ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 32

Họ và tên học sinh:.................................................................................................................................................

1. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1.    A. finished                         B. abandoned                    C. arrived                          D. rained
2.    A. knees                             B. papers                            C. trees                              D. bats

2. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.

3.    A. wonderful                     B. consuming                     C. advantage                     D. opinion
4.    A. important                      B. community                    C. organize                        D. disease

3. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

5. They couldn’t pass the final _______________ because they didn’t work hard.

          A. exam                             B. course                            C. academy                       D. institute

6. On the first and second night of Passover, Jewish families eat a special _______________ called Seder.

          A. gift                                B. meal                              C. drink                             D. cake

7. Crops are sprayed with _______________ to kill insects.

          A. fertilizer                        B. manual                          C. dung                              D. pesticide

8. Phuong Thao was very nervous as a plane _______________.

          A. took off                         B. turned off                      C. saw off                          D. went off

9. On the way back, we had to stop at a _______________ to get some petrol.

          A. gas station                     B. grocery store                 C. chemist’s                      D. bakery

10. Every year, natural _______________ cause millions of dollars worth of damage.

          A. events                            B. disasters                        C. temperatures                 D. accidents

11.  In the afternoon, when Tam _______________ his homework, he helps Mr. Brown on the farm.

          A. takes                             B. completes                      C. does                              D. makes.

12. Mr. Bao said, “I am so _______________ of having been a Dien Bien Phu soldier.”

          A. interested                      B. excited                          C. proud                            D. keen

13. – “_______________” - “But Grandma, the forecast says it’ll be sunny.”

          A. Remember the new words by heart                        B. Let’s eat out

          C. Let me go shopping                                                D. Don’t forget to bring along a raincoat

14. - “Do you like watching the news. Thang?” - “_______________. It’s very informative.”

          A. Yes, I do                       B. Not really                      C. No, I don’t                    D. Quite the opposite

4. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.   

5. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

In many Western countries, people (17)__________ Halloween on October 31^st. The word Halloween (18)__________ from “All Hallows’ Eve”. It is the night before All Saints’ Day, a religious holiday in some parts of the world. On this night, children dress up in special costumes, put (19)__________ masks, and go door to door saying “trick-or-treat” to get candy. Many people decorate their homes with paper ghosts, black cats or witches to give their houses a (20)__________ look. People also decorate their homes with jack-o-lanterns. They carve scary faces on pumpkins, and light (21)__________ inside the pumpkins. In some places, both children and adults can make (22)__________ of haunted houses. They all seem very excited about the festival.

17.    A. celebrate                       B. reduce                           C. save                               D. exchange
18.    A. gets                               B. goes                               C. comes                            D. reaches.
19.    A. in                                   B. off                                 C. out                                 D. on
20.    A. bored                             B. relaxed                          C. careful                           D. scary
21.    A. paper                             B. cookies                          C. candles                          D. mask
22.    A. parts                              B. tours                              C. turns                              D. prizes

6. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.

Today almost everyone walking down the street has at least one mobile phone in their pocket. That is because many mobile phones are upgraded every year around the world, and most people are interested in changing their old mobile phone for a new one. There has been an estimated number of 90 million unwanted mobile phones in the UK alone! This mountain weighs around 12,000 tonnes, but only about 5% of it is recycled. What makes us worried most is that mobile phones contain harmful chemicals which are released into the environment when phones begin to degrade and, in addition, large amounts of carbon dioxide are also produced during the manufacture of phones. It seems that the more modern mobile phones become, the worse our environment gets.

23. Mobile phones are modernized every year around the world.                                                        
24. Most people are keen on having a newer mobile phone.                                                                       
25. About half of unwanted mobile phones in the UK are recycled.                                                    
26. Old mobile phones do no harm to the environment.                                                                              

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

27. What is the passage mainly about?

          A. The modernization of mobile phones is necessary.

          B. There are more and more mobile phones in the world.

          C. The modernization of mobile phones makes the environment worse.

          D. The manufacture of phones produces carbon dioxide.

28. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

          A. Modern mobile phones are worse for the environment than the older ones.

          B. Mobile phones are getting cheaper and more modern.

          C. People in the UK are very concerned to recycle old mobile phones.

          D. Used mobile phones can pollute the environment.

7. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

29. The drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their _____________________.              (refresh)
30. One of the things that make our country __________________________ is the East Sea.               (beauty)
31. The __________________________ were disappointed that people had spoiled the area. (environmental)
32. That industrial country is seeking and exploiting ___________________________ resources to satisfy its demand.                                                                                                                                               (nature)
33. To attend the course, you first need to pass our ________________________ Vietnamese test.       (speak)
34. The fishing boat was ________________________________________ damaged in the storm.           (bad)

8. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. chemical waste / The factory / into the local rivers / because of pumping / was fined heavily /. //

• The factory___________________________________________________________________________

36. in the night sky / When / makes / a meteor / the earth’s atmosphere / it / a bright line / enters /. //

• When________________________________________________________________________________

9. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. It’s a pity. I don’t have more time for my hobby.

• I wish________________________________________________________________________________

38. Why don’t you make posters on energy saving?

• I suggest that__________________________________________________________________________

39. “We are keen on setting out to sea again”, said the fishermen.

• The fishermen said that__________________________________________________________________

40. They began using that computer three months ago.

• That computer has______________________________________________________________________

Ở nhiều nước phương Tây, người dân (17) tổ chức lễ Halloween vào ngày 31 tháng 10. Từ Halloween (18) bắt nguồn từ “All Hallows’ Eve ”. Đó là đêm trước Ngày Các Thánh, một ngày lễ tôn giáo ở một số nơi trên thế giới. Vào đêm này, trẻ em mặc những bộ trang phục đặc biệt, đeo (19) mặt nạ và đi từng nhà nói “trick-or-treat” để lấy kẹo. Nhiều người trang trí nhà của họ bằng những con ma giấy, mèo đen hoặc phù thủy để tạo cho ngôi nhà của họ một cái nhìn đáng sợ (20). Mọi người cũng trang trí nhà của họ bằng đèn lồng. Họ chạm khắc những khuôn mặt đáng sợ trên những quả bí ngô và thắp sáng (21) ngọn nến bên trong những quả bí ngô. Ở một số nơi, cả trẻ em và người lớn đều có thể thực hiện (22) những chuyến tham quan những ngôi nhà ma ám. Tất cả họ đều có vẻ rất hào hứng với lễ hội.

VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

Today almost everyone walking down the street has at least one mobile phone in their pocket. That is because many mobile phones are upgraded every year around the world, and most people are interested in changing their old mobile phone for a new one. There has been an estimated number of 90 million unwanted mobile phones in the UK alone! This mountain weighs around 12,000 tonnes, but only about 5% of it is recycled. What makes us worried most is that mobile phones contain harmful chemicals which are released into the environment when phones begin to degrade and, in addition, large amounts of carbon dioxide are also produced during the manufacture of phones. It seems that the more modern mobile phones become, the worse our environment gets.

23. TRUE. Từ khóa là every year. Câu văn That is because many mobile phones are upgraded every year around the world.
24. TRUE. Từ khóa là newer. Câu văn and most people are interested in changing their old mobile phone for a new one.
25. FALSE. Từ khóa recycled. Câu văn but only about 5% of it is recycled.
26. FALSE. Từ khóa là harm. Câu văn that mobile phones contain harmful chemicals which are released into the environment when phones begin to degrade and.
27. C. The modernization of mobile phones make the environment worse.
28. D. Used mobile phones can pollute the environment.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence

29. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là sở hữu cách “their”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ số nhiều.

Đáp án: refreshments.

30. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống là động từ “make” và danh từ “our country” đóng vai trò là tân ngữ, do đó chỗ trống là tính từ theo cấu trúc: make + O + adj

Đáp án: beautiful.

31. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “the”, sau chỗ trống là động từ tobe “were”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ số nhiều. Mặt khác có từ “disappointed” (cảm thấy thất vọng) nên danh từ này chỉ người.

Đáp án: environmentalists.

32. Dấu hiệu: Sau chỗ trống có danh từ “sources”, do đó chỗ trống phải là tính từ.

Đáp án: natural.

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là sở hữu cách “our”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “VN test”, do đó chỗ trống phải là tính từ.

Đáp án: spoken.

34. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là động từ tobe “was”, sau chỗ trống là tính từ  “damaged” do đó chỗ trống phải là trạng từ.

Đáp án: badly.

VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

35. The factory was fined heavily because of pumping chemical waste into the local rivers.

Dịch: Nhà máy bị phạt nặng vì bơm chất thải hóa học ra sông địa phương.

36. When a meteor enters the earth’s atmosphere, it makes a bright line in the night sky.

Dịch: Khi một thiên thạch đi vào bầu khí quyển của trái đất, nó tạo ra một đường sáng trên bầu trời đêm.

IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

37. Viết lại câu ước với “wish”. Ước một điều không có thật ở hiện tại: S + wish(es) + (that) + S + V² + …

Đáp án: I wish I had more time for my hobby.

38. Viết lại câu đề nghị từ “Why don’t you + V⁰” sang câu đề nghị  “S + suggest + (that) + S + should + V⁰ + …”

Đáp án: I suggest that you should make posters on energy savings.

39. Viết lại câu tường thuật. Nhớ quy tắc “lùi thì” và đổi chủ ngữ.

Đáp án: The fishermen said that they were keen on setting out to sea again.

40. Viết lại câu bị động ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành: S + have/has + been + V³ +…+ (by O)

Đáp án: That computer has been used/ has been using for three months.