Đề luyện số 2

B .PHONETICS
I. - Circle the letter A , B , C or D to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group
1.A. measure B. treasure C. breathe D. instead

2.A. danced B . borrowed C . arrived D . destroyed

3.A. sunbathe B. thunderstorm C.earthquake D. math

II. Mark the letter A , B , C or D to indicate the word whose main stress is
placed differently from the rest
4.A. mathematics B. biology C. experiment D. mechanic
5.A. population B. intelligent C. opportunity D. economics
SECTION C : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the word or phrase that best complete each sentence
6 . I hope you don’t mind me………………so late at night.

A. telephoning B. to telephone C. telephone D. to have telephoned

7 ..................... there be any news , please imform me at once

A.Should B.If C. Unless D. When
8. Remember to come at eight,...................... ?
A. will you B. don’t you C. aren’t you D. haven’t you
9. Harry:" ________" Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."
A. Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D. Can you help me buy something?
10. Peter: “I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”
Daisy : “Uh, really? ________!”
A. Take care of yourself B. Lucky as you are
C. You are always lucky D. Lucky as you are
11. I met a .....................girl at my friend's birthday party last Sunday.
A. tall American pretty B. tall pretty American
C. pretty American tall D. pretty tall American
12. John has finally found a new job after being .................... for three months.
A. out of work          B. out of mind C. out of order D. out of reach
13. Millions of Christmas cards ..........every year.
A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. is sending
14. There’s no _______ in going to school if you’re not willing to learn.
A. reason B. Point C. aim D. purpose
15. .........................his advice, I would never have got the job at this company.
A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for
II. Give the correct tence or form of the verbs in brackets
16. I think she has no objection to (go)..............on a picnic.
17.  They 'll have their cars (mend)......................tomorrow.
18. People always (blame) ...................their circumstances for what they are
19 + 20 . At this time next week , we ( stay ) ............................ at the holiday resort
(enjoy) ...................ourselves
21 + 22. The teacher asked those who ( complete ) .....................their tests
( turn ) ...................in their papers
23. No sooner the president ( arrive ) .......................than they had an important
discussion.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
24. The water in this area is .................and should not be drunk (pure)
25. You'd better drive. I'm too ................for such complicated traffic. (experience)
26. His son’s..................... has not improved much. ( behave )
27. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been .................in the last few years.
(urban)
28. Bell ........................ demonstrated his invention (success)
29. Could you ....................... the picture over the sofa ( straight )
30. It seems .........................to change the timetable so often ( logic )
IV. Each of the following sentences has an error . Find the errors and correct
them
31. The equipment in our office was badly in need of to be repaired
32. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems , already
33. Insulin, using treat diabetes and is secured chiefly from the pancreas of cattle
and hogs
34. The people tried of defend their village, but they were finally forced to retreat
35. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the
contractors
SECTION D . READING
I. Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word
The video to the globa smash hit song Gangnam Style has become the most -
watched clip (36)______ . Youtube's history. It has had almost 825 milion views in
the past five months and is moving quickly towards one bilion. The video currently
has 5,342,784 likes and 343.782 (37)______ Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber
previously held the record for the most Youtube views with his 2010 blockbuster
baby. Gangnam Style is by 34 years old South Korean (38)_______ Psy. His iconic
dance and catchy tune (39)______ captured the imagination of milions of people
(40)______. The video pokes fun at the glitzy Gangnam district of South Korean's
capital Seoul . In it, he is seen dancing aroud the city pretending to ride a
(41)______ and twirl a lasso
It (42)______ just 5 months to reach the 800 milions mark, over 2 years quicker
than Bieber's song. A statement from Youtube Trands called the rise (43)_____
popularity of the video as '' unprecedented''.Each day, Gangnam Style is still being
watched (44)_______ 7 and 10 milion times .The dance has led to thousands of
copycat videos being posted online , each with their own version of it . Even U.N .
Secretary – General Ban Ki – moon attempted it . Mr.Ban joked : “ I’m a bit
jealous. Until two days (45) ___________, someone told me I was the most famous
Korean in the world. Now I have to relinquish that ”.
II. Read the passage below and then circle the correct answer A , B , C or D
Have you ever been to Britain? I’ve dreamed of going there (46) ________ I was a
little girl and finally, (47) ________ the spring of 2012, it happened. I was there
three weeks and (48) ________ much of that time soaking up the culture, history,
and scenery of this incredible island. I visited several districts in England, Wales
and Scotland and even (49) ________ a site trip to Ireland. Every place I went to
seemed to be more interesting and more beautiful (50) ________ the last.
The tour I was with began in London. Of all the sights I saw there, the Tower of
London was the most (51) ________. The Tower is a building complex of
incredibly rich history.
Also on the Thames are the Houses of Parliament and, of course, the clock tower
housing “Big Ben”. I saw so many landmarks I can hardly remember them all.
Although it was just a glimpse of London I did, (52) ________, get a chance to see
all the (53) ________ famous places.
fter (54) ________ of days in London we traveled to south of England stopping to
vistit Stonehenge. If you don’t know about Stonehenge there are a couple of links
on my links page that will (55) ________ you to sites that can fill you in.
46. A. for B. while C. since D. because
47. A. on B. in C. at D. to
48. A. spent B. took C. did D. used
49. A. did B. got C. spent D. made
50. A. then B. as C. with D. than
51. A. interesting B. interested C. interest D.interestingly
52. A. at first B. at all C. at least D. at that
53. A. more B. much C. most D. many
54. A. few B. some C. a couple D. little
55. A. reach B. take C. make D. send
Read the passage and choose