Đề 2

B. PHONETICS (1 point)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Write your
answers in the space provided below. (0.5 point)
1. A. exhaust B. luxury C. examination D. anxiety
2. A. heir B. hollow C. hero D. heat
3. A. modal B. model C. modest D. modern
4. A. tissue B. passion C. machine D. issue
5. A. boast B. goal C. load D. oar
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Write your
answers in the space provided below. (0.5 point)
1. A. abound B. retire C. roommate D. repulse
2. A. compete B. domain C. reply D. emblem
3. A. comfortable B. president C. procedure D. literature
4. A. domestic B. excellent  C. foolhardy D. physical
5. A. consolidation B. enthusiasm C. photography  D. telepathy
C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (6 points)
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. Write your answers in
the space provided below. (2.0 points)
1. He hurt his leg _____________ in order to miss the exam.
A. at purpose B. for purpose C. in purpose D. on purpose
2. It ____________ to me whether we meet them or not.
A. makes no difference B. is not a difference
C. is indifferent makes D. not
A. will he B. mustn’t he C. is he D. isn’t he
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ……………….... new
procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
7. Thank you very much. I haven’t been to _____________ party for ages.
A. a so enjoyable B. the so enjoyable C. so enjoyable a D. so enjoyable
8. George took _______________ of the fine weather to work in his garden.
A. chance B. interest C. advantage D. charge
9. The escaped prisoner fought ____________before he was finally overpowered.
A. head over heels B. tooth and nail C. heart and soul D. foot and mouth
10. The builders say they will have finished the roof ____________ .
A. by Tuesday B. as soon as they can
C. at the end of last year D. without any more delay
11. The water company will have to ____off water supplies while repairs to the pipes
are carried out.
A. hold B. run C. set D. cut
12. The reason why he gets into trouble so often is that he has a _______ temper.
A. fast B. rapid C. speedy D. quick
 13. You can take part in sport activities or not. That depends on you. It is ________
A. compulsory B. required C. optional D. forceful
14. In the kitchen, there is a_____________ table.
A. beautiful large round wooden . B. large beautiful wooden round
C wooden round large beautiful D. round large wooden beautiful
15. - Thang: "What do you think about that work of fiction?"
- Huong: "____________________"
A. Yes, let's. B. The best I've ever read!
C. I can't agree with you more. D. I wish I could.
16. I’m very busy at present. I __________ my report on time.
A. may finish B. could not finished C. may not finish D. didn’t finish
17. ____________ the class size is our school’s immediate aim.
A. Reduced B. Reduces C. To reduce D. Reduction
18. This is _______ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.
A. by heart B. by chance C. by far D. by myself
19. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. _____ is Vietnamese.
A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others
20. Not only _____ us light, but it also gives us heat.
A. the sun gives B. the sun has given
C. has the sun given D. does the sun give
II. Put the verbs in blanket into the correct form. Write your answers in the space
provided. (2 points)
- It is all English teachers (1. prepare) _______ for the entrance exam.
- Not a word (2. she, talk) _______________ to me since we had a quarrel.
- It was our fault to keep Jane keeping so long. We (3. inform) _____ her in advance.
- The student (4. sit) __________ next to me was nervous because he (5. not attend)
__________ the gifted exam before.
- No sooner the president (6. arrive) __________ than they had an important
discussion.
- I don’t know why you (7. always, talk) __________ in class, guy.
- Jin is a first year student. By the end of the year, she (8. learn) ________ English for
eight years.
- Were I (9. know) ____ you are not at home today, I wouldn’t ask him to call you.
- Peter, together with his family members, (10. visit) __________ Opera House three
times this year.
III. Supply the correct forms of the words given in BOLD. Write your answers in the
space provided. (1 point)
1. We have a good _______relationship____, who helped us a lot. RELATION
2. Because now Jenny has got a job, she is DEPEND
_____indenpendent______ of her parents.
3. The books read by the Romans have some similarity_____ to the SIMILAR
ones we are reading now.
4. They all cheered ___________ as their team came out. ENTHUSIASM
5. My students are so talkative. They seem to be totally CAPABLE
___________ of working quietly by themselves.

6. This village was __________ three years ago. ELECTRIFY

7. People do not like her because she is _____________ ! HONEST
8. This matter is terribly _____________ You mustn’t confide it to CONFIDENCE
anyone else.
9. It is very _____unhealthy_______to live in a damp and dirty HEALTH
room.
10. There was loud ___________ as the clown fell off the ladder. LAUGH
IV. Find and correct the underlined word or phrase that is not correct as
standard English.(1point)
1. If I can’t leave my bags here, what do you suggest me to do with them.
A B C D
2. Some university students support themselves by tutoring, working in restaurants
A B
or they do market research.
C D
3. We are looking forward to taking on a tour of athens by our Greeks friends.
A B C D
4. The prize-giving ceremony will be televised lively from Hoa Binh theater.
A B C D
5. He usually comes home at five o’clock, but this week he works very late.
A B C D D.
READING. (5 points)
I. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each
space. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)
Saving energy doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming. But what can you do to save
energy? There is (1) ___________ that you can do to help the process of energy conservation. You
can save energy by doing things by making sure that the kettle doesn’t (2) ___________ more water
than it needed, always washing the full load in the washing machine rather than a half load or running
down your central heating by 1oC – this could cut your (3) ___________ bill by 10%.
Making sure that hot water taps are not left (4) ___________ and replace washers if your taps
drip. (5) ___________ work you can turn off (6) ___________ lights and your computer if you are
not using them. (7) ___________ to energy saving light bulbs – these use around a quarter of the
electricity, and often last eight times (8) ___________ than an ordinary bulb. Close your curtain at
(9) ___________ to keep the warm air from escaping through the windows. Switching off (10)
___________ appliances when they are not in use makes a big contribution to energy saving too.
1. A. plenty B. lot C. little D. few
2. A. consist B. contain C. compose D. include
3. A. hot B. heat C. heating D. heated
4. A. run B. ran C. running D. flowing
5. A. By B. At C. In D. On
6. A. any B. all C. those D. no
7. A. Change B. Consume C. Buy D. Sell
8. A. higher B. shorter C. less D. more
9. A. morning B. evening C. dusk D. afternoon
10. A. electricity B. electronic C. electric D. electrical
II. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use ONLY ONE
WORD in each space. Write your answers in the space provided. (2.0 points)
The importance of computers
Many of the things we do depend on receiving information from other people.
Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information
(1) ________ is stored, possessed and communicated. In the past this information used
to (2) ______ kept on paper in (3) ______form of, for example, books, newspapers and
timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) _______computers. Computers
play an important (5) ______ in our everyday lives. Consider the use of
computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches
all over the country, have to deal with very large amount of (6)______ .They have to
make (7) _______ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they
need to be (8) ________ to re-order before stocks (9) ______ out, to decide which
things are selling well and so on. All these processes (10) _______ performed quickly
and efficiently by computers.
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the
questions(1.0 point)
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business. He was
not a good artist, so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his
house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph. The next important
date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman,
took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process.
In his pictures, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest details. This kind
of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travelers brought back
daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings,
cities, and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take
pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple and photographers
had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. However, this did not stop
photographers, especially in the United States. After 1840, daguerreotype artists were
popular in most cities.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many
portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were lifelike and
full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war. His 1862
Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem
more real and more terrible.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could
buy film ready-made in rolls, instead of having to make the film themselves. Also, they
did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios
and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the
invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.
With a small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use
cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends, and favorite places.
They called these pictures "snapshots".
Documentary photographs became popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon
magazines and books also used them. These pictures showed true events and people.
They were much more real than drawings.
Some people began to think of photography as a form of art. They thought that
photography could do more than show the real world. It could also show ideas and
feelings, like other art forms.

1. The first photograph was taken with ______.

A. a small handheld camera B. a very simple camera
C. a daguerreotype D. new types of film
2. Daguerre took a picture of his studio with ______.
A. a new kind of camera B. a very simple camera
C. special equipment D. an electronic camera
3. The word “this” in the passage refers to the ______.
A. carrying of lots of film and processing equipment
B. stopping of photographers from taking photos
C. fact that daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities
D. taking of pictures of people and moving things
4. The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. poorly-painted B. heavily-polluted C. terribly spoiled D. badly damaged
5. The word “lifelike” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. moving B. realistic C. touching D. manlike
6. The latest invention mentioned in the passage is the invention of ______.
A. handheld cameras B. processing equipment
C. daguerreotypes D. rolls of film
7. The word “handheld” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. handling manually B. held by hand
C. controlling hands D. operated by hand
8. Matthew Brady was well-known for ______.
A. inventing daguerreotypes B. the small handheld camera
C. taking pictures of French cities D. portraits and war photographs
9. As mentioned in the passage, photography can ______.
A. print old pictures B. convey ideas and feelings
C. show the underworld D. replace drawings
10. Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Different Steps in Film Processing B. Story of Photography
C. Photography and Painting D. Story of Famous Photographers
E. WRITING. (5 points)
I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
first one. (1.0 point)
1. All the children will receive a prize, whatever their score in the competition.
🖌No matter ________________________________________________
2. I didn’t come to my cousin’s party last night, so he was very unhappy.
🖌 Had ______________________________________________________
3. Except for the inspector, everyone was in uniform.
🖌 The inspector ________________________________________________
4. Everyone thinks the book was written by the princess herself.
🖌 The book __________________________________________
5. He was so angry that he was lost for words.
🖌 Such was ________________________________________________
II. Do not change the given word, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so
that each has as a similar meaning as the original one. (1.0 point)
1. I can't understand Doris and what she has done. SENSE
🖌 I can't  ____________________________ Doris and what she has done.
2. Peter was ready to leave the office when his boss asked him to type up a report. POINT
🖌Peter ________________________ the office when his boss asked him to type up a
report.
3. When he drinks a lot, he gets very bad. MORE
🖌_____________________________________________________
4. John was shocked to hear that he had failed his driving test. CAME
🖌_________________________________________________________
5. “Many thanks for your timely support”, said Jenny to the man. GRATITUDE
🖌__________________________________________________
III. Some people say that “Self-study is a very important factor that helps students get
success in their study.” Do you agree or disagree? Write a paragraph of about 220-
250 words to support your idea.