ĐỀ SỐ 4 - 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. bucket B. underline C. multiple D. sugar
2. A. inside B. provide C. since D. sight
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. annoyed B. sculpture C. complex D. starter
4. A. profession B. bilingual C. attendance D. exotic// candidate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
5. If you have warned me, I would not have told your father about that party.
A. If B. have warned C. your father D. about
6. The league table shows the Danish team in the first place with eight point.
A. The B. shows C. first place D. point
7. Guards made sure that the food supplies didn't fall under the wrong hands.
A. Guards B. food supplies C. under D. hands
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8. I wish you ____ your clothes all over the floor.
A. don't leave B. wouldn't leave C. won't leave D. not leave
9. I wasn't too keen on ____ to the party.
A. go B. goes C. going D. to go
10. She went to the bookshop ____ she wanted to buy a comic book.
A. although B. because C. despite D. because of
11. Students have ____ or no choice in the matter.
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
12. Students ____ study hard will do well in my class.
A. who B. whose C. which D. whom
13. He has been for ten jobs so far.
A. turned down B. turned up C. let in D. let out
14. Have you ordered the wedding ____ yet?
A. invite B. invitation C. invitations D. invited
15. The Great Wall of China ____ thousands of years ago.
A. is built B. was built C. is building D. was building
16. His singing can't ____ a candle to Bocelli's.
A. take B. carry C. hold D. keep
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following
exchanges.
17. Mr. Harry: "You've written a much better essay this time, John." - John: “____.”
A. Oh, you're right B. Thank you. It's encouraging
C. Never mind D. Writing? Why?
18. Nga: "You look so nervous. ____?" - Trinh: "This thunder scares me to death."
A. What's wrong B. What's that C. Why's that D. What are 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. I'm a bit wary of giving people my address when I don't know them very well.
A. upset B. capable C. willing D. cautious
20. He accidently met his favourite football star in the street.
A. came up B. came down C. came across D. came into
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. Why do otherwise intelligent people take this event so seriously?
A. absent-minded B. dim-witted C. light-weighted D. hot-tempered
22. She has worked for me for two years and has always been reliable and punctual.
A. behindhand B. beforehand C. afterwards D. aftermath
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.
One of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century was a method of using natural gas for
cooking and heating. Large (23) ____ of natural gas found in the United States, usually several thousand feet
below the surface of (24) ____ Earth.
For many years after natural gas first discovered, it was thought to have no value. Finally, (25) ____,
people began to understand its uses and to find ways of storing it and of moving it from place to place.
Today (26) ____ gas is stored in large tanks and used for lighting, cooking, and heating. In many ways,
natural gas is one of our finest fuels. It is cheap and can be used for (27) ____ without making the room hot. It
can be moved easily from one place to another through long pipelines, some of which are hundreds of miles in
length.
23. A. areas B. amounts C. piles D. packs
24. A. one B. a C. an D. the
25. A. however B. therefore C. so D. but
26. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalize
27. A. cook B. cooker C. cooking D. cooked
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions.
Moscow, the capital of Russia, is located in the far western part of the country. Since it was first
mentioned in the chronicles of 1147, Moscow has played a vital role in Russian history. It became the capital of
Muscovy (the Grand Principality of Moscow) in the late 13th century; hence, the people of Moscow are known
as Muscovites. Today Moscow is not only the political centre of Russia but also the country's most populous
city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital. For more than 600 years Moscow also has
been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) until the Union dissolved in 1991,
Moscow attracted world attention as a centre of communist power; indeed, the name of the seat of the former
Soviet government and the successor Russian government, the Kremlin, was a synonym for Soviet authority.
The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. brought tremendous economic and political change, along with a significant
concentration of Russia's wealth, into Moscow.
28. Where is Moscow located?
A. far western part B. far eastern part C. southern part D. northern part
29. The word "vital" can best be replaced by ____.
A. artificial B. high C. essential D. big
30. What does the word "populous" mean?
A. charming B. crowded C. huge D. magnificent
31. Moscow also has been the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church for ____.
A. unlimited time B. 600 years C. less than 600 years D. more than 600 years
32. What was the Kremlin a synonym for?
A. the name of the seat B. Russian government
C. Soviet authority D. dissolution of the U.S.S.R.
II. WRITING
Finish the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
33. People watch football all over the world.
Football ______is watched all over the world ________
34. They have been learning English for 2 years.
They started ______learning English 2 years ago_______
35. Do you really like reading books?
You really _____ like reading book, don’t you? ________
36. I was late for the meeting because of the heavy rain.
Because it ______rained heavily, I was late for the meeting ________
Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in bracket. Do not change the given words in
any way.
37. I didn't have the key. I couldn't get into the house. (because)
I couldn't get into the house because I didn't have the key.
38. She thought she might run out of cash. She took the bank card with her. (case)
She took the bank card with her in case she ran out of cash.
39. I borrowed her this book. This book is very interesting. (which)
The book which I borrowed her is very interesting.
40. My father is visiting Japan. He has never visited Japan before. (first)
This is the first time my father has visited Japan.
