ĐỀ 1---ĐỘI TUYỂN
PART I. Choose the best answers to complete each sentence.
1. ___________ the second break, students continue to learn the third lesson.
A. After
B. Before
C. During
D. In
2. I have never met such _____________ Mr. Long.
A. a better man than
B. a good man as
C. the best man as
D. a better man as
3. The babies __________ after very properly in the villa are twins.
A. looking
B. looks
C. looked
D. to look
4. I wish my grandmother __________ me some presents on my next birthday.
A. gave
B. will give
C. would give
D. had given
5. Would you mind passing me that mirror?
A. Yes, of course
B. I would rather you didn't
C. No problem
D. Yes, I'd love to
6. My brother was to first person _________ part in the English speaking club last year.
A. took
B. take
C. to take
D. taken
7. Water in streams ____________ into rivers.
A. flows
B. flow
C. is flowing
D. to flow
8. I am sorry that I forgot ___________ you a birthday card but I was busy with my job.
A. sending
B. send
C. to send
D. sent
9. Many boys in my class played soccer in the rain but ________ of them felt tired.
A. all
B. not
C. none
D. no
10. He gave up his work, ____________ a good salary.
A. although
B. despite
C. because of
D. in spite
11. Math is one of _____________ subjects in all schools in Viet Nam.
A. optional
B. important
C. interesting
D. compulsory
12. After finding a job in the town, she doesn't have to _________ her parents.
A. get along with
B. look after
C. depend on
D. talk to
13. Because she has a sore throat, so she must wear a ___________ around her neck.
A. scarf
B. sweater
C. skirt
D. blouse
14. __________his father, his mother enjoys reading newspapers on fashion.
A. Dislike
B. Unlike
C. Liking
D. To like
15. His son failed the university exam, _________ he was rather disappointed.
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. whereas
16. When my aunt's family visited us, we had ___________ in a restaurant.
A. a lunch
B. great lunch
C. great a lunch
D. a great lunch
17. What _________! They always make us happy.
A. a lovely children
B. the lovely children
C. a lovely child
D. lovely children
18. She tried to pass the exam ___________ her parents could be proud of her.
A. in order to
B. in order that
C. so as that
D. so as to
19. She didn't ________________ at my birthday party yesterday.
A. turn out
B. turn in
C. turn up
D. turn off
20. They __________ it very interesting to listen to classical music in that concert.
A. looked
B. seemed
C. found
D. had
PART II. Put the correct form of the words:
1. This essay is ________ because the hand writing is too small.
(READ)
2. Lien couldn't give a satisfactory ______ for his actions last Monday.
(EXPLAIN)
3. There are a lot of ____________ the competition.
(CONTEST)
4. His ______ about leaving his homeland made us very surprised.
(DECIDE)
5. Foreigners like a lot of kinds of Vietnamese food, ____________ “Pho”. (SPECIAL)
6. They __________ us for what we had said yesterday.
(CRITIC)

7. There are a lot of ______ between Nam and his classmates about the report.
(ARGUE)
8. Mai wants to stay with an ________ family when she takes part in the summer course.
(AUSTRALIA)
9. I think guns are ________________ toys for children.
(EDUCATE)
10. Because of working _________, she was told off by her boss.
(LAZY)
PART III. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence:
1. There has had a rapid increase in the temperature in the last two weeks.
2. She fell asleep in the end of the movie yesterday.
3. My mother wanted my clothes washed carefully after the show.
4. The house was big enough for only me to live in.
5. I think ten kilometers are too far to walk to school from that village.
6. Her thought has an influence in what she does.
7. She always talks and gets along with the others. She is humorous.
8. Minh surfed the website designed for children when I came in.
9. Why not congratulating him on passing the exam?
10. No matter what hard she worked, she earned a little money.
C. READING
Part I. Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.
For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the
whole idea quite terrifying, ________(1) flying is no more dangerous than any ________(2)
form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most
accidents occurs _________(3) taking off and landing when ________(4) decisions are vitally
important.
The people whose job it is to _______(5) the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses
________(6) an important part in helping passengers to feel safe and comfortable. Indeed for
many _________(7) being taken such care of is all part of the total experience. _________(8)
other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same _________(9) with food,
drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and _________(10) video films.
1.
A. although
B. too
C. and
D. because
2.
A. another
B. other
C. others
D. one another
3.
A. while
B. during
C. for
D. through
4.
A. leader's
B. chief's
C. driver's
D. pilot's
5.
A. take care
B. feed
C. look after
D. bring up
6.
A. have
B. make
C. set
D. play
7.
A. passengers
B. stewards
C. pilots
D. experts
8.
A. Any
B. No
C. All
D. Not
9.
A. sort
B. kind
C. way
D. part
10.
A. even
B. both
C. apart
D. except
PART II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer:
If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it
is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not
the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.
The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of
publicity had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people
from all walks of life were on the boat when it went down.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and
sank. Of its 2300 passengers, more than two- thirds were drowned. Because the Titanic was
thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as
very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble. There

was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half- empty. The one
point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very
end.
What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warnings of
icebergs had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition one ship was
only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal.
One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety at sea
was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures, including stricter lifeboat regulations
and the establishment of an iceberg patrol.
1. The sinking of the Titanic was………………………
A. the most tragic sea disaster
B. the most historic sea disaster
C. the most famous sea disaster
D. the first great sea disaster
2. Why were so many important people on board?
A. The Titanic had received a lot of publicity
B. The Titanic was a luxury liner
C. It was the fastest liner in the world
D. They wanted to go to America
3. The lifeboats were…………………….
A. too short
B. launched too soon
C. half finished
D. poorly equipped
4. The chances if disaster were increased because……………………………
A. no warnings had been sent
B. the dance band was playing too loud
C. the Titanic was traveling too fast
D. there were no distress calls
5. The positive result of the disaster was that……………………………..
A. a full inquiry was made
B. a program of iceberg destruction was
started
C. lifeboats were made larger
D. sea travel was made safer.
PART III - Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket:
Christmas is the ________(1) important festival of the year in Britain. Celebrations
________(2) properly on December 24, Christmas Eve, although there _________(3) been
several weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks,
and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have already been sent ________(4) friends
and relations. ________(5) a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and
__________(6) the Christmas tree with lights ,various colored decorations and an angel on the
top. Family presents are usually put under the tree.
Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday. _________(7) the Christmas morning
(often very early), children open _________(8) in their socks. Some families go to the church.
The traditional Christmas dinner consists _________(9) roast turkey with potatoes and other
vegetables .Before dinner people usually pull crackers - small rolls of paper that have gifts,
jokes, and party hats ________(10).
D. WRITING
Part I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. My mother was feeding our cattle on the green farm.
Our cattle ..…………………..
2. I would like you to throw the rubbish away the waste basket.
Would you …..…..…...
3. “Don't interrupt me while I am saying in the meeting.” Mr. Baker said to us.
Mr. Baker asked ………..…
4. They often visited Mary when they were in Moscow.
They used ………………. …..
5. Minh last met his close friend on February 2nd 2010.
Minh hasn't…............................
6. The program was too boring to attract millions of viewers.

The program was so ……
7. They couldn't take part in the activity on time because the bus broke down on the way.
Because of …..….....
8. They didn't know how important the dog was until he disappeared.
Only after ...…….
9. He must complete the essay now or he will stay up late tonight.
If ................. ……..…
10. Ms. Anh helped me with the needlework yesterday.
The woman …………….…...…..
Part II- Use the word given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence:
1. I didn't think the weather was so bad.
(WORSE)
- The weather turned __________________________________________ I thought.
2. It was unnecessary for them to provide us with the food.
(PROVIDED)
- They __________________________________________ us with the food.
3. “You've stolen these documents from the office, Tim.” Jill said.
(FOR)
- Jill ______________________________________________ those documents from the
office.
4. Nobody apart from my teacher thought I could do this difficult task.
(PERSON)
- My teacher _____________________________________ thought could do this difficult
task.
5. Martin has to wear his glasses to read the newspaper.
(WEARING)
- Martin can not ________________________________________________ his glasses.
PART III. Imagine you are Tim, an English citizen, you are working in FORMOSA in Ky Anh.
Write a letter (about 130 - 160 words) to your parents and tell them about your life, work and people,
weather, sight there.
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