ĐỀ SỐ 3 - KEY

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. disappear B. head C. instead D. health
2. A. think B. throw C. theatre D. although
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary
stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. measure B. arctic C. preserve D. surface
4. A. tornado B. kangaroo C. pollutant D. volcano
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
5. She recalled her first television appearance forty years before.
A. recalled B. first television C. appearance D. before
6. The number of practised doctors is falling even though more people are qualifying in medicine.
A. The number of B. practised C. is falling D. in medicine
7. I won't have another drink, thanks. I need have a clear head for my meeting in the morning.
A. won't have B. have C. for D. in the morning
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. It's important for you ____ this.
A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. to understanding
9. My father used to ____ a lot when he was young.
A. smoking B. smoke C. smoked D. smokes
10. He said that Bill ____ on Saturday.
A. arrives B. will arrive C. has arrived D. had arrived
11. I am seeking ____ of the regulations.
A. clear B. clearly C. clarify D. clarification
12. Have you read ____ good books recently?
A. a B. an C. any D. some
13. When I ____ she was watering the flowers.
A. come B. came C. am coming D. have come
14. Have you heard who's ____ town?
A. took into B. made into C. bumped into D. blown into
15. Scotland is demanding a larger ____ of the national cake.
A. slice B. layer C. surface D. cover
16. You ____ so tired if you went to bed earlier.
A. won't be B. weren't C. wouldn't be D. haven't been
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
17. Nam: "How do you usually go to school?" - Giang: "____."
A. Fifteen minutes B. One kilometer C. Every day D. On foot
18. Marry: "I'm going to have an exam tomorrow." - Lan: "____."
A. Good luck B. See you C. Bye bye D. Thank you
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
19. The ship was painstakingly rebuilt by a dedicated team of engineers.
A. mounted B. interested C. devoted D. concerned
 20. The Emperor is customarily referred to as Tenno, "Son of Heaven".
A. surprisingly B. traditionally C. readily D. happily
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
21. He had always been reckless with money.
A. exact B. mindful C. caught D. alert
22. I'm very careful about washing my hands before eating.
A. considerate B. attentive C. thrifty D. casual
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best
fits each of the numbered blanks.
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York Stante. The city was (23) ____ by the
Dutch in 1624. (24) ____ first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English
took over the city and renamed it New York. (25) ____ the population of more than 7 million in is divided into
five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total (26) ____ of these
parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the
Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway Theater district. New York is also where (27) ____ can visit
som world famous art galleries and museums.
23. A. found B. find C. finding D. finds
24. A. On B. In C. At D. With
25. A. Of B. With C. Under D. From
26. A. region B. site C. volume D. area
27. A. tour B. touristry C. tourists D. tourism
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is
complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust from
automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But automobiles provide transportation for millions of
people. Factories discharge much of the material which pollutes the air and water, but factories give jobs to a
large number of people. Too much fertilizer or pesticide can ruin soil, but fertilizers and pesticide are important
aids to the growing of crops. Thus, to end or reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually
reduced in several ways.
28. What problem is complicated as it is serious?
A. pesticide B. crop C. pollution D. factory
29. Exhaust from automobiles causes ____.
A. air pollution B. noise pollution C. water pollution D. light pollution
30. Discharge from factories pollutes ____.
A. fertilizer and crop B. factory and transportation
C. soil and crop D. air and water
31. What does the word "pesticide" mean?
A. a metal container B. chemical used for killing pests
C. any substance like air D. a cold drink
32. The word "several" can best be replaced by ____.
A. some B. any C. few D. little
II. WRITING
Finish the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. "Why don't you take a day off tomorrow?" she said to me.
→ She suggested _____that I should take a day off the following day_______
 34. No one in the family is more intelligent than Lan.
→ Lan is ______the most intelligent in her family____________
35. They are going to build a new market here.
→ A new market ______is going to be built here______
36. She was punished because she behaved improperly.
→ Because of ______behaving improperly, she was punished______
Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in bracket. Do not change the given words in
any way.
37. You eat too much. You will be fatter. (more)
The more you eat, the fatter your are.
38. That is the woman. Her daughter has studied abroad. (whose)
That is the woman whose daughter has studied abroad.
39. She went to bed early. She has an important exam tomorrow. (so)
She has an important exam tomorrow, so she went to bed early.
40. Tom wants to play the game. Linda wants, too. (both)
Both Tom and Linda want to play the game.