PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÀI KIỂM TRA KHẢO SÁT SỐ 1

LONG BIÊN
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
(Đề thi có 07 trang)

SECTION A. PHONETICS:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group.

1. A. parachute B. mechanic C. Christmas D. scheme

2. A. southern B. northern C. mouths D. months
3. A. shadow B. vanish C. Danish D. Spanish
4. A. have B. many C. shadow D. thank
5. A. exhibition B. exhaust C. exhibit D. exist

II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1.6, A. advertise B. advertisement C. teenager D. surrounding
2.7.A. economic B. introduce C. religion D. souvenir
3.8.A. earthquake B. literature C. disappear D. generous
4.9.A. preference B. disappointed C. unpolluted D. documentary
5.10. A. recommend B. spectator C. individual D. unexpected
SECTION B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer
(A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box.

11. No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, ?
A. wasn’t he B. weren’t they C. were they D. was he
12. Just think! Next month you’ll be _____ and it seems like only yesterday you were a baby.
A. in your teenage B. in your teens C. at your teens D. at your teenage
13. That loud heavy metal music from next door is _______ me up the wall.
A. driving B. sending C. bringing D. pushing
14. The cottage has got a thatched __________.
A. garden B. door C. window D. roof
15. The narrow streets were lined with _________ shops.
A. bright-lit B. brightly-lit C. bright-litting D. brightly-lightning
16. Some snakes lay eggs, but _________ give birth to live offspring.
A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
17. I’d like to buy the radio, but I haven’t got any money on me at the moment. Could you
________ for me for a day or two?
A. bring it round B. lay it in C. take it in D. put it on one side
18. I often _______ hands with someone when I meet them for the first time.
A. wave B. shake C. give D. clap

19. Cable TV revolutionized communications; ________, the very existence of that service is
now threatened by satellites.
A. moreover B. consequently C. eventually D. nevertheless
20. _________, William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
A. Of all writers in English B. All writers in English
C. All of the writers in English D. With all, writers in English
21. It was ________ a victory that even Smith’s fans could believe it.
A. such surprising B. so surprising
C. too surprising D. surprising enough
22. Police are reported _______ found illegal drugs in a secret hiding place in the star’s home.
A. they have B. having C. to have D. have had
23. You can learn a lot about the local ________ by talking to the people there.
A. territory B. area C. land D. nation
24. I regret going to the cinema. I wish I_________.
A. didn't go there B. haven't gone there
C. hadn't gone there D. would not go there
25. His aunt bought him some books on astronomy and football, _____ he had any interest in.
A. neither of whom B. neither of which
C. neither of what D. neither of them
26. When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ___________ paintings destroyed,
including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. meaningless
27. Look! All the lights in his room are off. He _______ right now.
A. may be sleeping B. must be sleeping
C. must have been sleeping D. might be sleeping
28. She has just bought _________ painting from a private collector.
A. a French old interesting B. an old interesting French
C. an interesting old French D. a French interesting old
29. Lack of exercise and high-fat diets have__________ to be the factor in heart attack.
A. known been long B. long been known
C. long known been D. been long known
30. No matter _______, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A. how it seems remarkable B. how remarkable it seems
C. it seems remarkable how D. how seems it remarkable

II. Identify the mistake in each sentence and correct it.

31. So far Linda has been writing 5 novels on the problems teenagers have to cope with
A has written B C D
in the new world.
32. Pele, from Brazil, is considered one of the greatest football player of all time.
A B C D player
33. Is it important that the secretary finishes the typing today?
A B C finish D
34. The director felt badly about not giving Mary the position that she had looked for from his
A badly B C D
company.
35. The helpline 19001567, set up in 2004 by the government, is a 24-hours toll-free service
A B 24-hour C
for counselling and protecting children in Vietnam.
D
36. Thanks to the timely laws, some elephant populations, especially that in southern Africa,
A B C those
have recovered over the last decade.
D
37. Each year, tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of
A B C D the birthplace
Frederic Chopin.

38. Preserving natural resources means reserved them for our future.
A B C reserving D
39. For thousands of years, man has created sweet-smelling substances from wood, herbs and
A B
flowers and using them for perfume or medicine.
C used them D
40. I get quite depressed when I think about the damage we are making to the environment.
A B C D causing to
III, Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.
41. He's a really reliable person. RELY
42. She made several excellent observations in her essay on Charles Dickens. OBSERVE
43. Watching TV shows in English is definitely very useful to improve your USE
listening skills.
44. The Internet is probably one of the best invention ever. INVENT
45. The boat was 16 feet in length LONG
46. Both accuracy and fluency are important when speaking a foreign language. ACCURATE
47. You shouldn't have said that! It was a totally inappropriate remark. APPROPRIATE
 48. Since the earliest times, civilisations have understood the importance of time. IMPORTANT
49. Doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and healthy. HEALTH
50. As well as gaining satisfaction, by doing puzzles we give our brains a good SATISFY
workout.

IV. Fill in each of the sentences with correct prepositions.

51. He is always getting onto trouble because of his carelessness.
52. You cross a cheque by drawing two lines in it and writing & co like this.
53. Not many old people approve of the ways of the younger people.
54. The local people look down on anyone who throws litter around their lovely park.
55. The editor never puts up with articles that they are boring.

SECTION C: READING
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have
suggested that human tears are (56) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely.
We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to
persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (57) _____, they will also
cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.
The idea that having a good cry do you (58) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific
validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (59) _____ a natural painkiller called
enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase
the quantities of enkaphalin you (60) _____.
Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (61) _____ activity.
Because some people still regard it as a (62) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are
admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and
physically.
Tears of emotion also help the body (63) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is
more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts,
calms and can be very enjoyable – (64) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are
commonly (65) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as
laughing together.
56. A. witness B. evidence C. result D. display
57. A. evolve B. change C. develop D. alter
58. A. better B. fine C. good D. well
59. A. contain B. retain C. hold D. keep
60. A. construct B. achieve C. provide D. produce
61. A. curing B. treating C. healing D. improving
62. A. hint B. symbol C. feature D. sign
63. A. release B. rid C. loosen D. expel
64. A. consider B. remark C. distinguish D. regard
65. A. named B. entitled C. subtitled D. called

II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question
By the mid-nineteenth century, the term "icebox" had entered the American language, but ice
was still only beginning to affect the diet of ordinary citizens in the United States. The ice trade
grew with the growth of cities. Ice was used in hotels, taverns, and hospitals, and by some forward-
looking city dealers in fresh meat, fresh fish, and butter. After the Civil War(1861-1865), as ice
was used to refrigerate freight cars, it also came into household use. Even before 1880, half the ice
sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago,
went to families for their own use. This had become possible because a new household
convenience, the icebox, a precursor of the modern refrigerator, had been invented. Making an
efficient ice box was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the
knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was
rudimentary. The commonsense notion that the best icebox was one that prevented the ice from
melting was of course mistaken, for it was the melting of the ice that performed the cooling.
Nevertheless, early efforts to economize ice included wrapping the ice in blankets, which kept the
ice from doing its job. Not until near the end of the nineteenth century did inventors achieve the
delicate balance of insulation and circulation needed for an efficient icebox.
But as early as 1803, an ingenious Maryland farmer, Thomas Moore, had been on the right
track. He owned a farm about twenty miles outside the city of Washington, forwhich the village of
Georgetown was the market center. When he used an icebox of his own design to transport his
butter to market, he found that customers would pass up the rapidly melting stuff in the tubs of his
competitors to pay a premium price for his butter, still fresh and hard in neat, one-pound bricks.
One advantage of his icebox, Moore explained, was that farmers would no longer have to travel to
market at night in order to keep their produce cool.

66. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The influence of ice on the diet B. The development of refrigeration
C. The transportation of goods to market D. Sources of ice in the 19th century
67. According to the passage, when did the wor d "icebox" become part of the language of the
United States?
A. In 1803 B. Sometime before 1850
C. During the Civil War D. Near the end of the nineteenth century
68. The phrase "forward-looking" in line 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. progressive B. popular C. thrifty D. well-established
69. The author mentions fish in line 5 because ________.
A. many fish dealers also sold ice
B. fish was shipped in refrigerated freight cars
C. fish dealers were among the early commercial users of ice
D. fish was not part of the ordinary person's diet before the invention of the icebox
70. The word "it" in line 5 refers to ________.
A. fresh meat B. the Civil War C. ice D. a refrigerator
71. According to the passage, which of the following was an obstacle to the development of the
icebox?
A. Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars
B. The lack of a network for the distribution of ice
C. The use of insufficient insulation
D. Inadequate understanding of physics
72. The word "rudimentary" in line 10 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. growing B. undeveloped C. necessary D. uninteresting
73. According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox would ________.
A. completely prevent ice from melting B. stop air from circulating
C. allow ice to melt slowly D. use blankets to conserve ice
74. The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" to indicate that
________.
A. the road to the market passed close to Moore's farm
B. Moore was an honest merchant
C. Moore was a prosperous farmer
D. Moore's design was fairly successful
75. According to the passage, Moore's icebox allowed him to ________.
A. charge more for his butter B. travel to market at night
C. manufacture butter more quickly D. produce ice all year round

III. Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.
THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT
The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee
William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor
(76) called Marlon Brando went (77) on stage wearing a (78) pair of blue jeans and a bright, white,
capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the T-shirt had (79) been seen publicly as anything
except an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend (80) …that..was to last through until the end
of the century. The idea for the T-shirt came from Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals
for the play. The director was (81) X..impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando
to wear the shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised (82) on. the
American company Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt as a fashionable garment
in its own right, rather (83) than just something to be worn (84) for… warmth beneath a denim
workshirt (85) or. an army uniform. It was Brando. However, who popularized it, especially with
the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket completed the look that
was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades afterwards.

SECTION D. WRITING
I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it.
86. Pandas need a special diet, without which they perish.
Unless Pandas are given a special diet, they will die
87. It would have been a perfect paper except for some mistakes.
The paper had some mistakes
88. I find myself at a loss to understand Harold’s behavior.
I find Harold’s behavior quite incomprehesible
89. She has always had a good relationship with the children.
She has always got on well with the children
90. Tim looks nothing like his father.
Tim doesn’t take after his father
91. I'm sure they didn't plan this project.
 They can't plan this project
92. People say he was dismissed last week.
 He is said to have been dismissed last week
93. "I'm sorry I missed the appointment with the doctor this morning." he said.
 He apologized that he missed the appointment with the doctor this morning.
94. Why don't you do your homework before going to class?
 If I were you, I will do my homework before going to class
95. This motorbike is cheaper than I thought it would be.
 This motorbike is not as expensive as I thought it would be

II. Complete the second sentence, using the word given in bold. Do not change the word
given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

96. I don’t usually make such foolish mistakes. habit

I’m not in the habit of making such foolish mistakes.
97. I’m not sure which year saw the abolition of capital punishment in this country. did
I’m not sure when they did away with the capital punishment in this country.
98 Of all the cities I know, there are few that are more beautiful than St. Petersburg. loveliest
St. Petersburg is one of the loveliest visited.
99. Most medical students study for their degrees until they are 25. graduate
Most medical students don’t graduate until the age of 25.
100. I really don’t want to tidy my room right now. feel
I really don’t feel like tidying my room right now.

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