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M«n thi: TiÕng anh
®Ò sè 2 Thêi gian: 150phót (kh«ng kÓ thêi
gian giao ®Ò)
Question 1: a) Pick out the word with the underlined part
pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. food B. foot C. pool D. shoot
2. A. basic B. usually C. advise D. whose
3. A. decided B. pointed C. believed D.
educated
4. A. catches B. kites C. oranges D. buzzes
5. A. choke B. church C. choose D. choir
Question 2: Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. Our class is about (visit) Ha Long Bay next Sunday .
2. Up to now , we (complete) four tests .
3. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone rang .
4. The President (not decide) what to do yet.
5. I remember (take) to that place once.
6. By the time next week, she (work) in this company for 20 years.
7. By the time the police arrived, the two men (disappear)
8. (Write) the letter, she put it in an envelope.
9. Our classmates couldn’t help (laugh) when they heard the teacher's
funny story.
10. There (be) no guests at all since I left.
Question 3: Use the correct form of the words in brackets to
complete sentences
1. After his illness , he started worrying that he was ………… .
(weigh)
2. …... are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish .
(environment)
3. Uncle Ho is a great man of... ... ...
(simple) .
4. That jacket is very ………. You should buy a new one .
(wear)
5. David ………. quickly and got into the warm bath .
(dress)
6. No ..............details about the celebration have been given (
far)
7. He is in the government; he is a well-known ...................
(speak)
8. Jim was a very .........pupil, and leaned easily. (
gift)
9. We celebrate our...............Day on September 2nd.
(depend)
10. English is used ...............in many countries in the world
(wide)
Question 4: Choose the word or phrase that best complete each
sentence.
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 1. We need to enroll before the end of the August.
A. encourage B. register C. join D.
participate
2. They are very concerned about their son's illness.
A. worried B. uncomfortable C. unhappy D.
dissatisfactory
3. This rose was ……… after the grower's grand-daughter.
A. distinguished B. named C. identified D. seen
4. After his father died . He must stand …….. his own feet .
A. with B. up C. in D. on
5. We acted under orders ………. our Boss .
A. over B. into C. from D. along
6. . ………. of the bad weather , they still went out .
A. Because B. Despite C. Although D. In
spite
7. He wants to get to the top before he is thirty years old . He is very …
A. ambitious B. intelligent C. tall D.
industrial
8. On the way to school , I came …my old friend after many years
away .
A. on B. across C. along D. back
9. All of the money ……………… found.
A. will B. were C. was D. be
10. Listen to what I am saying, ……………….?
A. don’t you B. will you C. do you D. did you
11. I bought some magazines …………….. have something to read
on the trip.
A. so as to B. so that C. in order D. for.
12. ……………. I met you this morning, I would have asked you that
question.
A. If B. Had C. Unless D. When.
13. Nobody phoned you yesterday, ………………..?
A. did it B. didn’t they C. did they D. did he
14. He said he hasn`t got it now, ................?
A. hasn't he B. doesn`t he C. did he D. didn`t
he
15. Anne is busy ................... a letter
A. wrote B. write C. writing D. written
Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer.
Nowaday people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in
(1).......... Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become
(2).......if we donot make an effort to (3)......... them. There are many
reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (4) .........for their fur or for
other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are
caught (5).......... and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem
is that their habitat- the place where they live is ............(6)......... More ...
(7)........is used for farms, for houses and industry, and there are fewer
open spaces than there once were. Farmers are use fowerful chemicals to
help them grow better (8)......but these chemials pollute the environment

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and ...(9)........wildlife. The most successful animals on earth human beings
- will soon be the only ones (10)...........unless we can solve this problem.
1.A. problem B. threat C. vanishing D. danger
2.A. vanished B. extint C. empty D. disappeared
3.A. protect B. defend C. harm D. serve
4.A. extint B. game C. hunted D. chased
5.A. lively B. alive C. for life D. for living
6.A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
7.A. area B. land C. soil D. earth
8.A. products B. crops C. fields D. herbs
9.A. wrong B. spoil C. harm D. wound
10.A. survived B. staying C. left D. over
Question 5: Read the passage and then choose the best answer.
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is
a new disease to worry about. Computer "viruses", programs designed to
sabotage computers, are infecting computers incorporation homes and
universities. These viruses spread exponetially, much like biological
contagion, and then disrupt the effected systems. The virus secretaly
attaches itself to alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the
computer's clock. Then any program executed may be exposed to the virus
including program spread through telephone connections. Because of the
increasing incidents of virus infiltration, business and agencies are
becoming wary of sharing softwares. Security policies need to be increased
as immmunity programms are being developed.
1. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Deleting files C. Be aware
B. Sharing software D. Stop the clock
2. It is inferred that a company can bestbprotect itself from the virus
by ...................
A. setting the clock correctly C. keeping clean
B. spreading programs by D. not using shared software
telephone
3. The virus is .......................
A. a program C. a disk
B. an insect D. a microbe
4. The people most interested in reading this passage probably
would be ...............
A. health researchers C. medical personnel
B. computer users D. government workers
5. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably
be ..............
A. sick personnel C. lost information
B. deal telephone D. a broken computer
Question 7:
a) Circle the letter of the underlined portion which is not
correct and correct it
1. Her brother doesn't work in hospital no longer .
A B C D
2. If he would speak more slowly , I could understand him .

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 A B C D
3. Mathew is enough old to take part in that game .
A B C D
4. The Vietnamese is hard-working and friendly .
A B C D
5. The English course will start in May 28 and finish in August .
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A B C D
b)Put the words in order so as to make up correct sentences.
1. there/ yesterday/ us/ tell/ you/ what/ saw.
2. letter/ has/ the/ given / a / come/ and/ me/ postman/ just.
3. get/ the/ comes/ train/ the / to/ we/ station/ will / before.
4. students/ will/ when/ I / the/ lessons/ prepare/ wonder/ their/ for.
5. late/ don’t / for/ be/ film you / you/ leave/ if / now /will/ the.

c) Fill in the blank with the right word.

1. hear, listen (to)
1.1- Speak louder, I can hardly ............you.
1.2- We .................the explanation very attentively.
1.3- "What did you say?" - "You ................it?"
2. as, like
2.1- Mary works ................an attendant at a library.
2.2- Lucy behaves ................a stubborn child.
2.3- It's very much ...............him
2.4- The letter runs .............follows.
d) Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition
1. Vehicles account ..................air pollution in the city.
2. Water is also a matter to take ..............consideration.
3. We wish we had a father .....................yours
4. When I saw Marry I congratulated her .................her success in the
exam.
5. I've just rewarded her ....................a book .................her good
study
6. ....................paper, many other products can be recycled.
7. We should provide any child .............a chance to go to school
8. He doesn’t take much exercise apart .............walking.
Question 8: Complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. He didnt write to his girl friend any longer.
No longer......................
2. She wanted to know if he had studied French
 She asked him: “................................?”
3. Mr Binh couldn’t enjoy the meal because of the stomachache.
 The stomachache prevented.....
4. Let's leave at the end of the next lecture.
 As soon as .............................
5. Hard work is the secret of passing your exam
So long as.............................
6. Lock the door carefully before going to bed.
 The door.......................
7. Immediately after his arrival things went wrong
 Hardly......................
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8. Minh last wrote to his pen pal five months ago.
 Minh hasn’t ..................
9. They usually wore jeans when they were young.
 They used................
10. School uniform wasn’t compulsory at my school.
 We didn’t........................................