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SỞ GD &ĐT HOÀ BÌNH
TRƯỜNG THPT LẠC THUỶ A Time: 45 minutes.
Full name.......................................................... Class : 12...............
A. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others (1.0 pt)
1. A. members B. pictures C. mornings D. parents
2. A. computer B. commission C. company D. committee
3. A. father B. method C. feather D. weather
4. A. schooling B. character C. children D. chemistry
5. A. mechanic B. chemistry C. teach D. school
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group (2.0 pts)
6. A. realise B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
7. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
8. A. mineral B. example C. diamond D. popular
9. A. republic B. collector C. situation D. inscription
10. A. protection B. separate C. develop D. encourage
11. A. recognize B. stimulate C. activity D. adult
12. A. intelligent B. direct C. satisfactory D. desire
13. A. relationship B. command C. vocabulary D. island
14. A. define B. idea C. express D. figure
15. A. suppose B. expect C. unusual D. literary
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D (4.0 pts)
16. She had changed so much that _____ anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. not C. nearly D. hardly
17. Would you like a beer? – Not while I’m _____.
A. in the act B. in order C. on duty D. under control
18. Their house is _____ near the Cathedral.
A. somewhere B. anywhere C. anyplace D. whereabouts
19. Do students in Vietnam have to follow a local or _____ curriculum?
A. regional B. national C. provincial D. general
20. Your room is a mess! _____ it up at once.
A. Arrange B. Make C. Tidy D. Do
21. She loves London, _____ in the spring.
A. specially B. especially C. most D. mostly
22. “_____ is the primary education ?” – Five years.
A. How much B. How many C. How often D. How long
23. The football team won partly because they had been well trained by their _____.
A. teacher B. coach C. director D. instructor
24. The national curriculum is usually _____ by the government.
A. set B. done C. made D. thought
25. If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen B. had listened C. will listen D. listened
26. We have decided to _____ the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise
27. The first thing you have to do is to _____ this form and send it to the company as soon as possible.
A. write B. delete C. fill in D. read
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28. Have a good flight and remember to give me a _____ as soon as you arrive.
A. ring B. call C. touch D. phone
29. You won’t be able to get into the _____ room if you don’t show your ID card.
A. test B. examining C. testing D. examination
30. She didn’t get _____ well with her boss, so she left the company.
A. at B. through C. up D. on
31. I’d rather you _____ smoke in here.
A. don’t B. shouldn’t C. didn’t D. not
32. Universities send letters of _____ to successful students by post.
A. agreement B. acceptance C. announcement D. reply
33. Don’t phone me between 8.00 and 9.00. I shall _____ then.
A. study B. be studying C. be studied D. have studied
34. Students who study far from home often have problems with _____ .
A. houses B. rooms C. flats D.
accommodation
35. Many students are wondering what university they should _____ for.
A. ask B. apply C. go D. attend
WRITING ( 3,0 pts)
Write a letter of request to a University in Vietnam to ask for the information about the admission
requirements to that university. You may follow the out line below
- State the reason why you are writing/ Name of the university
- State what information you would like them to provide.
- Supply some information about yourself such as your best subjects and the results of upper
secondary education.
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SỞ GD &ĐT HOÀ BÌNH
TRƯỜNG THPT LẠC THUỶ A Time: 45 minutes.
Full name.......................................................... Class : 12...............
A. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others (1.0 pt)
1. A. children B. chemistry C. schooling D. character
2. A. mechanic B. chemistry C. teach D. school
3. A. members B. pictures C. mornings D. parents
4. A. computer B. commission C. company D. committee
5. A. father B. method C. feather D. weather
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group (2.0 pts)
6. A. admire B. honour C. title D. difficult
7. A. describe B. struggle C. political D. society
8. A. independence B. politician C. immortality D. different
9. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
10. A. ashamed B. position C. begin D. enemy
11. A. influential B. creative C. introduction D. university
12. A. profit B. suggest C. surrender D. report
13. A. career B. majority C. continue D. education
14. A. vocational B. employer C. minority D. reasonable
15. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D (4.0 pts)
16. “_____ is the primary education ?” – Five years.
A. How much B. How many C. How long D. How often
17. The football team won partly because they had been well trained by their _____.
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A. teacher B. coach C. director D. instructor
18. The national curriculum is usually _____ by the government.
A. set B. done C. made D. thought
19. If you _____ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen B. had listened C. will listen D. listened
20. We have decided to _____ the money for the local secondary school.
A. beg B. collect C. raise D. rise
21. The first thing you have to do is to _____ this form and send it to the company as soon as possible.
A. write B. delete C. fill in D. read
22. Have a good flight and remember to give me a _____ as soon as you arrive.
A. ring B. call C. touch D. phone
23. You won’t be able to get into the _____ room if you don’t show your ID card.
A. test B. examining C. testing D. examination
24. She didn’t get _____ well with her boss, so she left the company.
A. at B. through C. up D. on
25. I’d rather you _____ smoke in here.
A. don’t B. shouldn’t C. didn’t D. not
26. Universities send letters of _____ to successful students by post.
A. agreement B. acceptance C. announcement D. reply
27. Don’t phone me between 8.00 and 9.00. I shall _____ then.
A. study B. be studying C. be studied D. have studied
28. Students who study far from home often have problems with _____ .
A. houses B. rooms C. flats D. accommodation
29. Many students are wondering what university they should _____ for.
A. ask B. apply C. go D. attend
30. She had changed so much that _____ anyone recognised her.
A. almost B. not C. nearly D. hardly
31. Would you like a beer? – Not while I’m _____.
A. in the act B. in order C. on duty D. under control
32. Their house is _____ near the Cathedral.
A. somewhere B. anywhere C. anyplace D. whereabouts
33. Do students in Vietnam have to follow a local or _____ curriculum?
A. regional B. national C. provincial D. general
34. Your room is a mess! _____ it up at once.
A. Arrange B. Make C. Tidy D. Do
35. She loves London, _____ in the spring.
A. specially B. especially C. most D. mostly
WRITING ( 3,0 pts)
Write a letter of request to a University in Vietnam to ask for the information about the admission
requirements to that university. You may follow the out line below
- State the reason why you are writing/ Name of the university
- State what information you would like them to provide.
- Supply some information about yourself such as your best subjects and the results of upper
secondary education.
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. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group (2.0 pts)
6. B improve [im'pru:v]
7. D influence ['influəns]
8. B example [ig'zɑ:mpl]
9. C situation [,sit∫u'ei∫n]
10. B separate ['seprət]
11. C. activity [ổk'tiviti]
12. C. satisfactory [,sổtis'fổktəri]
13. D. island ['ailənd]
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