TEST 149

A. LISTENING
I. Listen and circle the correct answer A, B or C (5.0ps)
1. Which T-shirt does the boy decide to buy?

 
A B  C
2. Who will be on the stage next?

 
A   B   C
3. Which time will the pie be ready?

 
A   B   C
4. Which photo does the girl dislike?

 
A   B   C
5. What should the students take on the school trip?

  A B  C
II. You will hear a man called Ben from a young people’s organization, telling a youth group
about a course they can do on Saturdays. For each question, fill in the missing information in the
numbered space (5p).
Saturday course
Name of Ben’s organization: (6) Nature
Aim of course: Discovering (7) wildlife
Length of course (8) 12 weeks.
Examples of activities we will do:
 Learn how to climb
 Cut up wood
 Make a (9) fire
 Design a (10) birdhouse to take home.

III. You will hear an interview with Elizabeth Holmes about her experience working in Africa
and complete the sentences(5p) .

Elizabeth worked for a (11) travel agent before she went to Africa.
The course in London that Elizabeth attended was called (12) changes
On arrival in Africa, Elizabeth spent (13) 3 weeks doing a training course with other
volunteers.
Elizabeth feels that she got on best with (14) the women in the area of Africa where she
lived
Back in England, Elizabeth found that she was disturbed by the (15) traffic in the city.

IV. Listen to the radio commercial and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D (5p).
16. What service is being advertised?
A. home repair B. food catering C. bed mat D. carpet cleaning

17.Who is speaking in the commercial?

A. the salesperson B. the carpet C. the home owner D. the shop keeper

18. What is the regular cost of the service?

A. $22.95 B. $25.95 C. $29.95 D. $95.25

19. What will new customers receive free of charge if they call now?
A. spot cleaner B. Silverware C. wall hangings D. glassware
20. What is the store's phone number?
A. 673-5010 B. 633-5100 C. 637-5001 D. 376-5010

B. GRAMMAR- VOCABULARY- LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Choose the correct answer ( A,B,C, or D ) to complete each of the following sentences (10ps)
1.  Paul talks with Daisy about Janet’s appearance.
Paul: “Janet looks wonderful today!”
Daisy: “______”
A. Never mind. B. Yes, it certainly is.
C. Just go ahead. D. You can say that again
2.  Are you looking for anything in ___________?
A. special   B. detail   C. peculiar   D. particular
In detail: chi tiết
3. We’d better not _________ any more staff until sales increase.
A. take up B. take on C. lay off D. lay up
Take up: bắt đầu 1 thói quen, chiếm chỗ, chiếm thời gian, cắt ngắn đồ
Take on: thuê người, đảm nhận 1 công việc hay trách nhiệm
Lay off: sa thải
Lay up: ép ai đó nghỉ, nằm trên giường vì bị ốm
4. Mexico is the most popular vacation _____ for people from The United States.
 A. target   B. connection   C. departure   D. destination
5. I feel terrible. I didn’t sleep ___________ last night.
 A. an eye    B. a wink   C. a jot   D. an inch
Not sleep a wink: không ngủ chút nào
6. The ___________ at the football match became violent when their team lost.
 A. spectators   B. audiences   C. observers   D. customers
7. In the primary school, a child is in the ________ simple setting.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable
8. “Good luck in exams!” “ ……………..!”
A. I hope so B. you mention it C. Never mind D. you too
9. The girls and flowers ___________ he painted were vivid.
A. who   B. which   C. whose  D. that
10. All night long people dance and sing. They do it ___________.
A. during the whole night   B. in all the night   C. the night long   D. in the night
11. After he___________ work, he went straight home
 A. had finished   B. had been finishing   C. has finished   D. would finish
12. What did you think of the book? - ___________ the books I’ve read. It was the most
interesting.
A. From all   B. All   C. All of    D. Of all
13. 20. If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen B. had listened C. will listen D. listened
14. . “ Would you like something to drink?” “...............................”
A. No, thank you. B. I’ll have some soup.
C. It’s very nice of you. D. Yes, I do.
15. He’d prefer ___________ chicken soup rather than ___________ milk.
A. having / having   B. to have / drink   C. have / drink   D. had / drank
16. Not until 1856 ___________ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built    B. was the first bridge built 
C. the first building a bridge    D. the bridge building was
17. . John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” -Anna: “_______!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor C. Congratulations D. That was nice of them
18. - Oh no! I completely forgot we were supposed to pick Jenny up at the airport this morning.
- She _______ there waiting for us
A. needn't sit B. might still sit C. must still be sitting D. should have sat
19. The blue curtains began to..................after they had been hanging in the sun for two months.
A. fade B. die C. dissolve D. melt
20. “May I speak to the manager?” “...........................”
A. He always comes late. He is not very well. B. Thank you. Good bye.
C. I’m afraid he’s not in. Can I take a message? D. I’m afraid not. He works very hard.
II. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals (5.0ps).
1. The reports are treated as strictly confidential (CONFIDE)?
2. He was bleeding (BLOOD) from his wound in his shoulder.
3. The magazine offers tips on cutting your house maintenance (MAINTAIN) costs.
4. Kate was driven to the church for her wedding in a horse - drawn carriage (CARRY).
5. This company is receptive (RECEIVE) to new ideas at all times.

III. Identify the underlined word or word phrases (A, B, C or D) that must be changed in order
to correct the sentence and then correct.There have been an example for you. (5.0ps)

1. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities.  is
A           B                                      C D    
2. Visitors may realize that even though they can make their homes in Da Lat city, they can take
A B
away with the memories of their beauty.  its
C D

3. As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown to see our friends.  bỏ
                      A                  B          C            D
4. Nowhere else in the world you will find scenery like this.  will you
A B C D
5. The 6 - year - old boy resembles to his mother somewhat more than his older brother does.  bỏ  
        A                      B                       C                            D
C. Reading.
I. Match each sentence (From 1-5) to its suitable letter (From A- H). Number 0 is an example
(5pts).
1. A. You can’t give her the money tomorrow.
B. Reserved tickets must be paid for by tomorrow.
C. You can order your tickets for the trip tomorrow.
D. You should return unwanted tickets to Miss Phelps
tomorrow.

2. A. Nick’s lesson will be on Tuesdays from now on.

B. The time of Nick’s lesson has changed.
C. Nick’s lesson this week is at the same time on a
different day.
D. Nick’s swimming teacher has to leave earlier.

3. A. You are not allowed to remove any of the

pictures here
B. You are not allowed to display any of your
photos here.
C. You are not allowed to use your camera here.
D. You are not allowed to bring your photos here.
4. A. Mick will return Lara’s computer game to her on
Monday.
B. Lara will give Eve’s computer game to Mick on
Monday.
C. Mick and Eve will borrow Lara’s computer game on
Monday.
D. Eve will give Lara the computer game on Monday.

5 What should you do?

. A. Insert CD, click on “start” and then wait.
B. Click on “start”, insert CD and then wait.
C. Insert CD, wait and then click on “start”.
D. Click on “start”, wait and insert CD.

II. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the 4 choices (A, B, C, or
D) given (10ps)
Humans have long been fascinated by outer space, and have wondered if there are intelligent
life- forms (1) _____, which we might be able to contact. Naturally, we’ve all seen space( 2)______on
our TV and cinema screens, but ‘aliens’ like these owe more to the convenience of using
(3)______actors to play the parts than to any (4) ______form of scientific investigation.

However, many (5) ______space searchers are now beginning to turn their attention to the
question of what alien life might (6) _______look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, designed
by the biologist, Douglas Dixon. This strange being, (7) ______humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in
groups of three (8)______of pairs. (9) ______its odd appearance, its behavior is not different (10)
______our own.
1. A. somewhere B. elsewhere C. anywhere D. wherever
2. A. creatures B. things C. lives D. objects
3. A. man B. mankind C. human D. beings
4. A. true B. truthful C. right D. real
5. A. good B. well C. serious D. better
6. A. much B. formally C. very D. actually
7. A. likely B. unlike C. unlikely D. like
8. A. instead B. because C. due D. despite
9. A. In spite B. Although C. Despite D. Regardless
 10. A. to B. from C. in D. about

III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D (10ps).

Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living
things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water
are rare. And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent
intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives
without a single drop (3). Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not a limited life but only those
forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist skinned, water-loving animals can exist
there. Few large animals are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote,
and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping
creatures than the tangled forest (5, 8). Its population is largely nocturnal (6A), silent, filled with
reticence, and ruled by stealth (6D). Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere
environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the world. The secret of their adjustment
lies in the combination of behavior and physiology.

None could survive, like mad dogs and Englishmen, if they went out in the midday sun; many
would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid
burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night (6B). The surface of the sun-
baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.

1. The title for this passage could be_______

A. “Desert Plants” B. “Life Underground”
C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”
2. The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means________
Tissues (n) mô
A. “the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own”
B. “collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants”
C. “very small living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants”
D. “the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants”
3. Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert.
B. water is an essential part of his existence.
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things.
D. very few large animals are found in the desert.
4. The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT_________
A. water-loving animals B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals D. many large animals
5. According to the passage, creatures in the desert________
A. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest.
B. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest.
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest.
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world.
6. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals
EXCEPT________
A. they sleep during the day B. they dig home underground
C. they are noisy and aggressive D. they are watchful and quiet
7. The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means_______
Emaciated (adj) gầy gò, hốc hác
A. “living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm”
B. “able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating”
C. “large and strong, difficult to control or deal with”
D. “thin and weak because of lack of food and water”
8. According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that________
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals.
B. they are less healthy than animals living in other places.
C. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees.
D. they live in an accommodating environment.
9. The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means__________
Burrow (n) hang
A. “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
B. “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in”
C. “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept”
D. “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found”
10. We can infer from the passage that________
A. living things adjust to their environment. B. water is the basis of desert life.
C. desert life is colorful and diverse. D. healthy animals live longer lives.
IV. Read the following passage carefully, and then decide whether the following statements are
True (T), or False (F). (5ps).
 True False
1. Jennifer was born in July in America. x
2. There are 4 people in her family. x
3. She used to play sports with boy students. x
4. Jennifer’s family supported her dreams to be an actress. x
5. Jennifer was nominated on an Oscar in 2012. x

D. WRITING
I. Complete the sentences using the words given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. Write no more than 5 words in each gap (5ps).
1. The game will be held, rain or shine. (regardless)
=> There will be a game regardless of the weather.
2. I can’t understand how they built Pyramids. (impossible)
=> I find it impossible to understand how they built Pyramids.
3. Einstein eventually realized that he was wrong. (conclusion)
=> Einstein eventually come to the conclusion that he was wrong.
4. Our physics teacher tried to explain the Theory of Relativity. ( attempt )
=> Our physics teacher made an attempt to explaining the Theory of Relativity.
5. We’ll save enough money and then we’ll buy a computer. (soon)
=> We’ll buy a computer as soon as they have saved enough money.

II. This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.(10p)

We might have a school trip to your country next year. What
do you think is the best time of year to visit? What are the
most interesting things for teenagers to do in your area?

Now write a letter, answering your friend’s questions.

III. Nowadays, our environment is being polluted seriously. Please write a passage (140- 160
words) to show the main reasons that polluting the environment and suggest some solutions to
keep our environment unpolluted. (15p)