CHỐT 75

A. LISTENING
I. (5pts) Listen to five short recordings and for each recording you have to
choose the best of three answers A, B or C.

1. Which activity will the family do this year?

A. go cycling B. go sailing C. play sports
2. What has the woman just bought?
A. a hat B. a jacket C. a bag
3. What hasn’t the girl packed?
A. a towel B. a toothbrush C. toothpaste
4. What time will Robin leave the house?
A. 6 o’clock B. half past six C. seven fifteen
5. What did Simon do this morning?
A. went shopping B. cleaned the window C. talked on the
phone

II. (5pts) You will hear a man phoning about a flat he wants to rent. Listen
and complete questions 1 to 5.

Flat to rent

Address of flat: 25A Green Street

Price of flat: £…825….a month
How far from station: …15….. minutes on foot
Number of bedrooms: 2……….
Furniture in flat: …sofa………….. and table
Day to see flat: ……Monday…………….

III. (5pts) You will hear someone talking about a sports camp for children and
fill in the missing information in the text boxes given. (5pts)

Science World
Next week’s Special Events

EVENTS TIME OF DAY

*Electricity workshop (1) __Monday afternoon
*Experiments with water Wednesday morning
*Talk about space travel by Saturday evening
well-known scientist from (2)
___America____

Science World entrance fees are: £3.00 Adults

£2.00 Children
Tickets for Special Events cost extra: (3) £_1.75_________ Adults
Reduced prices for children
Get tickets direct from Science World on 284311, or from the tourist offices
Newton Café is next to the (4) ___beach_______________
(snacks available all day).
Phone Science World for free ticket to exhibition about (5) __computers________
IV. (5 points)
You will hear a woman called Sarah talking to a group of people about her
painting. For each question put a tick (√) in the correct box.

1. How often does Sarah paint now?

A. three days a week B. five days a week
C. Every evening D. four days a week
2. Sarah earns enough money from her painting to
A. give up her computing job B. pay for her flat and car
C. pay for her artist’s materials D. go on holiday
3. When she was at primary school, Sarah
A. painted pictures of people B. learnt to use chalk.
C. painted famous people D. drew scenes in pencil.
4. What pleased Sarah most about her painting holidays?
A. meeting other artists B. seeing beautiful scenery
C. receiving individual teaching D. go climbing
5. Which of these has Sarah done?
A. painted people in Greece B. painted sunrises in Scotland
C. watched birds in Spain D. painted sunsets in Greece

B. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTION
I. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank. (10 points)
1. - Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “______.”
A. Lovely, I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop
in
C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem
2. Analysts suggested the country __________its infrastructure to get foreign
investment.
 A. improve B. to improve C. improves D.
improving
3. _______ hard it is, we’ll finish solving it before you come back.
A. No matter what B. How far C. No matter how D. Whichever
4. It was clear that the young couple were _______ of taking charge of the
restaurant.
A. responsible B. reliable C. capable D. able
5. Last year, Matt earned..........................his brother
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as
C. twice more than D. twice as more as
6. I do not mind your using my bike.................you take care of it
A. although B. for the fear that C. provided that D. unless
7. -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “_____________.”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please
C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please
8. “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” - “Well, ____once myself, I can
understand.”
A. Having been fired B. Fired C. Having fired D. Being fired
9. "What do you think about Maria"- "………………………………"
A. I forget all about her. B. She's sweet and gentle.
C. She went to York D. No, I don't.
10. "That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?" - "________."
A. Don't give over B. Don't give out
C. Don't give up D. Don't give on
11. The customs officer opened the suitcase _____ if anything illegal was being
brought into the country.
A. seeing B. for seeing C. see D. to see
12. Sometimes very young children have trouble ____ fact from fiction and may
believe that dragons actually exist.
A. to separate B. separating C. to be separated D. for
separating
13. Smith had a lucky escape. He killed.
A. would have been B. must have been C. could have been D. should
have been
14. The boy who failed the exam has to take another one, ?
A. did he B. hasn’t he C. didn’t he D. doesn’t
he
15. Over the last few months, garages the price of petrol four times.
A. have risen B. have put up C. raised D. have
gone up
16. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign had become
completely .
A. unreadable B. misread C. readable D. illegible
17. Prices of flats from a few thousand to millions of dollars.
A. vary B. change C. differ D. fluctuate
18. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over made of
natural fibers.
A. that B. which C. the one D. what
19. To love and to be loved the greatest happiness on Earth.
A. are B. is C. were D. are being
20. Susan: "Tom says he doesn’t like you!" - Lucy: " ."
A. I don’t care B. So do I C. I know he isn’t D. It makes nothing

II. Use the correct form of the word given. (5 points)

1. You should get very good …service……… from this computer. (serve)
2. Bad planning leads to …… difficulty/ difficulties ……… later. (difficult)
3. People must have ……responsibility… for the air pollution.
(responsible)
4. What’s the……………relationship………………between them.
(relation)
5. English is a …….…………comparatively…...easy language for the Swedes to
learn. (compare)

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting. (5 points)
1. Even though she looks young, she is twice older than my twenty- year -old
sister.
-> as old as
A B C D
2. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was 17 years old. ->
rarely
A B C D
3. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large,
industrial cities. -> is
A B C D
4. John, I think you should stop playing computer games and concentrate in your
study. -> on
A B C D
5. I have to admit that my first impressive of that lady is very good. -> impression
A B C D
C. READING
I. Read the following pieces of information and choose the best answer that
has the closet meaning to the information in the box. (5 points)
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B

D. Sven should invite

Sam to the meeting.

D. They found their

drive relaxing.

D. The office should inform

visitors.
 D. Megan

D. You can have a drink

during the performance

II. Read the following passage and choose the best option to fill in each blank.
(10 points)
Man has always depended on plants (1)_____ food and many other useful
products. For this reason, farming is one of the world’s most important industries.
At first, (2) _____ man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He (3)
____ wild fruits and vegetables where he found them. Then man discovered how to
grow his own food. He (4) ____seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For the first
time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply. He could settle down and (5)
_____shelters in the places where he grew food.

As populations began to increase, the (6) ____ for food became greater. Old –
fashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in meeting the demand, so
man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make
his work easier. Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied
and (7) ____ with plants. They told farmers how to (8) ____ plant diseases, and
how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, with a knowledge of plants
and the (9) ____ of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres.He can raise plants
which did not originally grow in the soil or (10) ____ of his community.

1. A. about B. with C. for D. to

2. A. early B. initial C. primary D. original
3. A. collected B. gathered C. assembled D. amassed
4. A. brought up B. raised C. grew D. planted
5. A. form B. set up C. build D. construct
6. A. demand B. request C. requirement D. necessity
7. A. practised B. tried on C. tested D. experimented
8. A. check B. control C. wipe out D. dismiss
9. A. aid B. support C. assistance D. help
10. A. situation B. condition C. climate D. weather
III. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the
correct answer to each of the following questions. (10 points)
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to
become the dominant language of international communication. English as we
know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of
French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the
1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not
extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of
the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of
exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus,
small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts
of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the
primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems
worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world's science writing is in English,
and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international
airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English
users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the
largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
2. The word “emerged” in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the
following?
A. appeared B. hailed C. frequented D. engaged
3. As used in line 3, the word “elements” is similar to which of the following?
A. declaration B. features C. curiosities D. customs
4. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
  A. in 1066  B. around 1350  C. before 1600  D. after 1600
5. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of
English around the world except __________.
 A. The slave trade  B. Colonization C. Missionaries  D. The Norman
invasion 
6. As used in line 6, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word
“course”?
A. Subject B. Policy C. Time D. Track
7. The word “enclaves” in line 8 could be best replaced by which of the
following?
  A. communities  B. organizations  C. regions  D. countries
8. The word “proliferated” in line 9 is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
  A. prospered  B. organized  C. disbanded  D. expanded
9. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “constituting” in line
15?
  A. looking over B. sitting down C. doing in D. making up
10. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English
are there in the world to day?
  A. a quarter B. half a million C. 350 million D. 700 million
million
IV. Read the following passage and decide whether the following statements
are True (T) or False (F). Put a tick in the right box.
Using various kinds of Media in the classroom has always been a challenge,
and how to bring these Media in the classroom is more than a challenge. Students
and teachers should be able to use in their classrooms different media through
different technologies. Media provide teachers and students with creative and
practical ideas. They enable teachers to meet various needs and interests of their
students. They also provide students with a lot of language practice through
activities using newspaper, magazines, radio, TV, movies, books, Interest, etc, and
tasks which develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. They entertain
students and encourage reading English by giving the students the confidence, the
motivation and the ability to continue their reading outside the classroom. Media
"inform, amuse, startle, anger, entertain, thrill, but very seldom leave anyone
untouched" (Shirley Biagy, 1996)

1. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, Facebook or Twitter,

blogs, etc. are forms of mass media. T
2. Implementing mass media in the classroom is much easier than using them. F
3. Media can support teachers with their instructional objectives.T
4. Watching TV can help students develop language skills. T
5. Students have hardly been affected by mass media. F
D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given as the beginnings. (5
points)
1. “Do stay with me, I’m afraid of being alone at night” the boy said to his friend.
=> The boy insisted on his friend’s staying with him as he was afraid of being
alone at night
2. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
=>Much as I admire his courage, I think he is foolish
3. It is thought that the prisoner was recaptured while drinking in a pub.
=>The prisoner …is thought to have been recaptured while drinking in a pub.
4. I do not intend to tell you my plans. (OF)
=> I have no intention of telling you my plans.
5. Graham spends all his time doing research. (DEVOTED)
=> Graham has …devoted all his time to doing research.
II. (10 points)
This is part of a letter you receive from a friend in the U.S.A.
I guess there are many traditional festivals in
your country. What’s the most important one?
Write and tell me all about it!

Now write a letter (of about 60- 80 words), answering your friend’s questions.
You must sign your name as Nguyen Thanh Binh
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Describe a place in your country you think is ideal for holidays (about 140-160
words). Use the following cue words.

 name of the place

 reasons for choosing
 sights, activities
 feelings and comments
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