PART A. PHONETICS (1.

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I. Chọn một từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác các từ còn lại. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ chọn như
ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (0.4p)
0. A. hottest B. hostel C. hour D. happy
1. A. starts B. books C. hopes D. rains
2. A. floor B. moon C. soon D. food
II. Chọn một từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào vị trí âm tiế t khác các từ còn lại. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ
chọn như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (0.6p)
0. A. mother B. brother C. machine D. beauty
1. A. deny B. prefer C. protect D. visit
2. A. active B. consist C. section D. happy
3. A. travel B. admit C. exchange D. relax
PART B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 points)
I. Chọn một từ/cụm từ thích hợp nhất để hoàn chỉnh các câu sau. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D ứng với từ/cụm từ
đúng như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0p)
0. Nam ______ here three weeks ago.
A. has been B. will be C. was D. is
1. The film was _____ boring that she went home early.
A. too B. so C. such D. very
2. Are these the keys ______ Mrs. Janet has been looking for?
A. who B. what C. whose D. which
3. The pagoda ______ about 1,000 years ago.
A. was built B. is built C. has been built D. will be built
4. If you want to know the meaning of this word, you can look it up _______ the dictionary.
A. at B. in C. for D. to
5. ______ capital of Thailand is Bangkok.
A. A B. An C. The D. X (no article)
6. Would you like a cup of coffee, please? – _____________.
A. No. I don’t like. B. Sorry, I don’t like. C. No, please. D. Yes, please.
7. Once you get on the trip, you’ll be in a _______ world.
A. different B. identical C. corresponding D. distinguished
8. The _______ of natural resources is being talked about by Peter’s teacher.
A. preserve B. preservation C. preserver D. preservatory
9. Are there _______ oranges left in the fridge?
A. any B. some C. a little D. lot of
10. If he had got up early yesterday morning, he ______ the bus.
A. missed B. won’t miss C. wouldn’t miss D. wouldn’t have missed
II. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn chỉnh câu như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (0.5p)
0. Put the raincoat on. It _________is raining___________ (rain).
1. Peter _________________________ (come) to Paris to learn French a year ago.
2. The Smiths ________________ (watch) TV in the sitting room now.

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 3. She wishes her room _________________ (be) larger.
4. Most children enjoy _______________ (listen) to funny story.
5. Thanh’s parents don’t allow ____________ (go) out at night.

III. Xác đinh

̣ một phầ n gạch chân chứa lỗ i sai trong các câu sau. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoăc̣ D như ví dụ (câu 0) đã
làm. (0.5p)
0. I often listen to the music and I like jazz best.
A B C D
1. Tet holiday is one of the more exciting celebrations for Vietnamese people.
A B C D
2. Thousands of student will take an important examination next month.
A B C D
3. Last month, my family went to Vung Tau, where my uncle is living in.
A B C D
4. She seldom goes out with her friends at night, doesn’t she ?
A B C D
5. To learn English well, learners has to practise it as much as possible.
A B C D
IV. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoă ̣c để hoàn thành câu như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0p)

0. We use solar energy for our ______daily ____life. (day)

1. English is one of the most ________________ subjects. (fascinate)
2. The road to the beach will be _________________ next year. (enlarge)
3. Maria was really ________________ by the beauty of the city and the friendliness of its people. (impress).
4. __________________, he got bad marks and failed his exams. (lucky)
5. People should be encouraged to use _________________ friendly products. (environment)
PART C. READING (3.0 points)
I. Đọc văn bản và trả lời các câu hỏi sau. Đố i với các câu hỏi từ 1,2 viế t câu trả lời vào chỗ trố ng sau mỗ i câu hỏi
(có thể trả lời ngắ n gọn nhưng phải đủ ý); đố i với các câu hỏi từ 3,4,5 khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D ứng với phương
án đúng để hoàn chỉnh câu. (1.0p)
Independence Day in the United States is observed every year on the Fourth of July. Today, for most communities
throughout the nation, the traditional celebration includes parades down the main streets, picnics with hot dogs and
lemonade, and, of course, a fireworks display at night. In some towns across the country, however, special events are
planned in honor of the annual occasion. In Bristol, Rhode island, fire engine teams from communities throughout New
England compete in a contest to squirt water from their fire hoses. Flagstaff, Arizona hosts a huge three -day powwow,
including a rodeo, for twenty Native American tribes. The annual Eskimo games with traditional kayak races are held in
Kotzebue, Alaska. Two auto races are always scheduled for the Fourth, including- a four-hundred-mile stock car event at
the Daytona international Speedway in Daytona, Florida, and an annual auto race up the fourteen-thousand-foot precipice
at Pike's Peak in Colorado.
Several small towns celebrate in other unique ways. Hannibal, Missouri, the hometown of Mark Twain,
invites the children to participate in a fence-painting contest, reenacting a scene from Twain's novel Tom Sawyer. Lititz,
Pennsylvania congregates in the Lititz Springs Park to light In Ontario, California, the townspeople combine the
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traditional with the unusual by setting up tables along Euclid A venue for what they describe as "the biggest picnic table
in the world". In this way, everyone in town has a front - row seat for the two-mile parade.
1. How often is Independence Day in the United States celebrated?
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2. How do the townspeople in Ontario, California have a front-row seat for the two mile parade ?
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3. What is NOT mentioned as ways Independence Day in the United States is celebrated ?
A. fireworks B. picnics C. dances D. parades
4. Children take part in a fence- painting contest in _______________
A. Pennsylvania B. Missouri C. Florida D. California
5. The word “annual” in the first paragraph means __________
A. every two year B. twice a year C. once or twice D. yearly

II. Khoanh tròn A, B, C hoặc D ứng với phương án đúng để hoàn chỉnh văn bản sau như ví
dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0p)
The Mediterranean has been described as ______(0)___ world’s largest swimming pool. However, it can also be
described now as the world’s dirtiest sewer, full of rubbish, oil, chemicals and wastes _____(1) all kinds.
Unfortunately, most countries bordering the Mediterranean ________(2) ____ greatly in their attitudes to this problem.
While some countries want to start cleaning up the Mediterranean, others have begun building new ports to develop
their oil wells and natural gas fields. Industries _______(3) ______ in all the countries surrounding the Mediterranean.
It will take a century for all the water in the Mediterranean to drain into the Atlantic Ocean, and be replaced completely
by clean water. Three great rivers, the Nile, Po, and Rhone, all flow into the Mediterranean, carrying lots of
______(4)_______ into the sea and making it very dangerous for everyone who swims in the Mediterranean and who
eats fish ______(5)_____ there.
0. A. a B. an C. the D. X (no article)
1. A. with B. in C. of D. for
2. A. differ B. different C. differently D. difference
3. A. is now grown B. are now being grown
C. have now been grown D. have now grown
4. A. ingredients B. minerals C. nutrients D. pollutants
5. A. to catch B. catching C. caught D. is caught

III. Tìm một từ thích hợp để điề n vào mỗ i chỗ trố ng có đánh số để hoàn chỉnh văn bản sau
như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0p)
When robots are widely used in the home, (0) ____they______ will probably be used to do the cleaning, table-
laying, scrubbing (1) ____________ washing-up, but it is considered unlikely that they will be used to do the cooking, at
least, not in the near future.

In factories, mobile robots are already used to carry (2) ___________ a large number of the distribution and
assembly tasks while human beings carry out research and produce plans for new (3) ________________. Among the
numerous jobs on the farm, (4) _____________ will drive tractors, keeping their eyes on the ground in front to guide the
tractor along a straight line.

The majority of the robots used at present do not (5) ______________ like human beings at all because their design
is chiefly functional.

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 PART D. WRITING (3.0 points)
I. Hoàn chỉnh câu thứ hai sao cho không thay đổi nghĩa so với câu thứ nhất như ví dụ (câu 0) đã làm. (1.0p)
0. I’m sorry I can’t go to the party.
I wish I could go to the party___________________________________________.
1. In spite of his illness, he did well in the examination.
 Although _____________________________________________________________
2. The water is too dirty for us to use.
 The water is so ________________________________________________________
3. It’s two months since we last tasted that kind of food
 We haven’t ___________________________________________________________
4. The project wasn’t explained carefully by the manager.
 The manager didn’t _____________________________________________________
5. “I never suspect that my money has been stolen”, she said to her son.
 She told her son ___________________________________________________
II. Hoàn chỉnh câu thứ hai sao cho không thay đổi nghĩa với câu thứ nhất, dùng từ gợi ý trong ngoặc như ví dụ
(câu 0) đã làm. Không được thay đổi từ gợi ý đã cho (1.0p)
0. Normally, I have a ten minute journey to school. (me)
 Normally it takes me ten minutes to get to school.
1. It was raining heavily, so we had to cancel the game. (because)
 We had to _______________________________________________________
2. “You had better give up smoking, Nam”, she said. (advised)
 She ____________________________________________________________
3. The man lives in this house. He helped us yesterday. (helping)
 The man ________________________________________________________
4. I prefer reading newspapers to listening to jazz. (rather)
 I _______________________________________________________________
5. Nobody has to work late tonight. (anyone)
 It isn’t ___________________________________________________________
III. Viết 01 đoạn văn khoảng 100 từ về chủ đề sau: (1.0p)
“What are the benefits of school students’ use of smartphones?”
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