A.

PHONETICS (10 POINTS)

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others in each group. (5 points)
1. A. climate B. comic C. hike D. website
2. A. worked B. laughed C. hoped D. naked
3. A. cover B. category C. ancient D. decorate
4. A. erupt B. humor C. UFO D. communicate
5. A. Buddhish B. bomb C. viable D. bulb

II. Choose the word ( A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the
others. (5 points)
1. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel
2. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity
3. A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit
4. A. importing B. specific C . impolite D. important
5. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 POINTS)

I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (10 points)

1. All the sentences below use “the”, which is the correct one?
A. Can you pass the sugar please? B. The crime is a problem in many big cities.
C. The apples are good for you. D. I love the skiing.
2. Our friends have lived in Ho Chi Minh city_______ 2002.
A. for B. since C. in D. about
3. He prefers soccer______ tennis.
A. from B. than C. to D. or
4. If they worked more carefully, they _____ so many mistakes.
A. won’t make B. don’t make C. wouldn’t make D. didn’t make
5. He _______to his friend’s party when his parents asked him to go home.
A. goes B. was going C. went D. has gone
6. There’s a strange man behind us. I think ______.
A. we are followed B. we are being followed
C. we are being following D. we are following
7. Which of the following is the strongest advice?
A. You should get a hair- cut. B. If I were you, I’d get a hair-cut.
C. You ought to get a hair- cut. D. You really must get a hair- cut.
8. ________ you mind if I use your dictionary?
A. Will B. Do C. Can D. Did
9. Mr. Vo Van Kiet, _______ was our former Prime Minister, was born in Vinh Long.
A. that B. whose C. Who D. whom
10. All that rubbish will have to be ________ at once.
A. get rid of B. got rid of C. got rid D. getting rid of

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. (10 points)
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1. My friend was (make)__made___ (pay)__pay_____ back the book.
2. Hardly he (take) ___had he taken_____ up the book when the phone (ring) ___rang_____.
3. Can you imagine what I (come) ____came___ across when I (roll) __was rolling______ up the
carpet yesterday?
4. If she wins the prize, it (be) _____will be_____because she (write) __writes____ very well.
5. He resented (ask) ___being aked___ (wait) ___to wait____. He had expected the minister to see
him at once.

III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. (10 points)

1. A lot of toys encourage children’s____imagination_____. (imagine)

2. The factory has provided cheaper____products______ lately. (produce)
3. Burning coal is an ___uneconomical____ way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.
(economy)
4. According to some scientists the earth is losing its outer atmosphere because of___pollution__.
( pollute)
5. She has one of the biggest art____collection____ in Britain. ( collect)
6. _deforestation__ has caused many so-called man-made disasters. (forest)
7. ______Criers ____ often walk through the streets shouting or singing about something they sell.
(cry)
8. Gas and oil___consumption_____ always increases in cold weather. (consume)
9. The police are interested in the sudden___disappearance_____ of the valuable painting. (appear)
10. He claimed that his______up-bringing_____ had caused him to become a criminal. (bring up)

IV. Each of the following sentences has four words or phrases underlined. The four underlined
parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D. You are to identify the one underlined word or
phrase that should be corrected or rewritten. (5 points)
1. Preserving natural resources mean reserving them for our future.
A B C D
2. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A B C D
3. Regardless of your teaching method, the objective of any conversation class should be for
A B
students to practice speaking words.
C D
4. The injured man was taken to the hospital.
A B C D
5. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he work as
fastly as possible.
A B C D

C. READING (30 POINTS)

I. The reading is followed by several questions about it. There are four possible answers (A, B, C,
or D) for each question. Choose the best answer. (15 points)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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Few people can embody the spirit of early America as much as Benjamin Franklin. He lived
through almost the whole of the eighteenth century, being born six years after, and dying ten years
before it ended. In this time he saw the American colonies grow from tiny settlements into a nation,
and he also contributed much to the development of the new state.

At the age of 17 Franklin ran away to Philadelphia. He had already received some training as a
printer’s apprentice, and this helped him seven years later, with his first publication, the
Pennsylvania Gazette. He also received a contract to do government printing work, which helped
him to rise from his poor background to become a successful entrepreneur. Some of his experience
in business was shared in his famous Poor Richard’s Almanak, which established his reputation
throughout the American colonies. In another of his works, the Autobiography, which was written
toward the end of his life, he shows the same quiet common sense.

He was deeply interested in science and natural history, and his experiments with electricity and
lightning led directly to the invention of the lightning rod. He was also interested in improving the
conditions of his fellow men. He was involved in a number of projects in his native Philadelphia,
including the setting up of a library, a university, a philosophical society, and–because he was a
pragmatic man–a fire prevention service. In 1753 he became Postmaster–General of the colonies.
Through this experience he began to develop the idea that the colonies of North America should be
a single nation. Later, he went to London to try to persuade the British government to change the
conditions, especially the taxes, that later led the American colonists into rebellion.

Whatever Benjamin Franklin’s personal feelings about the rebellion of the American states, he
worked hard to make it succeed. As ambassador to France, he encouraged the French to help
George Washington. After the war he attended the American constitutional congress. This was his
last contribution, for he died later that year. He is still fondly remembered by Americans as one of
the creators of the United States.

1. What is a good description for this text?

A. An autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. B. The life of Benjamin Franklin.
C. The works of Benjamin Franklin. D. Franklin and American Independence.
2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
A. 1806 B. 1794 C. 1717 D. 1706
3. Which of these happened first?
A. Franklin trains as a painter. B. Franklin runs away to Philadelphia.
C. the American colonies rebel D. Franklin starts his first publication.
4. What was Poor Richard’s Almanak about?
A. Franklin’s reputation. B. How to succeed in business.
C. how to do government printing. D. The text does not say.
5. In which countries did Franklin live?
A. England and France. B. Philadelphia and England.
C. London and America. D. England, America and France.

II. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in
each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (15 points)

SAVING THE TIGER.

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In 1973, when the tiger appeared to (0) be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for nature and
__(1)____ Indian Government agreed to set ___(2)__ “Operation Tiger” – a campaign __(3)___
save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks ___ (4) ___ that tigers
could live in safety. The first was at Ramthambhore , a region ___(5)__ was quickly turning into a
desert __(6)__ too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people’s cattle. At the time there
____(7)__ just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which
means moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land __ (8) __ be handed back to nature.
Today, Ramthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall ___(9)___ for tigers to hide in, and
There are now at _(10)___ forty of them __(11)__ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals
have also benefited. For example, there are many ___(12)____ deer and monkeys than before. The
people __(13)__ were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away
__(14)___ the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen
such tiger parks in India and the animals’ future looks ___ (15)____ little safer.

D. WRITING (25 POINTS)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before it,
begin with the given word(s) or phrase. (20 points)
1. You should review your lessons for the exam.
It’s time for you to review your lessons for the exam.
2.That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.
That’s the man who used to work with me when I lived in New York
3.What a pity they close the shops at lunch- time.
I wished I hadn’t closed the shops at lunch-time
4. We like ice- cream but we don’t have it every day.
Although we like ice-cream, we don’t have it everyday
5.When did you start working in that factory?
How long have you worked in that factory?
6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.
The sand of the beach was being slowly covered by oil
7. “ Where’ s the station car- park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked me where the station car-park was
8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.
He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport
9. I advise you not to buy that car.
If I were you , I wouldn’t buy that car
10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
I suggest that you should ask her yourself
II. Make full sentences based on given cues. (5 points)
1. If you/ not go/ the party/ I / go/ either.
If you don’t go to the party, I won’t go, either.
2. Unless/ I/ have/ quiet room/ I/ not/ able/ do/ work.
Unless I have a quiet room, I won’t be able to work
3. nurse/ kind enough/ help him/ walk.
The nurse is kind enough to help him walk
4. He/ rather spend/ holidays/ a farm/ seaside.
He’d rather spend his holidays on a farm by the seaside
5. I/ return/ visit/ Japan. It/ wonderful trip.
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 6. I have returned from a visit to japan. It was a wonderful trip

THE END
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
Họ và tên thí sinh: ……………………………………….. Số báo danh: ……………..

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ( 35 points)

Part 1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D. (15 points)
1. My mother used to ………. research in this library when she was a student.
A. make B. do C. making D. doing
2. Let’s go to the beach this weekend, ………… ?
A shall we B. do we C. don’t we D. will we
3. I wish he ……….. that.
A. doesn’t say B. didn’t say C. hasn’t said D. hadn’t said
4. My father has gone away. He’ll be back ……… a week.
A. for B. at C. until D. in
5. Don’t do this all at once; Do it little .................... little.
A. by B. to C. from D. with
6. They are both good ............. because they type carefully.
A. typewriters B. typists C. typers D. typemen
7. We didn’t ...............to the station in time to catch the train.
A. get B. reach C. arrive D. approach
8. I don’t think that purple shirt .............. with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
9. We had to stop for gasoline at a filling ............... .
A. garage B. service C. station D. pump
10. ................ you study harder, you won’t pass the examination.
A. If B. Although C. Despite D. Unless
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 11. He ordered them …….. it again.
A. don’t do B. not do C. not to do D. didn’t do
12. Quite soon, the world is going to ...................... energy resources.
A. run out of B. get into C. keep up with D. come up again
13. We decided not to go camping because of the ………rain.
A. great B. strong C. heavy D. extra
14. Mary works at a supermarket. She ………. $ 5 an hour.
A. pays B. brings C. takes D. earns
15. The students have got ……….. news about their exams.
A. many B. some C. few D. a few
Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (10 points)
1. Quang .......................was talking.... (talk) to another student when I .... saw… (see) him today.
2. That proposal ...............is being considered.........................(consider) by the members right now.
3. Less than half of the cans of paint ....................is used..................(use) up to now.
4. A: I ................. lost................ (lose) my glasses. I can’t find them anywhere. I ............have looked
for..................... (look for) them for hours.
B: Don’t worry. I ...............did..................(do) the same thing the other week but
I .............found............. (find) them a few days later.
5. He is working tomorrow. If he ....has...(have) a day off tomorrow, he ........wil go ....... (go) the beach.
. Part 3: Correct the words in bold. (10 points)
Ex: Jane did a lot of mistakes in her composition. …..made……...…
1. I’m afraid you’ve lost your test. You only got 23%. ………failed……………
2. Congratulations! You’ve gained first prize in the competitions! ………won………
3. I’ve asked everyone where Jane is, but none can tell me. ……no one…………
4. I’m a bit short of cash. Can you borrow me some until tomorrow? …………lend…………
5. Gills has got a good job and wins a good salary. …………gets…………
6. Do you mind if I make a photograph of you? …………take…………
7. Our school is nearby to the town centre. …………near…………
8. It’s so peaceful living in the nature away from the city. ………countryside……………
9. I feel asleep. Do you mind if I go to bed? …sleepy……………
10. My mother tried to avoid me from going to the club. …prevent……………..
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II. READING COMPREHENSION ( 35 points)

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 Part 1: Use one of these words in its correct form to complete the text. (10 points)
retire, promote, redundant, interview, contract, reference,
pensioner, applicant, career, train, employment
ADVICE TO YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT TO START WORK
In these days of high (0) unemployment, it is often difficult for young people to find a job. If they are lucky
enough to be asked to go for a(n) (1)…………………….………… , they may find that there are at least 20 other (2)
………………………..……for the job. If a company is thinking of offering you a job, they will ask you for at least
one (3) ………………………....……from either your previous employer or someone who knows you well. Before
taking up your job, you may have to sign a (4) …………………………. You will probably have to do some (5)
………………………… , which help you to do the job more successfully. Once you have decided that this is your
chosen (6)…………………………, you will then have to work hard to try and get (7) …………………………,
which usually brings more responsibility and more money! If you are unlucky, you may be made (8)
…………………………, and not be able to find another job. It is also a good idea to pay some money into a (9)
…………………………scheme, which will help you to look after yourself and your family when you are (10)
…………………………. Finally, good luck!

Part 2: Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D (10 points)
GREEK THEATRES
The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular
in ancient times. People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting ........(1)........ for the plays
formed part of religious festivals. ........(2)........ early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space
with an altar at the foot of a hillside. ........(3)........ that time, there were no........(4)........ as there are in
modern theatres, so the ........(5)........ stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres
were made by building large stone or wooden steps one ........(6)........ another up the hillside. In later times,
a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors ........(7)........ the
parts of the different characters. Eventually, a ........(8)........ platform was built so that the actors could be
seen more clearly. This was the first appearance of anything ........(9)........ our modern stage. As well as
these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages .........(10)........ around by actors wandering from
one place to another. There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a
dressing room.

1. A. scene B. performance C. scenery D. stage

2. A. Whole B. Complete C. Full D. All
3. A. In B. For C. At D. On
4. A. chairs B. benches C. seats D. stools
5. A. watchers B. players C. viewers D. audiences
6. A. among B. between C. around D. behind
7. A. playing B. making C. doing D. being

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 8. A. lifted B. raised C. moved D. pulled
9. A. as B. like C. equal D. similar
10. A. carried B. held C. brought D. fetched

Part 3: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in
each space. (15 points)
A POP STAR
John Lennon was (0)born in Liverpool in 1940. He was always (1).................................on music
and played in a pop group (2) ........................................ school and Art college .
John (3).................................. married to Cynthia in 1962 and they had a son
(4) ............................... name was Julian. At that time, John was a member of a group
(5) ................................“The Beatles”. Many beautiful songs (6) .................................. written by John and
wherever the group went, crowds of fans gathered to see them. They (7) .................................... scream and
faint when “The Beatles” played and lots of people have their hair cut in a Beatles style. Soon, everyone had
heard (8) ..................................... “The Beatles” and John was (9) .............................. richer than he had ever
thought.
Having achieved world-wide success, John started to make records (10) ................................. his
own after 1968, and it was in the same year when (11) .................................... marriage to Cynthia came to
an end. He had met Yoko Ono (12) .......................... he married the following year. John lost weight and
grew his hair long, as can (13) ................................ seen on the covers of the records that he made with
Yoko. He set up home in the United States and had a son called Sean.
Many people considered John Lennon to be (14) ............................... most talented of all “The
Beatles”. He sang about peace and love and so when he was murdered by one of his fans, outside his New
York apartment, the whole world (15) .................................... shocked. More than 50,000 fans turned up to a
ceremony in his memory. He was only forty when he died.

III. WRITING: ( 30 points)

Part 1: There is a mistake in each sentence below. Underline the mistake and
write the correct sentence. (10 points)
EX: I am reading a book which it is very interesting.
→ I am reading a book which is very interesting.

1. My mother, that is nearly 60, is coming to live with us.

My mother, who is nearly 60, is coming to live with us
2. Andrew has been a teacher of English since a very long time.
Andrew has been a teacher of English for a very long time ago.
3. It is not easy to grow up children in a modern world.
It is not easy to bring up children in a modern world.
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4. I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon.
I think we should go some sightseeing this afternoon.
5. The room where I am staying in is very noisy.
The room which I am staying in is very noisy.
6. This is Peter, who his sister works at your school.
This is peter, whose sister works at your school
7. Do you want to see the pictures that we took them on holiday?
Do you want to see the pictures that we took in holiday?
8. Have you ever considered to become a professional footballer?
Have you ever considered becoming a professional footballer?
9. I’ll give Tania your letter if she will come to school tomorrow.
I’ll give Tania you letter if she comes to school tomorrow.
10. I’ve really got to cut up smoking.
I’ve really got to cut down on smoking
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence
using the word given. Do not change the word given. ( 10 points)

1. Could you possibly help me with this box? mind

Would you mind helping me with this box?
2. “Who ate the cake?” she asked. had
She wanted to know who had eaten the cake
3. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? like
What was the weather like on holiday?
4. I am not good at skiing, but I’d like to learn. not
I do not ski very well but I’d like to learn.
5. The exam wasn’t as hard as I expected. than
The exam was easier than I expected
6. Don’t forget to contact me if you come to London. touch
Don’t forget to keep in touch with me if you come to London.
7. Make sure that you don’t arrive late. turn
Make sure that you don’t turn up in a good time
8. Your English will improve if you keep practising. get
Your English will get better if you keep practicing
9. Normally I have a ten-minute journey to school. me
Normally it takes me ten minutes to go to school,

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 10. She is keen on meeting people from other countries. who
She wants to meet people who comes from other countries
Part 3: In about 250 words, write about the advantages and disadvantages of a child in a large

family. (10 points)

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A. pronunciation (10 points).

I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others in each
group. (5 points)
1. A. author B. other C. there D. they
2. A. forest B. control C. product D. ecology
3. A. industry B. translate C. construction D. satisfy
4. A. baggage B. courage C. damage D. invasion
5. A. advantage B. addition C. advertise D. adventure
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (5 points)
A. deposit B. festival C. institute D. resident
A. surprising 2 B. astonishing 2 C. amazing 2 D. interesting 2
A. interview B. industry C. essential D. difficult
A. extreme B. generous C. lonely D. clothing
A. friendly B. extra C. along D. orphanage
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (40 points).
I. Choose the best answers to completes each sentence. (10 points)
1. One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own ________ needs.
A. separate B. divided C. individual= personal D. distinctive= unique
2. I was ________ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone.

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 A. submerged: bị chìm đắm B. distracted: mất tập trung C. gripped: nắm chặt D. engrossed: hăng say

3. If we hurry, we might get there ________ to catch the early train.

A. right B. in time C. on time D. before time
4. To get a passport, you must send in your birth ________ and two photos.
A. certificate B. licence C. paper D. card
5. She tries to set ________ an hour a week for practice.
A. about B. down C. aside D. in
Set about: to start to do or deal with sth
Set down: to write or print words, ideas, or information
Set aside: to save for a particular purpose:
Set in: When something unpleasant sets in, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way:

6. ________ stay the night if it’s too difficult to get home.

A. At all costs B. By all means C. In all D. On the whole
7. Robert and his wife ________ to my house for tea yesterday evening.
A. came round B. came about C. came down D. came away
UK: to visit sb on their home
8. Each of the guests ________ a bunch of flowers.
A. are given B. is given C. were given D. give
9. To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown ________ at the Trade Union meeting.
A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up: xuat hien D. turned round
10. Everyone burst out laughing. There was a lot of ________.
A. laughs B. laughter C. laughings D. laugh
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 points)
1. I (meet) _____had met___ John before I (be) ___was_____ a fortnight in Paris.
2. The children were frightened because the lights suddenly (go) ____went____ out and they (sit)
_____sat___ in the dark.
3. What tune (play) ____was being played____ when we (come) ___came_____ in?
4. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) ____had worn____ her seat belt, she
(not hurt) ____wouldn’t have hurt____ so badly.
5. Coming into the room he (see) ___saw_____ Mary where he (leave) ___had left_____ her.
III. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
1. We go to the restaurant for ___vegetarians _____ whenever we ‘re tired of eating meat.
(vegestable)
2. Don’t worry. I ‘ll be waiting for you at the ____entrance____ to the pagoda . (enter)
3. The old theater of our city is being enlarged and ____modernized____. (modern)
4. Advertisements account for three fourths of the __income______ of the newspaper. (come)
5. What is the ____opposite____ of the adjective “solid”. ( oppose)
6. _____consumers___ should complain if they are not satisfied with the service they receive.
(Consume)
7. If your work is ____unsatisfactory____ you won’t get a raise. (satisfy)
8. ____conservationists____ are alarmed by the rate at which tropical rainforest are being destroyed.
(Conserve)
9. The athletes take part in the Olympic Games in the true spirit of ___sportsmanship_____. (sport)
10. You can never be sure what he is going to do. He is so ____unpredictable____. (predict)
IV. Arrange these sentences to make a complete passage (10 points).
a. As they built bigger and bigger ships, they were able to sail further and further away.
b. They don’t really mean that the world is getting smaller, of course.
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c. They found that as they sailed further away from their home countries, the world became bigger.
d. Then men began to use ships to explore the world.
e. Today there are no undiscovered countries left to put on the map, but there are many new worlds to
discover out in space.
f. But 2,300 years ago the Egyptians and the Greek thought that the world was very small and flat that
around it was the ocean.
g. We often hear people saying that the world is getting smaller.
h. So they had to make new maps to show the countries that they found.
i. And they discovered new countries that they didn’t know about.
j. What they mean is that with modern means of transport, we can now reach every part of the world
very quickly.
C. READING (30 points).
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. (5 points)
People have been playing with marbles for thousands of years. The first marbles were probably
either river stones that happened to be naturally round enough to roll or, more likely, rounded globs of
clay that were baked hardness. Such very old clay marbles have been found in both Greek and Roman
ruins, and quartz spheres have been dated at around 6000 B.C. Harder and more durable marbles tend to
inspire different kinds of games than soft clay marbles, which crack very easily. So with the advent of
hand rounded and polished marbles made of agate or some other rugged, igneous rock, the ‘golden age’
of marbles and marble play flowered. Stone marbles began to appear in the early 1800s in what is now
the southern part of Germany. Shortly after, handmade glass marbles appeared in the same part of
Europe. For the next 120 years, marbles and marble playing-there were literally hundred of games -
flourished in both Europe and America. Marble players developed their own vocabulary for different
sizes and materials of marbles, as well as for the many kinds of games to be played and the way marbles
were used in the games. For example, if you were going to play a game of Ring-Taw, one of the most
popular and enduring marbles games, you would lag for the first shot, and then knuckle down from the
baulk, trying your best to get a mib or two with your opponent’s immie.
1. The author makes the point in the passage that playing with marbles __________.
A. has been going on since ancient times C. is losing popularity
B. is a relatively recent phenomenon D. is a very expensive pastime
2. According to the passage, which of the following was the least used substance for making marbles?
A. agate B. glass C. rock D. clay
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the use of marbles became very popular in Europe and America
__________.
A. in the 18th century C. in 6000 B.C
B. in the 1970s D. after glass marbles were developed
4. We can infer from the passage that marble playing __________.
A. is a game only for children C. is played according to one set of rules
B. has many variations in games D. uses only one kind of marble
5. We can conclude from lines 11-12 of the passage that the terminology of marble playing is __________.
A. specialized C. easy to understand
B. used only by children D. derived from an ancient language
II. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. (15 points)
Look on the bright side
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, some one who always (1) _______ to be successful?
Having some one around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) _______ we all
know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says,b “It looks (4) _______ rain.” But if
you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (5) _______ it. You can change
your view of life, (6) _______ to psychologists, it only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more
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rewarding as a (7) _______ . Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s
also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _______ . Optimists are more (9)
_______ to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______ to the world. Some
people are brought up to (11) _______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other
people when anything (12) _______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) _______ hand, have been
brought up not to (14) _______ failure as the end of the world-they just (15) _______ with their
lives.
1. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
2. A. worries B. cares C. fears D. doubts
3. A. musement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
4. A. so B. to C. for D. like
5. A. with B. against C. about D. over
6. A. judging B. according C. concerning D. following
7. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
8. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
9. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
10. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
11. A. trust B. believe C. depend D. hope
12. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
13. A. opposite B. next C. other D. far
14. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
15. A. get up B. get on C. get out D. get over
III. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage. (10 points)
Travelling to all corners of the world is (1) _______ easier and easier. We live (2) _______ a global
village, but how well do we know and understand each other ? Here is (3) _______ simple test. Imagine
you have arranged a meeting at 4 p.m . What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues
to arrive? If they are German, they ‘ll be exactly (4) _______ time. If they are American, they ‘ll
probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Bristish, they be 15 minutes (5) _______, and you should
allow up to an hour for the Indians. Therefore, these are some small advice in (6) _______ not to
behave badly abroad. In France you shouldn’t sit down in a cafard untill you are shaken hands with
everyone you know.In Afghanistan you ‘d better spend at last 5 minutes (7) _______ hello. In
Pakistan you mustn’t wink. It is offensive. In the Middle East you must never use the left hand for
greeting, eating, drinking or smoking. Also, you should care not to admire (8) _______ in your host’s
home. They will feel that they have to give it to you.In Russia you must your hosts drink for drink or
they will think you are unfriendly. In Thailand you should clasp your hands (9) _______ and lower your
head and your eyes when you greet someone. In America you should eat your hamburger with both
hands and as quickly as (10) _______. You shouldn’t try to have a conversation until it is eaten.
D. WRITING (20 points).
I. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before
them. (10 points)
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother used to study lazier than he does
2. Please don’t ask me that question.
I’d rather you didn’t ask me that question
3. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven’t seen Bob since I was in HCM city
4. John only understood very little what the teacher said.

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 John could hardly understand what the teacher said
5. Tom will be twenty next week.
It’s Tom’s 20th birthday next week.
6. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behavior
7. He prefers reading books to watching TV.
He would rather read books than watch TV
8. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the bus.
If he had hurried, he wouldn’t have missed the bus
9. The train takes longer than the plane.
The plane doesn’t take so long as the train
10. I don’t suppose you have change for 2 pounds, do you?
Do you happen to have change for 2 pounds?
II. Use the promps provided to write full sentences to make a complete letter. (10 points)
Dear Sir / Madam,
1. I / like / express / concern / increasing number / karaoke bars / city.
I’d like to express my concern about an increasing number karaoke bars in the city.
2. There be / lot / reason / I object / places.
There are a lot of reasons that I object to these places
3. Firstly, / owners / take / much money / those / come / sing.
Firstly, the owners take too much money from those who come to sing
4. Secondly, / they cause / much noise / neighborhood.
Secondly, they cause too much noise to the neighborhood
5. Thirdly, / there / number / pupils / play truant / just / go / those places / sing.
Thirdly, there are a number of pupils who play truant just to go to those places to sing
6. Last / least / these bars / do harm / appearance / city / because / their / ugly flashing lights.
Last but not least, these bars do harm to the appearance of the city because of their ugly flashing
lights
7. I want / say / I / not / old fashioned person.
I want to say that I am not an old fashioned person.
8. I hope / authority / take / matter / careful consideration
I hope the authority will take this matter into careful consideration.
9. I / not mean / ban them / but / there should / effective way / control / this kind / entertainment
places.
I don’t mean to ban them but there should be an effective to control this kind of the entertainment
places
10. I / look / see / city council / do / this master.
I’m looking forward to seeing the city council will do something about this matter
Yours truly, Thomas Cruise.

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