Môn thi: tiếng anh năm học: 2008 – 2009

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Năm học: 2008 – 2009
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others.(1,5)
1.	a. watch	b. channel	c. chat	d. chemistry
2.	a. information	b. violent	c. opinion	d. informative
3.	a. guess	b. stage	c. teenager	d. disadvantage
4. 	a. therefore	b. through	c. weather	d. this
5. 	a. head	b. beach	c. leaf	d. clean
II. One of the underlined parts of the sentences is not correct in Standard English. Pick one out(1,5)
6. I didn’t see (a) him since (b) he left (c) school in 2004 (d).
7. These (a) materials can be recycling (b) into (c) other packaging products (d).
8. Tom and Fred haven’t been (a) to Florida before ( b), have (c) them (d)?
9. Let’s (a) stop to watch (b) so much TV so that we can read (c) or go out (d) instead.
10. No (a) new building is permitted (b) on (c) these (d) areas.
III. Choose the word a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the spaces. (3)
11. Sam always remembers ........... in the garage when he comes to his office.
	a. parking	b. being parking	c. to park	d. to be parked
12. It’s an entertaining and ........... documentary.
	a. inform	b. informed	c. informative	d. informal
13. Even though Trung did his best, he failed the exam. ..........., he has to do the test again.
	a. However	b. Therefore	c. Because	d. But
14. The cattle drank from a river ........... with toxic chemicals.
	a. pollute	b pollution	c. pollutes	d. polluted
15. This city ...... a lot since I last came here in 2000.
	a. has changed	b. changes	c. is changing	d. changed
16. Finally, my friend Lan suggested ...... to the beach instead of going camping.
a. go	b. to go	c. going	d. having gone
17. To prevent wasting water, remember to turn ...... the faucets after using it.
	a. on	b. of	c. off	d. in
18. I’d like to go to the beach with you ... I have to finish my housework now.
	a. but	b. because 	c. and	d. for
19. At Tet, all the families ...... live apart try to get together.
	a. who	b. whom	c. which	d. whose
20. At Passover, Jewish families eat a special ...... called the Seder.
	a. celebration	b. festival	c. party	d. meal
IV. Read the text and decide if the following statements are true ( T) or false (F).(1,5)
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when people were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. It is impossible to use fire fighting equipment. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damaged was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
21. A lot of people were killed in 1923 in 2003 because of the fire.
22. The earthquake began a minute before midnight.
23. People used fire fighting equipments to prevent fires.
24. Over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire.
25. Small fires broke out everywhere because of the overturned stove.
V. Fill each of the spaces with one suitable word (1,5)
Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated ...(26)... many countries. It happens at around the .(27).. time as Passover. On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), ..(28)... children receive chocolate or sugar eggs – as long ... (29)..they are good. In many countries, people crowd the ..(30) to watch colorful parades.
VI. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given. (1)
31. A huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan in1995.
The city...............................................................................................................................................
32. Lan was very busy but he managed to help Phuong with her homework.
Even though .......................................................................................................................................