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Trang 1 ĐỀ SỐ 2 LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION - I - Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently 1. A. library B. recycle C. stormy D. family 2. A. ancestor B. bandage C. patient D. damage II - Choose the word with a different stress pattern. 1. A. oblige B. preserve C. command D. grassland 2. A. procession B. woodcutter C. compliment D. ancestor - GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY - I - Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. 1. People_________is my leisure activity. People walking and driving on the road really entertain me. A. watching B. seeing C. hearing D. seeking 2. Farmers are very busy during_________time with many activities to bring crops home. A. day B. season C. summer D. harvest 3. She did not cheat on the test_________it was the wrong thing to do. A. but B. although C. because D. so 4. _________often move here and there for fertile land to cultivate without any fixed accomodation. A. Movers B. Nomads C. Pilgrims D. Migrants 5. Family with many_________living the same home has become rarer and rarer. A. origination B. ancestors C. generations D. population 6. You’ll see plenty of street performances, lantern_________and arts exhibitions throughout Hoi An. A. processions B. sequences C. movements D. series 7. A_________is a story to explain the origin of an event or a thing in everyday life. A. Fable B. Fairy tale C. Folktale D. Legend 8. She returned the computer_________she noticed it was damaged. A. though B. after C. so that D. before II - Complete the following complex sentences using the subordinating conjunctions given in the box. There is one extra conjunction. after although because before when so 1. _________my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. 2. Customers buy less products_________prices goes up. 3. She was bright and ambitious_________she became a manager in no time. 4. The movie was still enjoyable_________it was very long. 5. _________the tornado hit, there was very little left standing. III - Choose the underlined part which needs correction. 1. I didn’t fancy to go out to have dinner in such bad weather yesterday evening. A. didn’t B. to go out C. in D. yesterday evening 2. The speed limit is the faster speed allowed to drive a car at. A. The B. is C. faster D. a car 3. We hear a lot about the high cost of studying at an university in the UK these days. A. a lot B. of C. an D. the 4. I had much homework to do, so I have to stay up late to finish it last night. A. much B. have to C. late D. last night 5. The football match was cancelled although it was raining heavily. A. The B. cancelled C. although D. it SKILLS - LISTENING - I - Listen to the information about “The hobby of collecting banknotes” and complete the following sentences by writing ONE or TWO words. 1. Most of us use__________every day without caring much about them. 2. Many people want to become banknote collectors after seeing a lot of__________on a banknote.
Trang 2 3. It seems you are__________all around the world when collecting world paper money. 4. You will know many things such as different cultures, __________and learn about nature in all continents. 5. Collecting world paper money help you learn about arts, geography, history, __________and politics. - READING - I - Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks. Britain and the British have changed profoundly since 1945. A principal driver of change has been a major growth in (1) __________, matched by rapidly rising expectations about lifestyle. Demands for cars and space have led to the transfer of land from agriculture and (2) __________landscape to roads and housing, with multiple consequences for the environment and for the human life. The composition of the population has undergone a marked transformation, due primarily (3) __________advances in medicine. In (4) __________with a general trend around the developed world, life expectancy has risen greatly for both men and women. This has meant that the average age has risen, a process accentuated by the extent to which the birth rate has remained static. Furthermore, large-scale immigration, particularly from the West Indies and South Asia, but also from other areas (5) __________as Eastern Europe, has made the population ethnically far more diverse, with important cultural consequences. 1. A. populate B. popular C. popularly D. population 2. A. nation B. national C. nationally D. nationalize 3. A. with B. for C. at D. to 4. A. line B. row C. queue D. series 5. A. so B. such C. for D. like II - Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True or False. Although some forms require strenuous effort, recreation is a leisure activity that is unrelated to normal work activity and, therefore, It is not directly related to generating an economic benefit to the person engaged in the activity. However, recreation is dependent on work for its meaning and is often relaxing, therefore refreshing an individual for subsequent work. Although some people make a living performing recreational activities, in general one should think of recreation as an activity or hobby that is performed after normal working hours as a means for staying physically fit or as a manner in which to unwind and release stress. What people do for recreation can vary extensively, and what one person thinks is a recreational activity may not be perceived in the same manner by another. For instance, parents might enjoy some quiet time after work to read a newspaper, magazine, or book. However, during the same period, their children may prefer to play video games or chase each other around the house as their form of recreation. 1. Leisure activity has nothing to do with work activity.  2. Leisure activity directly has connection with making financial benefit for the person participated in the activity.  3. Leisure activity can help a person to be fresher and well-prepared for the next work.  4. Recreation shouldn’t be thought of as a way to stay physically fit.  5. The way people think about recreational activity Is different from person to person.  - WRITING - I - Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences. 1. Pho/ be/ traditional food/ Vietnam/ and/ know/ throughout/ world. ____________________________________________________________ 2. Mi Quang/ be/ popular/ Central Vietnamese/ noodles dish, similar/ Cao Lau. ____________________________________________________________ 3. Spring rolls/ be/ inside/ famous/ throughout/ Vietnam/ and/ deep-fry/ minced pork ____________________________________________________________
Trang 3 II - Rewrite each of the following sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the words in brackets 1. I don’t think I’ll ever find it easy to accept this type of work. (USED) ____________________________________________________________ 2. Linda’s brother started learning English five years ago. (LEARNT) ____________________________________________________________ 3. If we don’t hear from you within seven days, the order will be cancelled. (UNLESS) ____________________________________________________________ III - Write a short paragraph (about 80 - 100 words) about a popular custom or tradition in Vietnam. You can answer some of the following questions: • What is the custom or tradition? • Where in Vietnam is it popular? • How to continue the custom or tradition? • What is your opinion about it? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
Trang 4 ĐÁP ÁN LANGUAGE - PRONUNCIATION - I - Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. 1. Đáp án: B. recycle Giải thích: recycle /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/ có “y” được phát âm là /aɪ/, các phương án còn lại có “y” được phát âm là /i/. A. library /ˈlaɪbrəri/ C. stormy /ˈstɔːmi/ D. family /ˈfæməli/ 2. Đáp án: C. patient Giải thích: patient /ˈpeɪʃnt/ có “a” được phát âm là /eɪ/, các phương án còn lại có “a” được phát âm là /æ/. A. ancestor /ˈænsestə(r)/ B. bandage /ˈbændɪdʒ/ D. damage /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ II - Choose the word with a different stress pattern. 1. Đáp án: D. grassland Giải thích: grassland /ˈɡrɑːslænd/ / có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết thứ nhất, các phương án còn lại có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết thứ hai. A. oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/ B. preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ C. command /kəˈmɑːnd/ 2. Đáp án: A. procession Giải thích: procession /prəˈseʃn/ có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết thứ hai, các phương án còn lại có trọng âm nhấn vào âm tiết đầu tiên. B. woodcutter /ˈwʊdkʌtə(r)/ C. compliment /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ D. ancestor /ˈænsestə(r)/ - GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY - I - Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Đáp án: A. watching Giải thích: A. watching (v.): nhìn, ngắm B. seeing (v.): nhìn C. hearing (v.): nghe D. seeking (v.): tìm kiếm Xét về nghĩa, phương án A phù hợp nhất. Dịch nghĩa: People watching is my leisure activity. People walking and driving on the road really entertain me. (Ngắm người qua lại là hoạt động giải trí của tôi. Những người đi bộ và lái xe trên đường thực sự khiến tôi thư giãn.) 2. Đáp án: D. Harvest Giải thích: A. day (n.): ngày B. season (n.): mùa C. summer (n.): mùa hè D. harvest (v.): thu hoạch Xét về nghĩa, phương án D phù hợp nhất. Dịch nghĩa: Farmers are very busy during harvest time with many activities to bring crops home. (Nông dân rất bận rộn trong thời gian thu hoạch với nhiều hoạt động để đưa nông sản về nhà.) 3. Đáp án: C. because Giải thích: A. but (conj.): nhưng B. although (conj.): mặc dù C. because (conj.): bởi vì D. so (conj.): thế nên Xét về nghĩa, phương án C phù hợp nhất. Dịch nghĩa: She did not cheat on the test because it was the wrong thing to do. (Cô ấy không gian lận trong bài kiểm tra vì đó là điều sai trái.) 4. Đáp án: B. Nomads Giải thích: A. Movers (n.): người di chuyển B. Nomads (n): dân du mục C. Pilgrims (n.): người hành hương D. Migrants (n.): người nhập cư Xét về nghĩa, phương án B phù hợp nhất.