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Part 2: Fill in each space with one appropriate word 1,0 m Are some people born clever and others born ……... 1 2 3 4 5Part 3: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the w

A.Listening: (2ms)

B Reading : (12ms)

Part 1: Choose the word or the phrase ( A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space

in each sentence ( 2ms)

1 I have started taking _ at the communiy college

2 Just a moment Let me look at my _

3 “ How many _ can you speak?” “ Only Arabic and English”

A conservations B languages C communication D speechs

4 It’s a parent’s responsibility to ensure children’s regular _ at school

5 Clark had a reputation arrogance and ruthlessness

6 After a lot of difficulty, he to open the door

A succeeded B managed C finished D completed

7 These shoes have gone out style, I like them

8 The report notes the firm’s casual attitude safety procedures

9 I wanted by the head of the company, but it was impossible

10 It’s a pity if they have to close the school, but I can see the of it

Part 2: Fill in each space with one appropriate word (1,0 m)

Are some people born clever and others born …… ( 1)…… ? Or is intelligence

developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both these ……(2)…… is ‘ yes’ To some extent, our intelligence is given at birth, and no amount of special education can, make a genius out of a ……(3)…… born with low intelligence On the other hand, a child … ( 4 )…….lives in a boring surrounding will develop his intelligence less than the one who lives in a rich and varied surrounding Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth but … (5)…… or not he reaches those limits will ……( 6)…….on his environment This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways It’s easy to show that intelligence is something we are born with …….( 7)……we take two unrelated people at random from the population It’s likely that … ( 8)… degrees of intelligence will be completely different If, on the other hand, we take children- identical twins, they will very likely be

… ( 9 )……intelligent as other This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on … (10) ……

1 2 3 4 5

Part 3: Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the word ( A, B, C or

D ) that the best answers each of the questions about it (0,5 m)

After inventing dynamite, Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind Originally, there were five award: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first award ceremony Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum

is used for the awards which vary from 30,000 to 125, 000 dollars

Every year on December 10th, the anniversary of Nobel’s death, the awards ( gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays

an important role in the judges’ decisions Americans have won numberous science awards, but relatively few literature awards

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of world war II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rate, others have shared their prizes

1 When did the first award ceremony take place?

2 Why was the Nobel prize established ?

A to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity

B to resolve political differences

C to honor the inventor of dynamite

D to spend money

3 In which area have Americans received the most awards?

4 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A Award vary in monetary value

B Ceremonies are held on December 10th to commemorate Nobel’s invention

C Politics can play an important role in selecting winners

D A few individual have won two awards

5 In how many fields are prizes bestowed?

Part 4: Read the following passage carefully and then decide whether the following statements are True (T), False ( F ) and Not given (N) ( 0,5 m)

In Britain there is a holiday now which people call Mother’s Day In the old days many girls from working-class family in towns and cities and from farmers’ families in the

country worked in rich house Once a year, it was usually on Sunday in march, they could visit their mothers They went home and brought the presents for their mother and other members of their families people call that day Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday Later the workers at the factories and girls who worked in the house of rich families receive one free day a week and Mothering Day became Mother’s Day It’s the last Sunday in March

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson and congress agreed that the second Sunday in May should be observed as Mother’s Day in America On that day, children give their mothers flowers, presents and cards to show their love to their mothers Today, millions of

Americans celebrate Mother’s Day in some way More than 150 million Mother’s Day greeting cards are bought every year It’s also one of the busiest days of the year for the flower industry Americans spend millions of dollars to buy Mother’s Day gifts Clothes, perfume, jewelry and books or tickets to the theater are given to mothers People who can not be with their mothers on that day usually send them presents and call them on the phone

1 Mother’s Day has its origins in American

2 Mother’s Day was originally a day when servants were given a holiday to visit their families

3 Vietnamese people often celebrate Mother’s Day to display their gratefulness and love to their mothers

4 Children who cannot visit their mothers on Mother’s Day often call on them the next day

5 Mother’s Day isn’t a national holiday

Part 5: You are going to read a passage about Bill Gates Six sentences or phrases have been removed from the passage Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap 1-5 Remember that there are more sentences or phrases than needed There is an example for you (0,5 m) EX: O + D

A billionaire in the history of the United States

B accepted at Harvard University

C worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room

D Many people cannot imagine life without them

E His parents sent him to a private school

F a dream and the will to succeed

G succeed easily because his family is very rich

H The world has become very dependent on computers

Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of everyday lives ……… (0)

…… One of the most important people in in making those machines work is Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington Sate He grew up in a rich

family…………(1)………… There he met his business partner, Paul Allen When they were writing programs for business computer and making money

In 1973, Gates was……… (2)………… His parents were happy They thought he would look over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen They ……… (3)at Harvard They were writing the program that would run

one of the first personal computers In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their products

Allen became ill with a cancer and left Microsoft in 1983 He recovered a few years later and started his own company Meanwhile , Microsoft became a giant

company By 1990, at the age of thirty- four, Gates was the youngest………(4)

………… He was the “ King of software” He achieved his success with a lot of hard work For more than ten years, he worked sixteen- hour days, seven days a week He had………….(5)………… By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States

Part 6: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage Find and correct them There is an example for you ( 2 m)

EX: 0 are  is

Air pollution are a cause of ill- health in human beings In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce Despite there isn’t enough informations on the effects of smoke in atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution cause lung diseases The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increasing air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol products produces a poisonous gas which often collets in busy streets surrounding by high buildings Children who live in areas that there is a lot of lead at atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other child and a clumsy when they use them hands There are other long-term affects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmest A lot of the ice near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods

Part 7: Give the correct form of the words in blankets There is an example for you (

1 m)

EX: She is a good _ of English (teach) teach  teacher

1 There are always _ differences in every country (region)

2 “ What kind of job _ do you have ?” the manager asked him.( qualify)

3 English has borrowings from other languages ( consider)

4 I don’t like stories which have _ ending ( happy)

5 The little village is very quiet and _ ( peace)

6 Would you like to book a _ to Hong Kong? ( fly)

7 It was extremely of you to leave your library book on the bus ( care)

8 Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is ( harm)

9 Vietnam declared its on September 2nd, 1945 ( depend)

10 That rule is not _ in this care ( apply)

Part 8: Read the text below and then decide which word best fits each space (1 m)

THE FIRST WOMAN SCIENTIST

Hypatia was (0) _ in Alexandria, in Egypt, in 370 A.D For many centuries she was (1) only woman scientist to have a place in the history books

Hypatia’s father was a director of Alexandria University, and he (2) sure his daughter had the best education available This was unusual, as most women then had few (3) to study

After studying in Athens and Rome, Hypatia returned to Alexandria (4) she began teaching mathematics She soon became famous (5) her knowledge of new ideas

We have no copies of her books, (6) _ we know that she wrote several important mathematical works Hypatia was also interested in technology and (7) several scientific tools to help with her work

At the (8) many rules were afraid of science, and (9) _ connected with it was in danger One day in March, 415, Hypatia (10) attacked in the street and killed

Part 9: Complete each space with the correct form one of the verbs given in the list Remember that there are more verbs than needed ( 2 ms)

apologize live not turn come

When Tom decide to go on a holiday in England, he wrote a friend of his who ……(1)

…… in London and asked if he could meet him at the airport The friend wrote back to say that he would be there So Tom was rather surprised when he reached the airport to find that his friend …… (2)……… up

He walked around for a short while and then, because he had a slight headache, went into the restaurant and had a cup of strong, black coffee After that he felt much better He bought a couple of magazines at the bookstall and went into the lounge to read them He felt sure that his friend ……… (3)……… fairy soon, though he ……… (4)……… to get worried

He ……… (5)……… to read his magazines when his friend arrived with a young lady Tom’s friend ………… (6)……… for being late and explained what …………(7)

……… Apparently he had arranged ………(8)……… the young lady at six o’clock , just outside the underground once before, had set out in good time but unfortunately she had got on a train ………(9)…… in the wrong direction She traveled for several stops before she realized this because the train …… (10)……… very crowed and she could not see the names of the stations By the time she got to the right station, she was nearly three-quarters of an hour late

Part 10: Choose the words or phases that are not correct in Standard English (1 m)

1 I really regret not to learn to play the piano when I had so many

A B opportunities to learn and practice in school.

C D

2 Two metres are about the size of the most doorways.

A B C D

3 According to a recent report, more students are choosing to work in part-time

jobs instead using their weekends to study during term-time

4.He took one pair of shoes, two shirts and two troubers, but he forgot to take

A B C socks

D

5 As we were entering the building, I noticed a sign that someone has put above

A B C

the door which said, “ Be alert”.

D

Part 11: Put the following sentences in the right order so that they make a meaningful dialogue ( 0,5 m)

A Are you sure it will be alright?

B But what will happen if the plane is already full?

C Good morning, sir Can I help you?

D Just a moment, sir I’ll check whether there’s a seat available on today’s flight.

E Yes, of course There’s no problem It’s only a case of changing the date on the

ticket

F Yes, could you change the date on this ticket for me, please? I’ve booked to fly

tomorrow, but I’d like to go today if possible

G Oh, don’t worry Look, you wait here with the luggage I’ll go over to the ticket desk.

C.Writing: (6ms)

Part 1: Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentences printed before it (2ms)

1 That car's so expensive, I don’t think I can buy it

It's such

2 The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours

It took

3 Henry regretted buying the second-hand car

Henry wished

4 I haven’t seen my old school friend for 2 years

The last

5 People did not discover AIDS until 1981

Not until

6 I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris

I think Paris

7 Rich as he was, he never helped the poor

No

8 I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday

I would rather

9 " It certainly wasn't me who took your car " said Alice

Alice denied

10 No students in Lan’s class is more intelligent them her

Lan is

Part 2:Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it, using the words in the blankets (1 m)

1 “ Why don’t you decorate your room with wallpaper?” Mai said to Hoa (suggested)

2 They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic.(avoid)

3 If I finish my work, I can go out with you (Unless)

4 His leg was broken, so he couldn’t go to work ( Because of)

5 It’s not a habit of mine to sleeping in the afternoon (sleeping)

Part 3: The following table shows the number of books which were borrowed in Phu

My library from January to April Describe the table ( about 150 words)

The number of

books

Part 4: Write the composition on the following topic ( about 250 words) ( 2ms)

Your best friend

ANSWER KEY

PART 1

1A 2A 3B 4B 5D

PART 2

(1) stupid (2) questions (3) child (4) who (5) whether

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

1 Despite 

Although/though 2 informatins.information 3 increasingincreased 4 productsproduces 5 surrounding surrounded

6 that  where 7 child 

children 8 them  their 9effectsaffects 10 warmest  warmer

PART 7

1 regional 2 qualification 3 considerable 4 unhappy 5 peaceful

independence

10 applicable

PART 8

PART 9

1 was living 2 had not

turned

beginning

5 had just started

happened

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