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THI HSG CP TNH LP 12 NM HC 09-10- PH TH I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (5 points) 1. A. bored B. complained C. decayed D. searched 2. A. spread B. weave C. steam D. seal 3. A. drop B. stop C. tomb D. bomb 4. A. theory B. thoughtful C. thesis D. worthy 5. A. eighteen B. heighten C. overweight D. freight II. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (5 points) 6. A. adopt B. annual C. await D. attract 7. A. design B. failure C. gather D. basic 8. A. coverage B. habitat C. gravity D. inhabit 9. A. discovery B. environment C. epidemics D. irrational 10. A. official B. material C. kangaroo D. inventor III. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence by circling the letter A, B, C or D. (40 points) 1. The best way to get from Tokyo to Yokomaha is by _____. A. a train B. train C. some trains D. trains 2. We _____ up a friendship the very first time we met. A. struck B. launched C. cropped D. settled 3. _____ the students know the answer to that question. A. Most B. Most of C. The most of D. Mostly of 4. The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn't pay the _____. A. fee B. bill C. journey D. fare 5. You can use my bicycle _____ you bring it back tomorrow. A. although B. nevertheless C. as long as D. in spite of 6. _____ Queen Elizabeth _____ Second won't speak on _____ radio tomorrow. A. The/0/0 B. 0/the/the C. 0/0/ the D. 0/ the/0 7. Is your house the _____ of those two? A. small B. smallest C. smaller D. more small 8. Nurses are required to look after _____ in hospitals. A. patient B. a patient C. patients D. an patient 9. The plane flew _____, we could _____ see it. A. high/hardly B. high/hard C. highly/ hard D. highly/ hardly 10. Though the dish smelt _____, he refused to eat saying he was not hungry. A. good B. well C. bad D. worse 11. Venice, _____ was built on water, is a city in Italy. A. where B. that C. which D. who 12. A typical day of mine starts at 7.00 o'clock. A. special B. normal C. working D. busy 13. He inserts the piece of paper into the slot on top of the machine. A. prepares B. writes C. puts D. places 14. Which of the following verbs goes with the noun "research"! A. make B. do C. work D. play 15. He _____ a big house from his aunt. A. borrowed B. lent C. offered D. inherited 16. The dictionary is of no good, it's completely out of . A. time B. hours C. date D. age 17. Listen to what I am saying, _____?
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A. don't you B. will you C. do you D. shall you 18. I didn't see the end of the film because I _____ asleep. A. felt B. went C. fell D. became 19. I'm sorry but I just can't _____ your behaviour any longer. A. put up with B. keep up with C. go long with D. get on with 20. Neither of the girls _____ my student. A. are B. have been C. had been D. is 21. Do you have any objections _____ this new road scheme? A. at B. with C. to D. for 22. What is the verb form of "diversity? A. diversify B. diverse C. diversity D. diversy 23. Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go _____. A. before B. forward C. advance D. ahead 24. The sea horse usesto cling to the seaweed and other plants. A. it has a tail B. a tail with which it C. its tail D. as its tail 25. I have told him never _____ here again. A. should come B. come C. to come D. coming 26. _____ bacteria in foods are killed, as they are during baking or stewing, decay is slowed down. A. What B. The C. If D. So 27. Let's go shopping, _____? A. can we B. do we C. should we D. shall we 28. We have just had our house _____. A. rebuild B. rebuilt C. rebuilding D. to rebuild 29. If anybody _____ a question, please ask me after class. A. has B. have C. had D. will have 30. He worked _____ than his workmates. A. more careful B. as carefully C. careless D. more carefully 31. _____ energy can be cheap and clean A. Sun B. Sunny C. Solar D. Solarize 32. Mary enjoys _____ crossword puzzles when she has free time. A. making B. doing C. taking D. getting 33. Neither Peter nor his parents _____ going to spend the summer abroad. A. is B. are C. was D. has been 34. I can't help _____ anxious about the exam results. A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt 35. I am right, _____? A. am not I B. don't I C. aren't I D. am I 36. I don't like hunting. - "_____". A. Either do I B. I do, too C. Neither do I D. I don't neither 37. The building has a smoke detector _____ any fires can be detected immediately. A. as if B. such as C. so that D. even though 38. My brother now works much _____ than he used to. A. hard B. harder C. hardly D. more hardly 39. _____ goes the bus; now we will have to walk ! A. On time B. At once C. There D. Early 40. This is the hotel _____ we stayed last month. A. which B. in which C. in that D. in where IV. Give the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets. (20 points) 1. It is important that the meeting (cancel) _____ immediately. 2. I feel as if my head (be) _____ on fire now, doctor. 3. John was exhausted because he (work) _____ in the garden all day long.
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4. Why do you keep looking back? Are you afraid of (follow) _____? 5. You must tell me the truth, I insist on (tell) _____ the truth. 6. He admitted to (buy) _____ the gun from that shop. 7. My boss is angry with me. I (not do) _____ all the work that he told me yesterday. 8. John was pleased (admit) _____ to the university. 9. After shouting for help, she took off her shoes and jumped in (save) _____ him. 10. He was the second man (interview) _____ this morning. Write your answer here: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. V. Give the most appropriate form of the words in brackets. (20 points) 1. At the moment there is no _____ of the Prime Minister resigning. (LIKE) 2. The _____ accused the government of an evasion of responsibility. (OPPOSE) 3. Two members of the expedition died from. (EXHAUST) 4. Is-it possible to _____ between a hobby and an interest? (DISTINCT) 5. If you want to _____, you must not be shy. (SOCIAL) 6. They didn't want their money back. They wanted a _____. (REPLACE) 7. Eastern and Western people have got different ideas about love and _____. (MARRY) 8. This room is too narrow. It needs _____. (WIDEN) 9. UFO stands for Unidentified _____ Object. (FLY) 10. It's forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the _____ species. (DANGER) Write your answer here; 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. VI. Read this passage and choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D to complete the blanks in it. (15 points) SCHOOL LUNCH Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (1) _____ in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (2) _____ meals at lunchtime. Children can (3) _____ to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen. One shocking (4) _____ of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict (5) _____ for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one (6) _____ of fruit and one of vegetables, as v/ell as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (7) _____ by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children (8) _____ twice as much sugar as they should at lunchtime. The research will provide a better (9) _____ of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (10) _____ in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government can not (11) _____ parents, but it can remind them of the (12) _____ value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children's diet can (13) _____ their future health at this age, and parents are the only ones. Children can easily develop bad eating (14) _____ who can (15) _____ it 1. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly 2. A. give B. provide C. make D. do 3. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose 4. A. finding B. number C. figure D. factor 5. A. standards B. procedures C. conditions D. ways 6. A. piece B. portion C. bowl D. kilo 7. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated 8. A. take B. contain C. consume D. consist

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9. A. view B. knowledge C. understanding D. opinion 10. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added 11. A. criticize B. instruct C. order D. tell 12. A. nutritional B. healthy C. positive D. good 13. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect 14. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits 15. A. prevent B. define C. decide D. delay VII. Read this passage and choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D (5 points) On a cold October day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched a small satellite into orbit around the Earth. Radio Moscow made the announcement, "The first artificial Earth satellite in the world has now been created. This first satellite was today successfully launched in the-USSR." The world's first satellite was called Sputnik 1. This satellite was about the size of a basketball. It orbited the Earth for three months. Within weeks, the Soviet Union launched another satellite into the Earth's orbit, Sputnik 2. It was much bigger and heavier than Sputnik 1. It also carried a passenger - a dog named Laika. Laika orbited the Earth for 7 days. Sputnik was an important victory for the Soviet Union. The technology that launched Sputnik probably began in the late 19th century. A Russian teacher of that time, Constantin Chelkovsky, decided that a rocket engine could provide power for a space vehicle. In the early 1990s, an American teacher, Robert Goddard tested the idea. He experimented with small rockets to see how high and how far they could travel. In 1923, a Romanian student in Germany, Herman Robert, showed how a spaceship might be built and launched to other planets. Rocket technology improved during World War II. It was used to produce bombs. Thousands of people in Britain and Belgium died as a result of V2 rocket attacks. The V2 rocket was launched from Germany. Many people believed that the nation that controlled the sky could win any war, and the Soviet Union had reached outer space first. After the war, it became clear that the United States and the Soviet Union, allies in wartime, would become enemies in peacetime. So both countries employed German scientists to help them with the race to space. The Soviets took the first step by creating Sputnik. 1. Where was the world's first satellite launched? A. In American B. In Germany C. In Britain D. In the Soviet Union 2. The passenger in Sputnik 2 was _____. A. Constantin Chelkovsky, a Russian teacher B. Robert Goddard, an American teacher C. Laika, a dog D. Robert Goddard, a German student 3. What was Sputnik 2 like? A. It was about the size of a basketball. B. It was lighter than Sputnik 1 . C. It was smaller than Sputnik 1. D. It was much bigger & heavier than Sputnik 1 4. From what source does a satellite get its power? A. a rocket engine B. a bomb C. Sputnik D. space 5. In the race to space, who has been the first winner? A . The Soviet Union B. Great Britain. C. Germany. D. Belgium VIII. Pick out the word which is not needed in most lines of the passage. Tick (v) the correct line. (20 points) Most people are under the impression that doing something by 1.. mistake is quite different from doing something on purpose. In the 2.. fact, according to by some psychologists, many accidents do not, on 3.. the whole, really happen to by chance. There may be good reasons for 4.. actions which seem to be accidental. For an example, someone who 5.. fails to arrive on time as for a meeting at work may be worried about 6.. his or her job, or be in with difficulties at home. In other words, there 7.. are often good reasons for behaviour which seems at the first to be 8... accidental. Of course, some people are involved in more accidents 9.. than others. These people are called 'accident prone'. In general they
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either suffer from stress, or could have in a physical illness without knowing about it. Write your answer here 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

IX. Identify mistakes in the following sentences by choosing the letter A, B, C or D (10 points) 1. He (A) picked up the wallet and (B) finds a lot of (C) money (D) inside. 2. When we (A) saw (B) an UFO, we (C) stopped (D) the car. 3. Ted Corwall, (A) aged 77, (B) has started his own telephone service (C) for (D) unhappily people. 4. Martina (A) has won many tennis (B) tournaments (C) for she (D) moved from Slovakia 5.You (A) will be given the (B) uniquely opportunity (C) to study with (D) one of Europe's top chefs. 6. Ernest Hemingway, (A) a world -famous writer , (B) was born in the United States. However, he (C) spend (D) much of his life abroad. 7. The mother (A) asked (B) her son what (C) did he want for (D) his birthday. 8. Helen was proud (A) for (B) finishing the work in (C) such a (D) short time. 9. John (A) was upset last night (B) because he (C) had to do too (D) many homework. 10. The mouse (A) avoided (B) to be caught by coming out (C) only when the two cats were (D) outside. Write your answer here 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

X. Choose one appropriate preposition from the box below to complete the sentences provided. (20 points) over off back for up out in down up through 1. When winter is _____, I am going to have the house painted. 2. Tom hasn't been working; he won't get _____ his examinations. 3. She looked _____ to see who was following her. 4. I have started getting up at five a.m. to study but I don't know if I can keep this______. 5. The guard dog went _____ the intruder and knocked him down. 6. It's no use trying to keep it secret; it's sure to come _____ in the end. 7. I couldn't take _____ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me. 8. When the police questioned him he broke _____ and confessed. 9. The garden party was called ______ because of the rain. 10. The shortage of eggs has put ______ their price considerably. Write your answer here: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

XI. Fill in each gap in the following passage with one most suitable word. (20 points) English has for more than a century and a half (1) _______ called a world language. The number of people who speak it as their mother tongue has been estimated at between three hundred million (2) _____ four hundred million. It is recognised as an (3) _____ language in countries (4) _____ 1.5 billion people live. In China, the importance (5) _____ to learning English is such that a televised teaching course drew audiences of (6) _____ to 100 million. But this spread of English throughout the world is relatively recent. In the late sixteenth century English was spoken by just (7) _____ five million people. The arrival of English in North America was the key step in its (8) _____ expansion. The United States is a huge commercial market and this has tended to promote the-English language in many (9) _____ nations. About eighty percent of the data stored on the world's computers is believed (10) _____ be in
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English and nowadays insufficient knowledge of English can be a problem in businesses. Write your answer here: 1. 3. 5. 7. 9. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

XII. Sentence Transformation. (20 points) A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it. 1. If you didn't contribute generously, we couldn't continue our work. -> But for . 2. The suitcase was extremely heavy but he managed to lift it easily. -> Despite the heavy .. 3. She never seems to succeed even though she studies hard. -> However .... 4. The old man is expecting with pleasure the visit of his grandchildren. -> The old man is looking forward ...... 5. You remembered to post the letter, didn't you? -> You didn't . B. Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. Do not alter these words. 6. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine for me. (MENDED) -> .. 7. Please don't smoke in the dining room. (RATHER) -> .. 8. Whatever difficulties Ann had, she still attended university. (SHINE) -> .. 9. I can imagine how worried Barbara's husband was. (MUST) -> .. 10. You can't get to the village in winter because of the snow. (ACCESS) -> ..

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