BÀI KIỂM TRA LẦN 3

SECTION A – LISTENING (15 pts)

Part I. You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi. Complete the form by using
NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer. (5 pts)

Booking a taxi

1. Pick up date of time: at 3.30 a.m. (1) _______________________

2. Pick-up point, Town: 60, WILLOWSIDE BANK, (2) __________
3. Mobile phone: 07789 (3) ___________________________
4. Postcode: (4) _________________________________
5. Destination: HEATHROW, (5) ____________________5

Part II. You will listen to the conversation between a travel agent and a woman. Decide whether each of the
following statements is True (T) or False (F).(5 pts)
6. The tours won’t take tourists to all the most places in the city. T/F
7. You can’t get off the bus during the whole tour. T/F
8. The tours leave every fifty minutes. T/F
9. Tourists must buy the tickets before the tours. T/F
10. The tour buses don’t leave from the outside of the office. T/F
Part III. You will hear the people introducing two different sports centers. Answer the questions by choosing
A, B, or C. (5 pts)
11. Which activities does Gym A offer?
A. Lots of activities in the evenings
B. A few different activities at different times
C. Lots of activities at different times of the day
12. What can you borrow from the gym?
A. Towels and yoga mats B. Towels C. Yoga mats
13. How old is Gym A?
A. 10 months B. 10 years old C. 10 days
14. What can Gym B give you advice about?
A. Training, Lifestyle and diet
B. Sports injuries and diet
C. How to become a professional athlete
15. Where can the timetable of the extra classes be found?
A. Available online B. In a brochure C. On the noticeboard
SECTION B: PHONETICS (5 pts)
Question I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
(3pts)
16. A. pays B. stays C. says D. plays
17. A. cough B. rough C. laugh D. plough
18. A. design B. resist C. desire D. consultant
Question II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each
question.
19. A. future B. involve C. prospect D. guidance
20. A. reduction B. popular C. romantic D. financial
SECTION C: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30 pts)
Question I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
21. The old lady’s savings were considerable as she had ______ a little money each week.
A. put by B. put in C. put apart D. put down
22. This sad song movingly conveys the______ of the lovers’ final parting.
A. ache B. argument C. anxiety D. anguish
23. This masterpiece ______ of four parts.
A. constitutes B. composes C. comprises D. consists
24. It has been established______ dispute that this disease can be cured
A. past B. over C. beyond D. outside
25. All candidates will be treated equally______ of their age or background.
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A. notwithstanding B. discounting C. irrelevant D. irrespective
26. I accidentally ______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. caught sight of B. kept an eye on C. paid attention to D. lost touch with
27. Mr Average was just a run-of-the- ______ worker.
A. road B. mill C. week D. wheel
28. There wasn’t ______ news in his letter.
A. a great many B. hardly any C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. Don’t jump ______ conclusions; we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.
A. into B. up C. to D. for
30. In his student days, he was as poor as a church ______.
A. beggar B.miser C. mouse D. pauper
Question II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form. (8 pts)
31. His personal problems seem (distract) ______________ him from his work lately.
32. Everyone is being very secretive- there’s something (cook)____________.
33.“ Has the plane landed?”
“ No, It ( arrive)_____________by now.
34. She recalled (take) ____________ there when she was a small child.
35.My new car ________ (deliver) ___________ today but there was a problem with the paintwork.
36-37. I (consider) ______ buying a house nut now I (change) __________ my mind.
38. The doctor wants to know the symptoms of a wasp sting, so he tries_____ (sting) by one.
Question III. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form. (7pts)
39. People used to suffer from their life-time physical __________. (NORMAL)
40. We always have a bed ready in the spare room in case visitors arrive ______ (EXPECT)
41. Various ______ by the police officers were brought to light by the enquiry (PRACTICE)
42. Rose and I __________ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised to see me there.
(COINCIDE)
43. Without color dyes, people would find a lot of processed food rather ___________. (APPETITE)
44. In Canada, 26% of the federal __________ are women; with one-third of judges at provincial level.
(JUDGE)
45.If the cabin ____________, oxygen masks will automatically drop down. (PRESS)
Question IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes (from 46 to 50). Recognise the mistakes and write their
correct forms in your answer sheet. One example has been done for you. (5 pts)
IV. The passage below contains 5 mistakes ( from 46 to 50 ). Recognize the mistakes and write their correct
forms in your answer sheet. (5 pts)
Line
1 The population of the world has increased most in modern times than in all other ages of history
2 combined. The world population total about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650-
3 1850. Today the population is more than six billion. Estimates basing on research by the United
4 Nations indicate that it will increase more than double in the twenty-five years between 1975 and the
5 year 2000. China, which covers more than one-five of Asia, is the third largest country in area in the
6 world. Only Russia and Canada are larger. Therefore, China is the world’s biggest country in
7 population, where one in every five people in the world lives. That adds up to about 1.3 billion people
8 in all. The port city of Shanghai is China’s largest city. The second biggest is it capital Beijing, which
has more than 13 million.
Example: Line 1: most→ more
SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION (30 pts)
Question I. Read the passage carefully and fill the missing word in each blank.(10 points)
Men have lived in groups and societies (51) ______ all the times and in all places, as far as we know.
They do not seem (52) ______ to survive as human beings unless they live in close cooperation with one
another. The most basic of these human groups is the family in (53) ______ various forms. The most important
reason for this is the simple (54) ______ that human beings take many years to develop. In infancy, they are the
(55) ______ helpless of all earthly creatures. For several years after (56) ______, a child has to be fed, clothed
an protected day and night. In all societies such duties normally fall to a family group of some (57) ______.
Men form groups for countless (58) ______ reasons. For instance, it is (59) ______by cooperating that they are
able to control their environment and defend (60) ______.
Question II. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D-that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.
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 The next generation of telephone users will probably laugh (61)______ we explain how we used to stand
next to a wall in the kitchen to (62)______ a phone call. Mobile communications, already highly advanced
compared with a decade ago, will completely change communications in the next few years. (63)______ there
are millions of people using mobile phones, most people know (64)______ about the mobile
telecommunications industry and its technology.
There are three types of mobile phone. These are hand portables, pocket-sized hand portables and
transportables. The smallest and most popular are the pocket-sized hand portables. These work on rechargeable
batteries, which allow an (65)______of up to 80 minutes' conversation. Mobiles that are fitted permanently in a
vehicle do not (66)______ on separate batteries. They require an external aerial on the vehicle. This can mean a
stronger signal with clearer (67)______. Transportables have a high
power capability and can be used (68)______ anywhere. They come with powerful battery packs for longer,
continuous use and may also be put (69)______ a vehicle, using its electrics. They (70)______ to be bulkier
than hand portables.
61. A. unless B. when C. while D. whether
62. A. make B. give C. take D. do
63. A. In addition B. Because C. As a result D. Although
64. A. little B. some C. few D. lots
65. A. amount B. account C. activity D. average
66. A. rely B. create C. carry D. insist
67. A. wave B. letter C. speech D. speed
68. A. mostly B. hardly C. most D. almost
69. A. on with B. into C. up with D. into
70. A. used B. have C. tend D. are
Question III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to questions below. (10 pts)
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of
assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations
of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of
reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the
need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading
as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would
cause distraction to other readers.
Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be
used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was
in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever
its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand
and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other.
By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and
to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
71: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______.
A. people relied on reading for entertainment B. silent reading had not been discovered
C. there were few places available for private reading D. few people could read to themselves
72: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”.
A. for everybody’s use B. most preferable C. attracting attention D. widely used
73: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______.
A. an increase in the average age of readers B. an increase in the number of books
C. a change in the nature of reading D. a change in the status of literate people
74: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______.
A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners
75: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication
of ____.
A. a decline of standards of literacy B. a change in the readers’ interest
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C. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes D. an improvement of printing techniques
76: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”.
A. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C. a reading volume for particular professionals
D. a status for readers specialised in mass media
77: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ______”.
A. is good at public speaking B. practises reading to an audience
C. takes part in an audition D. is interested in spoken language
78: All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture
EXCEPT __.
A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the specialised readership
C. the diversity of reading materials D. the printed mass media
79: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
80: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______.
A. explain how reading habits have developed B. change people’s attitudes to reading
C. show how reading methods have improved D. encourage the growth of reading
SECTION E: WRITING (20 pts)
I. 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. Write the answers on your answer sheet. (5 pts)
81. Lately I have thought of nothing but work.
I have been rather_______________________________________________.
82. My grandfather had completely forgotten that he phoned me last night.
My grandfather didn’t have any____________________________________.
83. He was so enthusiastic that he apparently ignored any warning signs.
Such_________________________________________________________.
84. People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
 The_________________________________________________________.
85. “If you wanted to use my car, you should have asked me first, Tom” said Mary.
 Mary criticized ________________________________________________.
II. 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 by using the word given. Do not change the form of the given word (5pts)
86. I don’t mind whether we go to the seaside or not this year. DIFFERENCE
It doesn’t ________________________ whether we go to the seaside or not this year.
87. I know that it was wrong of me to get angry in front of the children. LOST
I know that I should ________________________ in front of the children.
88. I never thought that we’d have legal problems. CROSSED
It ______________________that we’d have legal problems.
89. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. ICEBERG
These problems of ours are ________________________ .
90. It is essential for her to be relieved of her duty THAT
It is essential __________________________ her duty.
III. Paragraph writing (10pts)
Some people think that the increasing use of social networking sites has a negative effect on young people. To what
extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experiences.Write a paragraph of about 160 words to express your opinion, using specific details
and examples to support your answer.

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