
department

B. alternative C. women

D. ethnic

6. A. champagne

D. solution

7. A. experiment

B. experience C. department D. volleyball 8. A. careful

B. improve

C. computer

D.

religion
9. A. animal

B. wonderful C. delicious

evening

D. again


cup

D. bus

5. A. boat

B. broad

angry

D. gem

7. A. more

B. north

triangle

D. trial

9. A. alone

B. froze

B. brush

6. A. large

C.


3. had done / saw

4. driving / being driven

5.

gave / would sell
Question 2 : 1,5 Points ( 0,1P for each word )
1. spent

2. possible

3. especially

4. the

5. who

6. at ( by )

7. which

8. in

9. reminded

10. leaves

11. flying



2. d

3. d

4. c

5. b

6. c 7. a

8. d

9. c

10. b

Question 5: 2,5 Points
a- 1,5 Points ( 0,15 P for each correct preposition )
1. for / with

2. under

3. among

4. during

5. beside

6. in

6. Never have I written such a good essay.

7. You didn't need to go to all that trouble.

8. Only after a twelve - hour wait did their

flight leave.
9. He invited me to come round for a drink.

10. Get the work finished by lunchtime and

5


you can go home.
Question 7: ( 1,5 points):
1. b

2. D

3. b

4. A

5. B

6. b

7. D