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Chu kú: 2010 - 2012
M«n: TiÕng Anh
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 150 phót
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Tổng điểm Giám khảo 1 Giám khảo 2 Mã phách
Question I: ( 5 points) Phonetics
a, Pick out word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. passion b. pleasure c. decision d. measure
2. a. student b. stupid c. study d. studio
3. a. easy b. ear c. lean d. eat
b, Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
1. a. understand b. engineer c. benefit d. Vietnamese
2. a. money b. army c. afraid d. people
Question II: (15 points) Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form.
1.People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are.
2.Over the years, She (collect) thousands of stamps.
3."Where is Jane?" "Down stairs sir" ."She (greet) the guests."
4.We don’t enjoy (use) as cheap labour.
5.I can't help (feel) sorry for the hungry children. If only there (be) peace in the world.
6.I am sure the letter won't arrive in time unless it (send) by air
7.The vase (break) when it (move) to the other room.
8. I was just about (leave) the office when the phone rang
9. He is busy right now, but if he ( not be)...................., he would help us.
10.Lan bought a new English book yesterday. She (read)…………….it tonight.
11.I will ring the bell one more. If he (not answer),I think he must( go) out.
12.The man who (rescue) had been in the sea for ten hours.
1.................................2......................................3...............................................4.................................
5........................................6..............................7......................................................8............................
9...........................10...............................11................................................................12.......................

a. did b. didn’t c. use d. wouldn’t
15. There isn’t .................foreign news in the paper.
a. a lot b. lots c. many d. much
Question IV: (10 points) Give the correct form of the words in the bracket.
1He is looking ..............thinner ( appreciate)
2.The water in this lake is rather ................, like sea water. ( salt)
3.The.............of his wife was a great blow to him. ( lose)
4.We'll...........our room with some roses (beauty)
5.Trung's sense of humor ..........him from other students. ( distinct)
6.The homemade ice-cream ...........after it had been in the freezer for an hour. (hard)
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7.Where is the ............to his shopping centre? (enter)
8.There's no easy .............to this problem (solve)
9.Don’t be so...........; we've only been waiting for a few minutes. (patient)
10.In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of ............ (wise)
1................................2.........................................3.................................4..........................5...................
6...........................7...............................8.......................9.................................10..................................
Question V (15 points)Fill in each blank with one suitable word.
John Lennon was born in Livepool in 1940. He was always (1)............. on music and played in
pop groups (2)...............school and Art College. John got married (3).................... Cynthia in 1962
and they had a son, (4).............name was Julian. At that (5)..........., John was member of a group
(6) .............."The Beatles". Many beautiful songs (7)........... written by John and wherever the group
went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They (8) ................ scream and faint when "The Beatles"
played, and lot of people (9)...........their hair cut in a Beatles styles. Soon everyone had heard of
"The Beatles" and John was (10) ..............richer than he had ever been.
Question VI: (10points) Read the text and choose the correct word for each space:
English around the world
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom.
When you...1... speakers of English from around the world, you ...2.... notice that they do not all
speak in the same way. There are also some ......3...... in the words they use, including the names

5. Our neighbor will look for the garden when we go on holiday.
A B C D
Answers:
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Question VIII: (15points) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the
same.
1. I have an appointment for a haircut this afternoon.
- I am .............................................................................................................
2. "Don’t open the door please" said Mary.
- Mary told .......................................................................................................
3. Staying at home would be better than going out tonight.
- I'd rather........................................................................................................
4. The last time it rained here was a fortnight ago.
- It ..................................................................................................................
5. My neighbors have three small children. The children make a lot of noise. My neighbors never
apologize me.
. My neighbors..............................................................................................................
6.They said that Mr Tuan is a good teacher.
- Mr Tuan ......................................................................................................
7.My French friend finds driving on the left difficult.
- My French friend isn't ...............................................................................
8.I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris.
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- I think Paris ..................................................................................................
9.The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours.
- It took............................................................................................................