ĐỀ SỐ 1
I. VOCABULARY: (30 points)
Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. It`s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for …….. .
A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up
2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better …….. .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
3. When the starter gave the …….. all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
4. …….. from Bill, all the students said they would go
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to …….. new procedures to save time and money.
A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore
6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not …….. your television set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
7. The crowd at a football match are often …….. .
A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement
8. I`m very …….. in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested
9. I saw a thief take Peter`s wallet so I ran …….. him, but I didn`t catch him.
A. into B. after C. over D. near
10. If it`s raining tomorrow, we shall have to…….. the match till Sunday.
A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away
Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Kids watch more TV
A study into children`s television (0) VIEW viewing habits reveals that children whose parents have a high level of (1) EDUCATE_____ tend to watch less television than children from less educated family(2) BACK_____. The report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in poorer (3) SUBURB _____ areas and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4) POOR_____ and a lack of other kinds of (5) ENTERTAIN _____ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports(6) ACTIVE _____ offer children in urban centre a wider range of pastimes, which leads to far (7) FEW_____ hours being spent in front of the box. (8) COMMERCE_____, comedies and adventure films are children`s (9) FAVOUR _____ programmes, while twenty per cent of children said they preferred (10) VIOLENCE _____ films and thrillers
Part 3: Match each phrasal verb with the correct definition
1. fill in
A. participate

2. turn into
B. avoid punishment

3. go away
C. select, choose

4. put away
D. change into, become

5. run out of
E. continue

6. get away with
F. complete ( a form)

7. join in
G. leave

8. pick out
H. recover from

9. keep on
I. use up completely

10. get over
J. return something to its correct place

II. GRAMMAR (20 points)
Part 1: Use the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the passage below.
I (write) (1) _____ to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) _____ the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) _____ information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) _____ a luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5_____ not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) _____ it impossible to (sleep) (7) _____ I (ask) (8) _____ for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) _____ available. I required room-service one night and I (have) (10) _____ to wait for almost one hour before someone came.
Part 2: Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions
1. She was very conscious (1) _____ her lack of experience on her first day at work. 2. He has a new solution (2) _____ the problem.
3. Nobody helped him. He managed it (3) _____ his own.
4 The drivers (4) _____ London kept their cars (5) _____ the left.
5. The summer holiday is coming. We are all excited (6)