Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises . To talk and also to (1)_______ by other people, we have to speak a language ,that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very(2)_______. The basic (3)_______of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (4)________. But the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we (5)_________the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

Câu 1.  A. be spoken                          B. be examined           C. be understood        D. be talked

Câu 2.  A. easy                                   B. important                C. simple                     D. expensive

Câu 3.  A. grammar                            B. word                       C. vocabulary              D. structure

Câu 4.  A. fluent                                B. good                       C. well                         D. perfect

Câu 5.  A. talk                                    B. say                          C. pass                         D. send

Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D)

The search for alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste products to gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste.

Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels from coal, oil shale and coal tars. But to date, that process has proven expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness - power with giant windmills. Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested.

Some experts expect utility companies to revive hydroelectric power derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another potential source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves to electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of the temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.

Câu 6.  Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Efficient Ways of Disposing of Waste                  B. The Use of Water Productions for Energy

C. The Search for Alternative Sources of Energy      D. New Discoveries in Geothermal Power

Câu 7.  Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an alternative source of energy?

A. Burning of garbage                       B. Geothermal power              C. Synthetic fuels       D. Electricity

Câu 8.  According to the author, the impracticability of using coal, oil shale and coal tars as sources of energy is due to ___________ .

A. their being time consuming                        B. their being money consuming

C. the scarcity of sources                                D. the lack of technology their being money consuming

Câu 9.  The word “it” in the last paragrph refers to ____.

A. alternative source               B. the United States   C. hydroelectric power           D. Electricity

Câu 10.  What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Hydroelectric power will be the main source of energy

B. Synthetic fuels will be the principal source of alternative energy

C. Alternative energy will come from a variety of sources

D. All alterenative production of energy will be delivered from water.

Choose best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. Mark your answer on your answer sheet

Câu 11.    Hoa: “How well you are playing!”              Mai: “___________________”

A. Say it again. I like to hear your words.     B. I think so. I’m proud of myself.

C. Really? I’ve got it.                                     D. Many thanks. That’s a nice compliment.

Câu 12. There’s nothing good on TV. Why don’t you turn it___________?

            A. on                           B. down                      C. off                          D. up

Câu 13. Mr. Long asked me if I___________ a new bike the following day.

A. buy                         B. will buy                  C. bought                    D. would buy

Câu 14. My brother is very___________ of spiders.

A. terror                      B. terrify                     C. terrified                  D. terrifying

Câu 15. The man___________ to your sister is my uncle.

A. is talking                 B. was talking             C. talking                    D. talked

Câu 16. It’s no use___________ a language if you don’t try to use it.

A. to learn                   B. learned                    C. learning                   D. learn

Câu 17. ___________ his mental illness, the boy can’t keep pace with his classmates.

            A. Although                B. Despite                   C. Because      D. Because of

Câu 18. The government should do something to help___________.

            A. the poors                B. the poor ones          C. poor                        D. the poor

Write the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.

 Câu 19.  A. though          B. throw    C. Through                  D. thought 

 Câu 20. A. hopes                   B. laughs                     C. behaves                   D. outskirts

Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that needs correcting

 Câu 21. A cure for the common cold, causing by a virus, has not been found.

            A. causing                   B. for                           C. a virus                     D. has not

 Câu 22. Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores.    

A. myself                    B. such beautiful         C. my chores               D. to complete

 Read the following passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in each of the blank   spaces below

Intelligence tests have been used for many years to judge people's Intelligence Quotient, or IQ. A (23) ________more recent invention, but one which is gaining in popularity, is the measuring of Emotional Intelligence, known as EQ. Emotional Intelligence is divided (24) ________five areas: self-awareness - recognizing your own feelings; managing emotions - handling your feelings in an appropriate way, and dealing with negative emotions well; motivating oneself - this (25) ________things like self-control, and using your emotions to achieve goals; empathy - understanding other people's feelings, and seeing their point of view; and handling relationships - your social skills, and how well you emotionally interact with other people. Many people believe that your Emotional Intelligence is more (26) ________than any other intelligence, and is a better predictor of how successful you will be in work, and in life. Some employers have even started giving EQ (27) ________to job applicants

Câu 23.  A. much                   B. very                        C many.                       D. lot

Câu 24.  A to.                         B into.                         C for.                           D. with

Câu 25.  A consists.               B. has                          C. Gets                        D. includes

Câu 26.  A important.            B importance.              C unimportant.            D. unimportance

Câu 27.  A. exams                  B. checks                     C tests.                        D. proofs

Write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the given ones

 Câu 28: He started learning French six years ago.

          A.  He has learned French for six years.          B.  It was six years ago did he start learning French.

          C.  He hasn’t learnt French for six years.          D.  It is six years since he has learnt French.

  Câu 29: “Why don’t you get your hair cut, Gavin?” Said Adam .

           A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.

           B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.

           C.  It was suggestible that Adam get Gavin’s haircut.

           D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his haircut.

   Câu 30: I am very interested in the book you lent me last week.

           A. The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week.

           B. It was the interesting book which you lent me last week.

           C. The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read.

           D. The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot

Speech is one of the most important means of communicating. It consists of far more than just
making noises. To talk and also to be understood by other people, we have to speak a language, that is,
we have to use combinations of (23)______that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (24)_____. The basic vocabulary of English is not very
large, and only about 2000 words are needed to speak it quite (25)_____. But the more words you know,
the more ideas you can (26)______and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (27)_____ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we
(28)______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and show
whether we are pleased of angry, for instance.
23 A. systems B. talks C. languages D. sounds
24 A. easy B. important C. expensive D. simple
25 A. fluent B. perfect C. good D. well
26 A. grow B. need C. pass D. express
27 A. most B. main C. certain D. full
28 A. send B. say C. talk D. pass
V. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question below. (1.0pt)
Every day on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in
the world, for example, pollution problems.
Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes,
trains and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped any where, even in the city
where many people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their
living from fishing in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so
polluted from oil spills and factory wastes that the fish are dying. This pollution is not only killing the
fish, but is also affecting those people who eat fish.
Seldom do you find a place nowadays that is not polluted. This problem is growing more difficult
every day. We must find a good solution that makes the world a better place to live.
29. We hear, see and read about problems in the world _________
A. every year B. once a week C. every day D. every week
30. What causes the air pollution?
A. fumes from vehicles. B. poisonous gases from factories.
C. waste from everywhere. D. all are correct.
31. The sea has become polluted because of _________
A. oil spills and factories wastes B. polluted land
C. smoke from factories D. people
32. In order to make the world a better place to live, we _________
A. should find a good solution. B. should not prevent pollution

Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Some people learn a second language (1)_____. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you have (2)_____learn a new language such as English? There are several ways to make learning English a little (3)_____ and more interesting .

The first step is to feel positive about learning English . If you believe that you can learn,you will learn and (4)____ patient. You do not to have to understand (5)____all at once. It `s natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes .

The second step is to practice your English. For example, write in a journal, or diary, every day. You will get used to (6)_____in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving. (7)_____, you must speak English every day. You can practice with your classmates (8)_____class.

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning . You can write this in your journal. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements.

Question 1

A. ease

B. easy

C. easily

D. all a, b, c.

Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passages. Use only ONE word for each space

Many people dream of (1)..... in a foreign country. It can be an amazing experience (2)....... those who have the courage to leave their family and friends and settle down in a new place. (3)......., there's one potential problem you should be aware of: culture shock. Culture shock is the feeling we get from living in a place that is so different to where we grew up that we are not sure (4)....... to deal with it. Societies are organized in many different ways, and we can often (5)...... taken aback by some of the things we find in foreign countries. Customs and traditions can be very different and that can sometimes make (6)...... difficult to get on with local people and to make friends. They migt not approve of things you do or might object to things you say. You might even be banned from doing things in another country that are perfectly legal in your own. (7)...... you were to move to a country such as Singapore, say, you might find some of the laws very (8)..... There, people can be forced to pay a large fine just for dropping litter. Eventually, (9)....., most people who live abroad fall in love with their adopted country and learn to accept its differences. It does take real courage to make such a big change (10)..... your life, but many people agree that it is worth it in the end

II. Read the following passage anf fill in the blanks with suitable words.

Language is a (1) .......of communication so each nation has its own (2).......However some nation have the same language. According (3)......the speakers' use of language, it is called the first, second or (4).......language. Among the languages used by most people in the (5)......is English. This doesn't mean that English is (6).....by greater number of speakers (7)........any other languages, for it is easily outnumberes by Chinese in this respect. However it is (8)........most international of languae because it provides ready access to the world scholarship and world trade. That is the (9)........why millions (10)....men and women try to master it.






III. Read the passage below and write T next to the true sentence; write F next to the false one

A LANGUAGE EVERYONE KNOWS

There is one language we all speak, no matter what country we live in; the language of numbers.

The language of numbers is called MATHEMATICS. You are learning it in school now. The simplest kind is called ARITHMATIC. In high school and college you will learnnother kind of mathematics. To help all of us with mathematics, machine have been invented. They let us do problems faster and with fewer mistake. We know that the abacus or countingboard was first of these machines. It was invented many thousands of years ago, but it is still being used in China, Japan and other countries. Today, computers are used all over the world. These computers seem to think. Of courae, they reallydon't. They do only what people tell them to do. But they do it much better and faster than a person. Inside m acomputer may look very confusing to you. But the people who run it know just what to do. They can make a computer store up facts and give them to other people. They can make it slove hard problems and help us to live better. Like people all over theo world, these machines speak the same language : NUMBERS

1. ....... The simplest kind of mathemaitcs is Arithmetics

2. ....... In high school and college you will learn arithmetic.

3. .......Machines do problems faster than men.

4. .......The counting board is no longer being used in the world.

5. .......Computers were invented a thousand years ago.

*Put ONE suitable word into each space

Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday (1) Friday. The maximum class size twelve (2) the average is ten. We use moderns of (3) and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. However, you will only be successful in improving (4) English if you work hard and (5) speaking English much, as you can. You will take a short (6) in English as soon as you arive. In this way, we can put you in a (7) at the most suitable level. There are two classes at the Elementary level, one is for complete beginners the other is for students who know only a little English. In both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the class (8) the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life situation because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) in your own country, you will also have the chance to improve your (10) of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary...

Điền từ còn thiếu:

Nowasday, more and more people are changing the way they use their televisons.Some years ago, we............. to turn on TV and watch whatever there was. But now we choose the programs we watch............... more carefully because we have many................ intersteing things to do. One result of this change is that we are also becoming .............. careful about the actual television set itself. As we watch fewer programs, we want to be sure that we will be switched off........... of the time, we also ưant TV to look good when we are not watching it. So when we.............. or rent we look at the outside to make sure it is attractive and will look right................. other furniture. Of course, we have to pay more............. high quality. However, it seems that the number of people.............. are content to to so is increasing, and this should have a good result, because in the end all television will have better quality.

When we look across a field, how do we know that one distant object is bigger than another (1)............ that one object is behind another, not in front of it? In (2)............ words, how do we see things in three dimensions, in proper relation to (3).............. other, instead of seeing everything "flat"? The answer is that (4)............... we see things (6)................ the lights of experience. Our minds and memories help (7)............... to interpet what we see. For instance, experience gives us an idea about the size of things. A man (8)................. a boat some distance from the shore looks much smaller than a man on the beach. But you don't think that one is very large man and the (9)............... a very small than. What you say to yourself is that one man is nearby and the other is (10)................ away. (Điền từ vào chỗ trống giúp mình)

Give the correct form of the word in brackets

BILINGUALISM IN CHILDREN

Bilingualism or having two languages in the brain, it was said, disrupted (1.effect) .......thinking. It was argued that having one well- developed language was superior to having two (2.develop)....... languages. However, we now know that this early research was misconceived and (3.correction)....... The most recent research from Canada, the United States and Wales suggests that bilinguals are, at least, equal to monolinguals, who just know one language, on IQ tests. Far from making people mentally (4.confusion)........, bilingualism is now associated with a mild degree of intellectual (5.superior)...... Research across different continents of the world shows that bilinguals tend to be more fluent, flexible, orginal and elaborate in their answers to this type of open- ended question. Bilinguals are called divergent thinlrrs who like (6.imagine)....... answers to a question. There are other dimensions in thinking where approximately balanced bilimguals may have temporary and (7.occasion)....... permanent advantages over monolinguals: increased (8.sense)........ to communication, a slightly speedier movement through the stages of cognitive (9.develop)......., and being less fixed on the sounds of words and more centered on the meaning of words. These advantages may mean an (10.initiate)........ head start in learning to read and learning to think about language