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NĂM HỌC 2023-2024
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 15/ 03/ 2024

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A. LISTENING (2 points)
Part 1. You will hear a radio interview with a teenage boy called Matthew who has invented a game. For
each question, put a tick in the correct box. (1 point)
1. How old was Matthew when his game was first sold?
A. ten
B. thirteen
C. fourteen
2. When Matthew tried to sell his idea to companies, ______
A. he had no replies.
B. some companies asked to see the game.
C. none of them was interested.
3. Matthew borrowed money from ______
A. a bank.
B. some relatives.
C. a businessman.
4. How did Matthew get this idea for a second product?
A. An American company made a suggestion.
B. Some other children told him about it.
C. He watched his sisters playing.
5. According to Matthew, most ten-year-olds are interested in______
A. games which test what they know.
B. games which are about their every day lives.
C. games which use their imagination.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Part 2. You will hear a radio announcer, giving some information about a cycling holiday, with Pathway
Holidays. Fill in each blank with no more than one word or numbers. (1 point)
Pathway Holidays
- Monday 12 June- Saturday 17 June
- Cycle from White Haven to Sunderland in England
- The total length of the ride is (6) ______ kms.
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- The highest place on the ride is (7) ______ Hill.
- The price includes accommodation, food, luggage transport and a (8) ______.
- It is recommended that you bring your own (9) ______.
- On Friday evening there is a party.
- Information available from the (10) ______.
Your answers:
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

B. PHONETICS (2 points)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1 point)
1. A. regards
B. solutions
C. wonders
D. interests
2. A. secure
B. interrupt
C. public
D. tunnel
3. A. information
B. formation
C. impolite
D. forget
4. A. massive
B. angel
C. change
D. slang
5. A. future
B. architecture
C. sculpture
D. mature
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (1 point)
6. A. campaign
B. expand
C. survey
D. respect
7. A. effective
B. performance
C. promotion
D. relevant
8. A. eradicate
B. illiterate
C. universal
D. activity
9. A. consider
B. educate
C. populous
D. mountainous
10. A. gradual
B. technique
C. ethnic
D. province
Your answers:
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
C. LEXICO & GRAMMAR (6 points)
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. (2 points)
1. If he were younger, he ______ a professional running competition now.
A. will join
B. had joined
C. would have joined
D. would join
2. Susan is fed ________ with the housework.
A. of
B. up
C. at
D. on
3. Linda refused ______ in the musical performance because she was sick.
A. to participate
B. participate
C. participating
D. to participating
4. Jack has a collection of ________.
A. old valuable Japanese postage stamps
B. old Japanese valuable postage stamps
C. valuable Japanese old postage stamps
D. valuable old Japanese postage stamps
5. It was not until he took off his dark glasses _______ I realized he was a famous film star.
A. as
B. that
C. though
D. since
6. We've had______ problems with our new computer that we had to send it back to the shop.
A. so
B. such
C. enough
D. too
7. The bed - ridden old man objected _____ as a burden on his family.
A. to being regarded
B. at his being regarded
C. with his regarding
D. for regarding
8. Remember to _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. take on
B. take off
C. take up
D. put on
9. Only three of the students in my class are girls; ______ are all boys.
A. the others
B. others
C. other students
D. the other
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10. A good leader should not be conservative, but rather ______ to new ideas.
A. receptive
B. acceptable
C. permissive
D. applicable
11. ______ is over your head is just an exaggeration because you have well prepared for it over the years.
A. This entrance exam
B. What this entrance exam
C. That this entrance exam
D. It is this entrance exam
12. The day their first child was born, the new parents were ______ with joy.
A. overpowered
B. overtaken
C. overcome
D. overthrow
13. He sent his children to the park so that he could have some______.
A. fresh and quiet
B. quiet and peace
C. peace and quiet
D. fresh and peace
14. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at_______ it has come.
A. the end
B. last
C. the moment
D. present
15. There is no ______ explanation for what happened.
A. scientifically
B. scientist
C. science
D. scientific
16. People should eat ______and do ______ to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. less and less fat / the more exercise
B. less fat / more exercise
C. the less fat / the more exercise
D. the lease fat / the most exercise
17. He looked at me as if I ______ from the moon.
A. had just landed
B. have just landed
C. would land
D. would have landed
18. The Hawaiian alphabet, introduced by missionaries in the 1820's, ______ and only seven consonants.
A. that consists of five vowels
B. consisting of five vowels
C. the five vowels of which consist of
D. consists of five vowels
19. Paul and Daisy are discussing life in the future.
Paul: “I believe space travel will become more affordable for many people in the future.”
Daisy: “______”
A. It doesn't matter at all.
B. There's no doubt about that.
C. It is very kind of you to say so.
D. I am sorry to hear that.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in the space provided to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in the following sentence.
20. I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because it's raining cats and dogs.
A. it's just started to rain.
B. it's going to rain.
C. it's raining very heavily.
D. it's drizzling.
Your answers:
1.
6.
11.
16.

2.
7.
12.
17.

3.
8.
13.
18.

4.
9.
14.
19.

5.
10.
15.
20.

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 points)
1. Look! The school yard is wet. It ______ (rain) last night.
2.______ ( spend) all his money, he decided to go home and ask his father for a job.
3. The old man described how ten people ______ (kill) in the fire.
4. It's essential that she ______ (arrive) before seven o'clock.
5. The students went abroad with a view to ______ (give) a chance of promotion.
6. When you come to see me tomorrow, I ______ (make) a speech at the commerce meeting.
7. Could you give me another computer? This one ______ (not work).
8. I don't know why you ______ (always talk) about money, Jin.
9. If you don't mind, I'd rather you ______ (practise) your violin somewhere else.
10. By this time next month we ______ (do) this project for exactly 5 years.
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

III. Supply the correct forms of the words given in capital letters. (2 points)
1. Lizzy has just won a ______ to a world-renowned university.
2. She found that it was difficult to handle children who ______ in class.
3. You will need your parents' ______if you want to go on the school trip.
4. It's a wonderful restaurant. Great food and excellent service. We ______ recommend it!
5. Thank you so much for the flowers. It's very ______ of you.
6. Sarah speaks French perfectly as she spent much of her _______ in Canada.
7. Things in this shop are ______ cheaper than those in other shops.
8. Don't forget to______ the modem when you have finished using it.
9. Oliver's CV is truly ______ . He's bound to get the job.
10. Do you think these children are ______? They look very thin.
Your answers:
1.
6.

2.

3.

4.

5.

7.

8.

9.

10.

SCHOLAR
BEHAVE
PERMIT
HIGH
THINK
CHILD
COMPARE
CONNECT
PRESS
NOURISH

D. READING (5 points)
I. Read the following passage and decide which option among A, B, C or D best fits each space.
(2 points)
NEW HUNT FOR LIFE IN SPACE
British space scientists are planning to join the American in the race to find evidence of life on (1) _______
planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have designed a telescope that is 40
times more powerful than Hubble. Known as 'Darwin', his telescope could tell if planets 50 (2) _______ years
away have any kind of life on them. Two days (3) _______, NASA scientists had shown a proof that one of
Jupiter's moons could support life, Penny announced that his telescope may be included in a European Space
Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (4) _______ of 500 millions, is on a short list of two proposals. If
approved it will probably be launched around 2025, its destination somewhere (5)______ Mars and Jupiter.
The blueprint is actually for five telescopes positioned 50 meters apart in space, slowly circling a (6) _______
processing station. The combined data from these telescopes would build up a full picture of a planet, picking
out faint images that have never been seen before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of
the planets it (7) _______, but Penny believes a second- generation telescope could be sent up to do this. He
claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our (8) _______ galaxy, even though these planets lie (9)
_______ our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency will make its decision (10) ______ Darwin
within three years.
1. A. another
B. other
C. others
D. the other
2. A. light
B. lighten
C. lightening
D. lighting
3. A. following
B. after
C. next
D. later
4. A. price
B. schedule
C. charge
D. budget
5. A. among
B. from
C. between
D. to
6. A. central
B. centre
C. middle
D. heart
7. A. invents
B. searches
C. discovers
D. looks
8. A. alone
B. same
C. one
D. own
9. A. out
B. toward
C. beyond
D. over
10. A. of
B. on
C. about
D. with
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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II. Read the text and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2 points)
Most people know that cigarette smoking is (1) ______ to their health. Scientific research shows
that it can (2) ______ many kinds of diseases. In fact, many people (3) ______ smoke get lung cancer.
Doctors believe that it may also cause lung cancer in people who (4) ______not smoke. Nonsmokers often
breathe in the smoke (5) ______ other people's cigarette. This is secondhand smoking. People are
becoming very (6) ______of the danger of secondhand smoke, As a result, they (7) ______ passed laws
that prohibit people from smoking in many public places. Besides, many governments tend to (8) ______
put taxes on cigarette so as to discourage people from smoking. With all the concerted effort (9) ______ of
the authority and non-smokers, we can look forward to the world (10 ) ______ smoking.
Your answers:
1.
6.

2.

3.

4.

5.

7.

8.

9.

10.

III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D. (1 point)
Most human diets contain between 10 and 15 percent of their total calories as protein. The rest of
the dietary energy comes from carbohydrates, fats, and in some people, alcohol. The proportion of calories
from fats varies from 10 percent in poor communities to 40 percent or more in rich communities.
In addition to providing energy, fats have several other functions in the body. The fat-soluble
vitamins, A, D, E, and K, are dissolved in fats, as their name implies. Good sources of these vitamins have
high oil or fat content, and the vitamins are stored in the body's fatty tissues. In the diet, fats cause food to
remain longer in the stomach, thus increasing the feeling of fullness for some time after a meal is eaten.
Fats add variety, taste, and texture to foods, which accounts for the popularity of fried foods. Fatty deposits
in the body have an insulating and protective value. The curves of the human female body are due mostly
to strategically located fat deposits.
Whether a certain amount of fat in the diet is essential to human health is not definitely known.
When rats are fed a fat-free diet, their growth eventually ceases, their skin becomes inflamed and scaly, and
their reproductive systems are damaged. Two fatty acids, linoleic and arachidonic acids, prevent these
abnormalities and hence are called essential fatty acids. They also are required by a number of other
animals, but their roles in human beings are debatable. Most nutritionists consider linoleic fatty acid an
essential nutrient for humans.
1. This passage probably appeared in which of the following?
A. diet book
B. A book on basic nutrition
C. A cookbook
D. A popular women's magazine
2. The word “essential to” in line 12 is closest in meaning to________.
A. required for
B. desired for
C. detrimental to
D. various to
3. According to the author of the passage, which of the following is TRUE for rats when they are fed a fat
free diet?
A. They lose body hair
B. They have more babies
C. They stop growing
D. They require less care
4. Linoleic fatty acid is mentioned in the passage as _____________.
A. an essential nutrient for humans
B. more useful than arachidonic acid
C. preventing weight gain in rats
D. a nutrient found in most foods
5. That humans should all have some fat our diet is, according to the author,_________.
A. a commonly held view
B. not yet a proven fact
C. only true for women
D. proven to be true by experiments in rats
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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E. WRITING (5 points)
I. Identify one mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it. (1 point)
1. If you wanted to be chosen for the job, you'll have to be experienced in the field.
A
B
C
D
2. John's parents are very glad that he has done lots of progress this school year.
A
B
C
D
3. Jim's grandfather left him 50,000 dollars, this was too big a sum to him.
A
B
C
D
4. He experimented with ways of transmitting speech over a long distant with his assistant.
A
B
C
D
5. He was so intelligent a student that he could pass the final exam easy.
A
B
C
D
6. Why don't you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?
A
B
C
D
7. There is such few ink that it will be impossible to finish addressing the envelopes.
A
B
C
D
8. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answer to them.
A
B
C
D
9. The number of people who survived the Titanic shipwreck in 1912 were quite small.
A
B
C
D
10. When I entered the room, I found my young son to stand on the kitchentable.
A
B
C
D
Your answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

II. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.
(1 point)
1. You just can't compare the quality of her work with his.
 There's no________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. As far as I know, there's no reason for Linda to be so unhappy.
 To the_____________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. I was strongly determined to complete my dissertation by the end of the month.
 I had ______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
4. He is proud of his loyalty to his friends.
 He prides_________________________________________________________________.
5. Joe tried very hard, but he didn't succeed much.
 However _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
III. Do not change the given words in capital letters, use it to rewrite each of the following sentences so
that each has as a similar meaning as the original one. (1 point)
1. I never thought that I would win a prize.
CROSSED
 It __________________________________________________________.
2. Tom's father used to smoke cigarettes. Now he doesn't smoke any more.
NO LONGER
No _________________________________________________________.
3. I didn't expect to enjoy the concert performance as much as I did.
SURPASSED
The concert ___________________ ______________________________.
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4. You should consider the fact that he hasn't spoken French for years.
You ________________________________________________________.
5. They decided not to go by boat because they thought they would be seasick.
 For_________________________________________________________.

ALLOWANCES
FEAR

IV. “Many people think that secondary students shouldn't get involved in a romantic relationship
because it distracts them from studying.”
Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Write a passage of about 150 - 200 words to express your
viewpoint.(2 points)
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